Hula Workshop for Beginners

Hula is the art of Hawaiian dance expressing all that we see, hear, taste, touch, and feel.It is the main practice at Halau i Ka Pono, our hula school. Halau translates as “meeting house or place of learning,” and i Ka Pono means “of goodness, well-being, righteousness.”  Another way to say this is “place to cultivate the goodness.”  The purpose is to teach indigenous Hawaiian culture and stories through the joy of dance.Hula and healing go hand in hand.  The dance is a wonderful way to strengthen and get energy moving in the core muscles of the body.  It connects us to the grounding energy of the earth and opens us to the warm spirit of Aloha.  There are elements of mindful centering, flowing and breath-work involved in this Native Hawaiian dance form.   All ages can benefit.

Halau i Ka Pono - The Hula School of Chicago

Learn the basics of Hula, the beautiful dance of Hawaii.  All  are welcome!

Zen Life & Meditation Center of Chicago

Hula is the cultural dance of the Hawaiian people. Hula is life. It is a dance shaped by aloha - love and connection to the land, for yourself, and the world. Learn the hula styling of Halau i Ka Pono - basic hands and feet. This workshop is good for new beginners and halau dancers who want to work on clarifying motions and smoother/graceful coordination of hands and feet.This workshop incorporates:<ul><li>Brief guided mindfulness meditation</li><li>Gentle stretches and movement to ready the body for hula</li><li>Basic Hula </li><li>Brief writing practice at the end</li></ul>Bring a chair for meditation and to use if you want to focus just on hand motions of the hula. You may also bring a cushion if you prefer sitting on the floor for meditation. Dress comfortably ready for movement.Bring notebook and pen for brief writing exercise.This workshop is HYBRID which means in person (feel free to wear a mask) or on Zoom. Technical DetailsZoom Link to access the program will be sent to you by email a few hours prior eventThe dance will be recorded and made available to participantsTeachersJune Kaililani Ryushin Tanoue, MPHJune is a Kumu Hula (Master Teacher of Hula). She began studying Hula in 1988 with Kumu Michael Pili Pang and went through a traditional ’uniki ritual graduating as Kumu Hula in June 2000. She began teaching in 2003 in New York City and Chicago. She does a lot of teaching on zoom since Covid. She began Halau i Ka Pono, the Hula School of Chicago in September 2009.She is also co-founder of Zen Life &amp; Meditation Center, Chicago with her husband, Roshi Robert Joshin Althouse, has been practicing Zen since 1993 and is a fully empowered Zen Teacher (Sensei) and a Zen Buddhist Priest. june.tanoue@zlmc.orgSarah EvansSarah began dancing with Kumu June in 2011 and completed her Beginning Hula Teacher Training in 2019. As a lifelong Anatomy and Wellness nerd, she enjoys teaching our hula dancers simple and safe strategies to reduce pain and tension in the body, avoid injuries and have an overall increased joy and comfort within their bodies.Sarah has spent the past 17 years in Health &amp; Wellness as an Educator, Manual Therapist, Yoga Instructor, Retreat Leader and most recently, a Certified Life Designer Coach. She offers a unique approach to connecting body, mind and heart. sarah@theadvancejourneys.comThis is a zoom and in-person retreat day. A zoom link will be sent just before the event.Cost: $55, $35 Halau members. Patrons $75Scholarships are available. Contact june.tanoue@zlmc.org for more info. If paying by check, make check payable to Zen Life &amp; Meditation Center and mail to June Tanoue, 46 Lake St. Oak Park, IL 60302. Scholarships are available. Contact june.tanoue@zlmc.org for info.

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