Hula Dance with Marina Celander- 8 Thursdays Oct-Dec 2014

HULA BASICS with Marina Celander Oct 3- Dec 5, 2013 (skip Nov 7 & 28) 8 Thursdays 6-7:30pm With presentation* Friday Dec 6 at 7pm in the Bruce Mitchell Room (520 8th Ave 3fl.) *open to the public

Tuition $200, no prior experience necessary.

To register call 212-868-4030

Hula, Hawaiian traditional dance, is a sacred art form of the Hawaiian Islands. It originated a long time ago, and with the arrival of the Western influences ancient hula evolved into ‘hula auana’, modern hula, but it is still connected to its sacred past. In our fall hula workshop series we will learn the basic steps of the feet, hands and hips; we will talk story about Hawai'i; we will also learn choreography, words and meaning of a beautiful ‘hula auana’.

About the instructor:

MARINA CELANDER is a theatre artist and dancer originally from Sweden. She graduated from London Contemporary Dance School’s three year professional training program in modern dance and ballet in London, England. Her training in New York also includes Gene Frankel Theatre Workshop. Marina has since performed extensively in theatre and dance in many venues across the USA. She has dedicated many years to the study of Hula, traditional Hawaiian dance, both on the mainland and in Hawai'i, and is currently studying under the guidance of kumu hula, or master hula teacher, Vicky Holt Takamine with halau Pua Ali'i ‘Ilima O Nuioka.