Waikiki Shopping Plaza Hula

Place	Waikiki Shopping Plaza, 3rd Floor to the far right of the elevator behind all the kiosks
Scheduled Time	12/26/07 10:00-11:00 8/20/07 Temporarily cancelled. Call 808-923-1191 to inquire about advanced hula classes from 12:00-1:00 p.m. daily. Daily: Start time, 9:00-End time not specified
Actual Start/End Time	Before 8:50-10:30 a.m.
Instructor	Name not specified, attractive woman in her 20’s wearing a thigh length orange hula print dress One of the students mentioned that there are 4 different instructors and that today’s instructor was the only one that speaks Japanese. Mainland visitors able to follow along easily due to her clear movements.
Cost	FREE
# of Students	77
Procedure	None
Language Spoken	Japanese, basic English (“good for you, any questions, one more time”)
Student Attire	Up to you, 3 women wore hula skirts
Student Type	97% Asian visitors, 3% mainland visitors Many students were either 1st time dancers or returning to learn the rest of the song All female
Break Time	None
Type of Hula	Hapa Haole: Blue Hawai`i
Steps	kaholo, hela, `uwehe, lele `uwehe. Went over basic steps first with no music, then with Keali`i Reichel CD.
Fingers	Fingers together and very graceful
Hands	Went over hands then added steps
Facial Expression	Instructor smiled continuously
Error Correction	1x after watching students dance the entire song, instructor reviewed a segment
Instruments Used to Lead Class	CD’s
Pace	Went over the entire song 6x: 4x copying instructor, 2x with instructor just watching and helping with forgotten hand motions
Recommended for	Entertainment purposes Beginner students
Materials Offered	N/A
Interesting Side Notes	Asian students asked for clarification 2x during the lesson which suggests they were comfortable Picture taking with students in front of sunset background after 10:30 end time
Date Observed	2/2/07