"Rock da Joint" at the Hawaii Kai Retirement Community

Hawaii Kai Retirement Community (2nd Bldg.)

The long awaited First Sunday Dance Social in May at the Hawaii Kai Retirement Community finally came last evening and was over in a matter of one hour and 40 minutes. Short but sweet. With all the preparation put into making it a fun, fun dance, we hit a glitch just before the starting time of 6:00. But the show must go on and we were back on showtime track a little after 6:00. People were still coming into the dance room and those who were already there were ready to go dancing. 

Sandy Zook

It was suppose to be like the palladium type dancing..you know da kine "canned music" and dancers get on the floor to dance. Well last night's venue turned out to be like a night club scene. Just a change from the norm. Nick (my son) brought his own music and audio equipment and I brought my blue tooth player and a boombox disc player. The arrangement work fine as I deejayed and Nick did the vocals like kareoke style. The dance started with a smooth dance music. A few guests got on the floor but most were just sitting. It was a good time to pause the social dance and start with the Line Dance. Thanks to our friend Sandy Zook, who is an excellent Line Dance teacher. She got most everyone on the dance floor and taught a Line Dance with a cha cha beat. That was a big boost that got a lot more dancers on the floor when the social dance music was played. 

Nick Sierra

After playing a few smooth and rhythm dance music, Nick and I felt it was time to give the dancers a break from dancing and start the vocal part of the program. Nick first crooned a rumba song, then a Waltz, followed by a Cha Cha, a Viennese Waltz,  and a Foxtrot. The dancers did not leave the dance floor, ...they remained on the floor and danced as Nick sang

 . Someone in the audience shouted out, "we want a Swing!" So Nick sang a Swing song. And Swing, they danced.

It was time to take a real break from partner dancing. And it was time for me to take the lead. This time it was the Macarena Line Dance. After a short tutoring on the steps and hand movements, we were on the way to doing the Macarena. 
Then back to general dancing with my boombox music.  After a short while, we got into the Electric Slide Line Dance lead by Kathy Uehara. Seems like this was everyone's favorite dance. Got some of the residents participating in it. 
Then back to social dancing. Nick belted out some good dance tunes which kept the dancers on the floor.  It was past closing 7:30 time but some dancers were still on the floor. The First Sunday Dance Social in May came to a close with the Swing and Cha Cha dance.
I think everyone enjoyed the "night club" touch with social dancing, the Line Dancing, and dancing to songs sang by Nick. 
Special thanks to Sandy Zook for leading the first Line Dance, to Kathy Uehara for leading the Electric Slide, to Nick who sang those wonderful tunes that kept the dancers on the floor, and mostly to those dancers who came to "rock da joint".
Aloha for now and Happy Dancing!