February 6, 2012-Hula Time!!

     Back in the late 1990’s I enjoyed taking hula classes here on the island with a friend and co-worker of mine who is a very talented Polynesian dancer in her off time. J  Sometime after the birth of my second child, hula classes dropped off my priority list.  I simply could not fit them into my life comfortably anymore, although I have missed them dearly every year I have been away.  Today, I made time to put hula back in my life, and I’m so glad I did.  There’s something about the flow of the hips and the magic of telling a story with your hands that makes any hula dance positively intoxicating to perform and to watch.  We will be practicing only once a week until it gets closer to the time for our show, but after just an hour of hula, I come home more relaxed and peaceful for having had the time to put myself into the music and let every other thought and concern of life melt away while I helped tell one of the many beautiful stories of Hawaii.