Dance Hawaii Kai Ends 3rd Quarter

It has been a long and enjoyable 8 weeks of sharing the joy of the Waltz and the Mambo dances with our students. It has been a tradition of a potluck dinner and dance lessons at the end of each quarter for Dance Hawaii Kai. Except for students who are travelling off island, we had a good turnout. For a starter to whet the appetite for the ono food, Lani taught the Mambo #5 Line Dance. After some short preliminary moves, everyone headed for the grindz while it was warm.

Prez Maurice Morita brought the refreshments, desserts, plates, utensils, and cups. That's a heavy load when adding the electric coffee maker, and large jug of fresh water.
It was a time to socialize, and chat about things other than dancing. I think the students liked that since they got to know each other better.


The sound of Lou Bega belting out Mambo #5 brought most of the students with full stomach to dare the Latin movements. They really enjoyed this non-partner dance. But it was time to teach the "Continuous UATs" in the Waltz which Lani and I demonstrated last week for the class. Amid the styling,the footwork, and the timing, I think they picked up the pattern pretty well during the last half hour.