Define and Refine the fundamentals
Our Saturday classes are all about developing confidence in your fundamental steps and their variations, as well as building the core elements needed to take your dancing to the next level, no matter what level you’re currently at– Beginner, improver, or advanced. Working the core elements means improving from the foundations up, every week, which is something we firmly believe in. No matter what level you are at, it is important to consistently revisit your fundamental steps and recognize how you have grown and developed as a dancer. For our Beginners, this is where you will develop the strength and understanding needed in order to feel confident with your dancing, and for advanced dancers, this is where you check in with your body and make your movements deeper and stronger. Everyone will practice a range of exercises all created to help you define and refine your movement.
Basics Practice (Low Impact)
Saturdays: 10-11am UK
MAY 2023
MAY 20
Working our technique.
Working our fundamental steps: Ka’o, Kaholo and Hela.
Song: Maunaleo by Keali’i Reichel
MAY 13
Practicing connection-hands and movement.
Song: Melia by Josh Tatofi
MAY 6
Engaging our shoulders to create more dynamic arm movements and gestures.
Song: Wahine Ilikea by Dennis Kamakahi
APRIL 2023
APRIL 29
Short Aparima combo with steps: Tamau, Amaha, Varu, Horo, Toro and Hura.
Song: Himene Tatarahapa by Robi Kahakalau
APRIL 22
Consciously switching from ‘Ori to Hula:
Moves: Kawelu/Amaha, Hela/Toro, Kaholo/Tamau move
Song: Hei Iti Vaihi Mo’i
APRIL 15
Working on connections-hands and movement.
Working on our Tarou, Ope , Varu and Hura.
Song: Vahine Matau’iu’i.
APRIL 8
Working our Kaholo and Kaholo variations such as Kaholo up/down, Kaholo imua and ihope, Kaholo down/up and Kaholoholo.
APRIL 1
E OMai part 1 review and part 2.
MARCH 2023
MAR 25
Working Ope and Patia technique, focusing on our balance.
Song: Te Vahine Ma’ohi.
MAR 18
Basics practice: Ka’o, Kaholo, Lele Uwehe and Uwehe.
E OMai part 1 review and part 2 beginning.
MAR 11
Uwehe practice: Uwehe, Kaholo Uwehe and Uwehe move.
Song: Ka Nahona Pili Kai
MAR 4
Practising the “ands“ in our fundamental steps: Ka’o, Kaholo and Uwehe.
E O Mai Choreo.
FEBRUARY 2023
FEB 25
Aparima combo using Tamau Taere and Ope.
Song: Pua Noanoa
FEB 18
Practising the “ands” on our hips.
Steps: Kaholo, Ka’o and Oniu.
FEB 11
Ka’o and Kaholo practice and first verse of Wahine ‘Ilikea.
FEB 4
Working Hura and Tua ne’e technique with gestures.
Song: To’a marama
JANUARY 2023
JAN 28
Moves: Amaha, Tāmau, Tūmami, with basic hand gestures turned into storytelling.
Song - I Te Ha’amatara’a (slow) Tūtāperepere (fast)
JAN 21
Moves: Tā’iri Tāmau, Tūmami, Amaha
Focusing on maintaining technique
JAN 14
Goals for the year! Setting intentions.
