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A wonderful way to feel the energy of Hawaii, gently tone your body, strengthen your core, and enjoy dancing to beautiful Hawaiian music. No experience necessary. Men, Women age 16 years and older welcome!
Tuesdays
11 am - 12 noon
Saturdays
8:30 - 9:30 am
Men, Women aged 16 years and older. 6 months experience or permission of Kumu. Dance to the melodic music of Hawaii.
Wednesdays
6 - 7 PM
Check our website for class schedules.
All classes are held at our sister organization:
Zen Life & Meditation Center
38 Lake Street
Oak Park, IL.
For more information call 708-297-6321
or email
june.tanoue@zlmc.org
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Nana i Ke Kumu
- Look to the Source -
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Hawaiian immersion time is coming in seven days - so mark your calendars for March 7th & 8th! There will be authentic Hula, chanting and instrument making workshops with
Kumu Hula Michael Pili Pang and
Kumu Hula Keikilani Curnan.
Kumu Michael Pili Pang will teach Hula & Chant workshops on March 7th & 8th:
- Hula Auana with Pu'ili (2 bamboo rattles)
- Classical Hula Kahiko (CD of the chant will be provided)
- Hawaiian Chant Class
Hula also includes making the instruments that you dance with. In a traditional crafts workshop on Saturday (10 - 12 noon), you'll learn how to make an 'Uli 'Uli (small gourd rattle) with a Hala handle. Kumu Hula Keikilani Curnan of Halau Waiau will teach a wonderful Hula Auana on Sunday afternoon. Beginners welcome! Click here for more information
Halau (Hula School) Fundraiser
Saturday, March 7th 6 - 9 pm Ho'olauna (to be friendly) - An Evening with Friends and FamilyHalau i Ka Pono Fundraiser featuring Kalua Pig and Cabbage Dinner, Entertainment, Silent Auction, Raffle $10/person 38 Lake Street Oak Park, IL *********** Special Hula Performance
"LET'S HULA!"Sunday, March 8th 7 - 8:00 pm Ohana Night atFeaturing
Kumu Hula Michael Pili Pang, his 3 male students of Halau Hula Ka No'eau, Kumu Hula Keikilani Curnan,
Kumu Hula June Tanoue
and Halau i Ka Pono
Hurry and call Tiki Terrace at 847-795-8454 for Sunday dinner reservations. This is a night you
won't want to miss!
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Honu
~ Sea Turtle ~
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Honu #56 by Robert Althouse
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This painting is just one of many amazing raffle items at
Kumu Michael Pili Pang's
Sunday night Hula Performance"Let's Hula!" at Tiki Terrace Other raffle items - direct from Hawaii - include Volcano wine, beautiful pareos, framed Dietrich Varez print, Hawaiian CDs and more!!
Hurry and call Tiki Terrace at 847-795-8454 for Sunday dinner reservations. This is a night you won't want to miss!
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MAHALO NUI LOA
THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!!
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A heartfelt mahalo (thank you) to everyone who helps Kumu June and Halau i Ka Pono. Your aloha and kokua make a tremendous difference!!!
Special February Mahalos to:
Jason Poole, Lori Murphy, Ed Leinartas, Sarah Evans, JoEllyn Romero, Karen Mansfield, Betsy Puig, Czerina Salud, Shay Niimi Wahl, Robert Althouse, Hoda Boyer, Kevin Nemiec, Marti Matthews, Nicole Sumida, and to all the people who came to our Warmth of Hula and Mele Concert with Jason Poole!!!
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BEANIES!
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Ku Kia'i Mauna
~ Stand for Mauna Kea ~
$18
available
at Halau i Ka Pono
goes to support Mauna Kea Email Kumu Juneor come to the Zen Life & Meditation Center at 38 Lake Street in Oak Park to purchase one.
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| | Kumu June Kaililani Tanoue |
Life is too short to live on its surface all the time. Our depths are where all the richness is, even though it can be scary to dwell there.
