Not one of our regular beats on a Saturday afternoon but a stop at the Ala Moana Makai Court was necessary 'cause my main squeeze was ono for Yummy's BBQ. Okay, me too.
After a hearty meal, the distant cheers and music drew us to the Centerstage. What a treat! Dancing on stage was a group of hula dancers from Japan. The Billboard identified the dancers as Uilani Chei Group. A good testimony that the Hawaiian Hula is well accepted and practiced in far away Japan. The EmCee spoke to the dancers in Japanese and did a good job in announcing the performances in English. There was gonna be a language barrier so I stopped short in getting names. After all, what am I gonna say after "anatano onamaewa"?
The musicians were in tune with the dancers and the dancers were just as in tune with the musicians. Good show! The star of the group was a little hula dancer that performed a solo hula. Very smooth movements for one so young. When the musicians stopped playing, she continued dancing as she sang the lyrics to the song. That just about brought the house down with loud applauses and whistles. There were guys hula dancing, too, which was a good addition to the show.
After a hearty meal, the distant cheers and music drew us to the Centerstage. What a treat! Dancing on stage was a group of hula dancers from Japan. The Billboard identified the dancers as Uilani Chei Group. A good testimony that the Hawaiian Hula is well accepted and practiced in far away Japan. The EmCee spoke to the dancers in Japanese and did a good job in announcing the performances in English. There was gonna be a language barrier so I stopped short in getting names. After all, what am I gonna say after "anatano onamaewa"?
The musicians were in tune with the dancers and the dancers were just as in tune with the musicians. Good show! The star of the group was a little hula dancer that performed a solo hula. Very smooth movements for one so young. When the musicians stopped playing, she continued dancing as she sang the lyrics to the song. That just about brought the house down with loud applauses and whistles. There were guys hula dancing, too, which was a good addition to the show.