Moves - Ka’o, Hura, Arm work
Song - I Te Ha’amatara’a
DECEMBER 2022
DEC 17
Christmas Hula Combo
DEC 03
Hula (frogs & flamingos)
Uwehe
Ki’i
Kui
Kui molokai
NOVEMBER 2022
NOV 26
Working on Kalakaua, Lele Uwehe and Lele walk technique
NOV 19
Kawelu
Oniu
Uwehe
NOV 12
Technique: down-ups for kaholo
Choreo: chorus of White Sandy Beach of Hawaii
NOV 05
Hula class
Technique focused on hela and lele walk
Choreo - started the first verse of White Sandy Beach
OCTOBER 2022
OCT 29
Aparima (staying grounded)
Moves - varu, hura, tumami
Song: I te ha’amatara’a
OCT 22
Hula focusing on pushing hips
Moves: Ka’o, kaholo
Song: Somewhere Over The Rainbow by IZ
OCT 15
Moves: Kaholo, quarter kaholo, lele uwehe
Song: Somewhere Over The Rainbow by IZ
Oct 8
‘Ori
Moves: Varu, Ope, Tumami
Song: Cuff It by Beyoncé
Oct 1st
Moves: Ka’apuni, Kaholo, Hela
Song: For the Lahui by Josh Tatofi
SEPTEMBER 2022
SEP 24
‘Ori
Moves: amaha, varu, tumami, toma toma
Song: La ora na by Ken Carlter
SEP 17
Hula
Uwehe combo, moving arms from basic positions into gestures
SEP 10
Hula arms
Moves: Akau, hema, i luna, i lalo, huina, i waena, umauma
Song: Can You Feel The Love Tonight by Keali’i Reichel
August 2022
AUGUST 20
Moves: Kaholo, hela, kawelu, ka’o
Song: Pua Kiele by Josh Tatofi
AUGUST 13
Hula 1st verse
Moves: Kaholo
Mele: E O Mai
AUGUST 07
Hula combo
Moves: Kaholo sideways, hela, lele walk, ka’o walk backwards, ka’o
Mele: O Lana’i by CJ Helekahi
July 2022
JULY 30
Aparima combo
Moves: Hura, varu and ami
Mele: Koe Anake
JULY 23
Moves: Kaholo, Hela, Oniu and Ka’o
Mele: Ke Aloha by Natalie Ai Kamauu
JULY 16
Hula combo
Moves: Kaholo sideways, kaholo forwards and back, kaholo to right, kaholo turn, kawelu
Song: Mele O Lanaʻi by CJ Helekahi
JULY 09
Hula combo
Moves: kaholo, hela, lele uwehe, kao, ami and kalakaua
Song: He Lei Wahine by Kaulalua
June 2022
JUNE 25
Old style aparima
Moves: Hura, varu, amaha, patia, toma toma
Song: Heiva i Bora Bora 2018
June 18
Old style aparima
Moves: Ope, ami, amaha, tamau
Song: Tahiti Tahiti
June 11
June 04
May 2022
May 28
May 21
Steps: lele uwehe, hela, ki’i waewae
Song: he mele no lilo
May 14
Steps: lele uwehe, hela, ki’i waewae
Song: he mele no lilo
May 07
Steps: lele uwehe, kalakaua
Song: he mele no lilo
April 2022
April 30
Hand flourish practice
Song: Tapiri mai na by Teiva LC
Mini choro work with new hand flourishes
April 23
Moves: tarou
Song: Tapiri mai na by Teiva LC
Mini choreo to work on transition and smoothness for aparima
April 16
Moves: tuane’ne, hura
Song: Tapiri mai na by Teiva LC
Mini choreo to work on transition and smoothness for aparima
April 02
Aparima fundamentals
Moves: ope, hura, varu
March 2022
March 26
Full fa'arapu session
March 19
Warm ups (with movement and down ups)
Song- he mele no hina (added down ups to 1st and 2nd verse)
New steps- ami kuku, Kalakaua, lele walk
March 12
He mele no hina (2nd verse)
Steps - fundamental warm ups + Koa and kaholo down ups
March 05
Aparima
New steps- ope, varu, hura
General run through of each step
February 2022
February 26
Warm ups (with movement)
New steps- kaholoholo & lele uwehe
February 19
Warm ups (with movement)
New steps- kaholo holo & lele uwehe
Song: he mele no hina (2nd verse started)
February 12
Steps: tairi tamau, otamu, varu and afata
Review of He mele no hina
General run through of each move
February 05
Steps: tairi tamau, otamu, varu and afata
General run through of each move.
January 2022
January 29
Steps: Kao, Kaholo, Hela (with hand flourish)
Evoking emotions
Song: He Mele No Hina (1st verse completed)
January 22
Warm ups (with movement) and hand flourish practice
Song: He Mele No Hina (1st verse completed)
January 15
Evoking emotions with basic warm-ups
Song: He Mele No Hina first verse
January 08
Steps: Quarter kaholo, Ka'o, Kalākaua, Kaholo
Song: He Mele No Hina
December 2021
December 18
Steps: Ami Kūkū, Ami ilalo/iluna, Ka'apuni, Ku'i, Ku'i Molokai, Kalākaua
Arms: Exercises for improving grace and wave
December 11
Basic Steps: Ki’i, Hehi, Lele uwehe, Uwehe imua/Ihope, uwehe huli
December 04
Steps: Lele uwehe, quarter Kaholo, Kawelu
Combo: Ka Uluwehi O Ke Kai
November 2021
November 27
Hula Combo: Ka Uluwehi O Ke Kai (about various types of seaweed)
November 20
Movement and grace in the upper body.