My Zen practice is about being brave and doing things that are hard to do. My Hula practice is just the same. Much inner growth can come from the practice of fearlessness.
I'm not saying that anxiety doesn't ever arise. It does, but there is a way to work with it.
I've been learning about emotions and how they are designed to alert us to move us to do something. If an emotion "gets stuck," a mood can settle over us. Regulating emotions isn't about repressing them. It's about recognizing and working skillfully with them when they arise. There are eight core emotions: anger, sadness, fear, shame, jealousy, disgust, happiness and love.
And there are 8 basic steps to help you regulate these emotions - the first of which is to identify the emotion. Second, you rate the intensity on a scale from 1 to 10. Third, you identify the trigger - the situation from which the emotion arose. Fourth, you notice the interpretation - what you tell yourself about what happened. Fifth, you check how your body feels about what occurred. Sixth, you note the actions you want to take. Seventh, you note the actions you took. Eighth, you look at the aftereffects.
Next you apply these basic steps to your emotions that arise during the week and note what happens in a journal.
Last week, at my writing group, we had an opportunity to write for five minutes on four questions or prompts. Then we could read our responses aloud if we wanted to. These questions could be answered deeply or superficially - either was ok. Here were the questions:
- What is an important goal for you?
- What is something very fun that you'd like to do in your remaining time on earth?
- What helps you bear the cold days of early spring?
- Write about an important personal issue.
I decided to be brave and go deep with my writing - though five minutes isn't much time to write about subjects that could easily take much longer. But I felt safe diving deeply because I've been meeting with this group of women monthly for several years now. When I returned home that evening, I felt that something had opened in me. I felt so energized. I decided to do the 8 step process and write in my journal. It was quite revealing. The trigger for my happiness was my feeling that this group of women listened deeply with empathy to thoughts I've revealed to few. The power of listening is such a gift to others. I felt so nourished by how they listened without judgment or a misplaced desire to "fix me." What a wonderful way to transform the feeling of a cold wintry evening into a bright warm dawn.
I am really looking forward to the visit of my kumu hula (master hula teacher) Michael Pilii Pang and my kumu sister Keikilani Curnan in a couple of weeks when they come to give a major transmission of Hawaiian culture to our community. I really need to absorb some Hawaiian warmth! Hope that you can join us too for our many joyful events March 6 - 8th.
Malama pono (take care of body, mind and heart),
June Kaililani Tanoue
Kumu Hula
P.S. Here is a youtube video slide show of our wonderful weekend with Jason Poole a few weeks ago. Click here if you're a mobile user. Enjoy! |
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Michael Pili Pang
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| | Kumu Hula Michael Pili Pang |
We're very happy and excited that Kumu Michael Pili Pang returns to Chicago along with Kumu Keikilani Curnan on March 7th and 8th. We'll have a wonderful opportunity to interact and learn from a source rich with knowledge of all things Hula!
Kumu Michael was ten years old when he started hula in grade school in Honolulu. His teacher was Kealoha Wong, a dancer of the great Maiki Aiu Lake. He danced until high school, and then danced with Mrs. Lake until her passing in 1984. In 1985, he went through his second 'uniki (hula graduation) under Mae Kamamalu Klein who was the first Kokua (assistant) Kumu Hula of Maiki Aiu Lake. There he received his kihei (garments) and title of Kumu Hula.
He was the first Kumu Hula to be awarded an MFA in Dance with an emphasis on Hula from the University of Hawaii at Manoa. He was always a trend setter in the hula world. And to be a trend setter, you must be well-grounded in the knowledge of Hula. Kumu Michael heads up Halau Hula Ka No'eau, a hula academy in Honolulu. He studied chanting with Pualani Kanaka'ole Kanahele. He has graduated a number of kumu hula (master teachers), ho'opa'a (keeper of the chants) and 'olapa (dancers). He is my kumu hula - my teacher, mentor and guide in the hula world. June Tanoue: What are some of the key things that you learned while getting your MFA in dance and hula in particular?
