Two of my youngest Princesses are performing members of the Iolani School Dance Team and this past Sunday was a prelude to the High School Dance Team Competition coming up this Saturday at the Kaimuki High School. As I watched my 17 year old granddaughter perform Hip Hop, Lyrics, and Modern dances with her Team on the floor of the Iolani School lower gym, I couldn't help but flashback when she was a little bundle of energy.
Anyway, the Dance Team treated the audience of mom and dads, and friends, to a non-stop 17 fantastic performances that wowed the crowd. The dancers were grouped by grade levels but I'm pretty sure there were some eight to ten year olds from other schools participating in the showcase.
My youngest Princess just graduated from elementary school this Tuesday. And she performed the hula and a little hip hop in a group at the graduation ceremony. The girls are growing a lot faster now in this cyber space age and I'm glad that they are immersed in a variety of dance forms.
IBDI opened their 2011 3rd Term Dance Classes at the Palladium on Monday. After returning from an exciting 5 day experience in Las Vegas a week before, our dancing feet were still itchy. So Lani and I cruised over to the Palladium to visit our IBDI friends Sergio and Renna. There were many faces at the first dance class who we knew from many moons before. It was IBDC then before IBDI. Got to bump fist with the guys and hugs from the gals. Prez Chris and wife Charlene also welcomed Lani and me into the club. Renna and Sergio taught the Samba Variation l & ll class. We've always enjoyed their dancing in showcases since the first time we saw them perform in a Mock Competition Dance. There was vigor and expertise in their teaching abilities and it was a pleasure being in their Samba Variations dance class.