November 13
Steps: Tumami/Ami, Holo/Beamer Kaholo
Combo: Take Her (to the Islands)
November 6
Hula Steps: Kaholo variations+Ka'o
Combo: Wahine ‘ilikea
October 2021
October 23
Ami/Tumami variations and combo
October 16
Kaholo variations, levels, combo
Arms: pua, ua, kai, aloha
October 9
Hula Basics Steps
Arms and Shoulders (Fly ‘Aparima)
October 2
Kaholo variations and hula combo
SEPTEMBER 2021
SEPT 25
Ori Basics: Tamau Taere, Ope, Amaha, Fa’aruru, Fa’arapu
SEPT 18
Connecting movement with slow beats, upper body work with resistance, breathing, and intention
SEPT 11
Hula Basics: ka’o, kaholo, ami
‘Ori Basics: ta’iri tamau, ta’iri toma, tumami (with combo)
SEPT 4
Kao, Hela, Kaholo cleanup
Arms Exercise and small combo
AUGUST 2021
AUG 7
Hula Baiscs: Hula Fundamentals, Kalakaua, Quarter Kaholo
JULY 2021
JULY 31
‘Ori Steps: Tumami, fa’arapu, hura drills
JULY 24
Conscious flipping between Hula and ‘Ori
JULY 17
Hula Steps: Lele uwehe
E O Mai Combo
JULY 10
Hula Steps: Up down Kaholo, Ki’i
Combo: Uhiwai
JULY 3
Combo: Hula ‘auana
JUNE 2021
JUNE 26
Hula Fundamentals
‘Ori Fundamentals and Combos
JUNE 19
Hula Steps: Ka’o, Kaholo, Hela, Kawelu Combo
JUNE 12
Hula Combo: Ka Pua Uʻi
JUNE 5
‘Ori (Ote’a) Combo
MAY 2021
MAY 29
Combo: Maunaleo
MAY 22
Hula arms and gestures
MAY 15
‘Ori (Ote’a) Combos: Tā’iri Toma, TomaToma, Tā’iri Tāmau, Afata, Varu, Fa’arūrū, Fa’arapu
MAY 8
Hula Arms + Basic Steps
Umauma, i waena, i lalo, i luna, huina kūpono, huina hema
Kaʻo, kaholo, hela, kawelu, oniu, uwehe
MAY 1
Hula: Graceful gestures with feet (Pua Kiele)
‘Ori: tūmami combo, fundamental steps combo (Samba Api)
APRIL 2021
APRIL 24
Hula steps: Ka’apuni, Ami ilalo
’Ori Steps: Tumami and Otamu variations
APRIL 17
‘Ori: Tūmami variations:
Patia to patia
Step side to side
Hula: Ami Variations:
ka'apuni
ami kūkū
APRIL 10
‘Ori: Tūmami variations: Ope, Patia
Hula: Ami variations: Ka’apuni
APRIL 3
Hula and ‘Ori Combos
MARCH 2021
MAR 27
Hula and ʻOri Combos
MAR 20
‘Ori Steps: Afata
Hula Steps: Kawelu, Uwehe
MAR 13
‘Ori Steps: Tā’iri Tāmau, ’Ōtamu, Tūmami
Hula Steps: Ka’o, Kaholo, + Arms
MAR 6
Hula and ‘Ori Steps:
Ka'o, Tā’iri Tāmau
Amaha, Kawelu
imua, ihope/imuri
Arms
February 2021
FEB 27
Ka'o, Tā’iri Tāmau
imua, ihope/imuri
FEB 20
Tā’iri Tāmau, Ka'o
FEB 13
Tā’iri Tāmau, ’Ōtamu, Tūmami
Ka'o, Hela, Kaholo
FEB 6
Basic arm positions in 'Ori & Hula (w tamau, ka'o)
January 2021
30 JAN 2021
Hula Hands
23 JAN 2021
i mua, i hope, i lalo, i luna
16 JAN 2021
Tamau Combo
9 Jan 2021
Ta'iri Tamau ('Ori)
Ka'o (Hula) exercises
December 2020
SAT 5 DEC
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(Tā’iri) Tāmau, Tamau Taere, Tūmami, ’Ōtamu, Varu, Fa’arūrū