Michael Pili Pang: The major thing I learned was to understand that all communities and cultures dance, and we all have our own reasons. It made me look at hula from an outside point of view and taught me how to explain it a little better.
For example, you can take a hula and look at it's structure - how it was created, why they dance it, what are the links that make this Hawaiian hula. It taught me how to use body gestures and helped me to understand another level of kinetic movement - of moving my body through space.
Where once it was just ho'onana(watch), ho'olohe(listen), ho'opili(mimic) - now I can take it all apart and explain the details of each gesture and movement. I learned how to break down the movement.
However, although I can make a dancer a better technician, it doesn't mean that the eha (essence of the dance) is always there. Eha is one thing that the University does not teach, and alo to alo (face to face) experience with the kumu hula is very important.
You have to be dedicated, physically and mentally present, to be a great hula dancer. For us, it's not just learn a hula and do it on your own. For example, our style of hula - the hula ku'i style takes a tremendous amount of teacher/student relationship to pa ka na'au(get it in your body, mind and heart).
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JT: You learned about the rites of passages, the graduation or 'uniki of hula. What do you feel is important in this process?
MPP: The process of graduating takes place not when the student is ready. It happens when the kumu is ready to pass the knowledge on and move the student forward. As a kumu hula, I have to be ready - it's a life changing experience, and I have to be ready for all of it.
When I do begin, I start by hoping that what I pass on to my students will be understanding and respect for our styling of dance and our culture. I expect my students to understand how to keep the mannerisms and protocol of the dance intact, and to understand the kaona (hidden meanings) of our hula traditions and our lineage. There are plenty of people in the world who understand hula - but not our lineage, nor our style. It is important first to understand what it takes to be a dancer - dedication, hard work, the qualities of respect and patience. The whole concept behind it is a master/apprentice time frame. It is a very serious endeavor.
JT: You've been teaching for 26 years now and dancing since you were 10. What insights would you like to share about the hula?
MPP: Hula is and has always been a privilege that we never take for granted. Everything that we see and try to do for hula is purposeful. Sometimes I may drive my students a little nuts by making them go the extra route, such as 'let's make a lauhala mat or a new feather lei.' We never take the short route and become frivolous because I value it so much. Hula is not a matter of convenience. It takes lots of work and lots of dedication. Ten people will drink from the well, but only one or two will actually be nourished and walk away with what we are all about. Not everyone will get it. And that's okay because hula should be enjoyed by everyone, but only a few will move to the next level.
This interview was excerpted from the March 2012 issue of Dancing in the Sea of Life Hula Newsletter.
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POLIAHU SHAWLS
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Poliahu Shawls and Beanies now Available!
We have a beautiful array of Poliahu shawls in different colors. NEW Olive and White shawls just available!
Poliahu is the snow goddess of Mauna Kea. Mauna Kea stands 13,803 feet above sea level on Hawaii Island. Much of Mauna Kea is below sea level so including that area, Mauna Kea stands 33,100 feet making it the tallest mountain in the world. The mountain is Poliahu. Poliahu is the mountain.
Shawls are $35 each and Beanies are $18 each. Both go to support Poliahu and Mauna Kea.
Email Kumu June or come to the Zen Life & Meditation Center at 38 Lake Street in Oak Park to purchase one.
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About Us|
| Halau i Ka Pono at
"The Warmth of Hawaiian Mele & Hula Performance," February 7, 2015 |
Halau i Ka Pono means School that Cultivates the Goodness. We teach Hula which is defined as the art of Hawaiian dance expressing all that we see, hear, taste, touch, and feel. Hula and healing go hand in hand in our Halau. The dance connects us to the grounding energy of the earth and opens us to the warm spirit of Aloha (love). Come join us! We have wonderful introductory classes for adult beginners! No experience necessary.
Contact Kumu June at june.tanoue@zlmc.org for more information. May your lives be full of aloha blessings!
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