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Sunday, May 29, 2016

June Cupola canceled!

Our Changing Dance Scene

"Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped
by dogma - which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't
let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most
important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow
already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary."
- Steve Jobs
He made mistakes but none of us is perfect. He was one of the greats. 



We have some of the best studios in the state right here on Oahu. A dance studio is a space in which dancers learn and/or rehearse dancing. On Oahu the term is used to describe a space that has either been built or equipped for the purpose. A dance studio normally includes a smooth floor covered by a hardwood floor. In many cases the floor is sprung, meaning the construction of the floor provides a degree of flexibility to absorb the impact of intensive dance exercise, such as jumping. This is considered vital to promote good health and safety.

"Somewhere Over The Rainbow" by Bruddah Iz




Studio 107 Dance Club in Canada is a fun and loud establishment aiming to change the scene in this industry; with a team of friendly dance professionals who are dedicated in providing the dancing public with a memorable experience. Their team thrives on creating a positive atmosphere for their patrons and friends, giving them a reason to go out on the weekends again! The Night Club is open only Thursdays through Sunday from 7 pm to 1 am. The rest of the time is for classes.

"Maui Waltz" by Loyal Garner

"Dance is not to get to certain place on the floor.
It is to enjoy the music every step of the way."
 

Saturday, May 28, 2016

What is it?

Our reader/dancers can find the power of live music on Oahu, to make folks feel good. Fortunately, they find it on full display at a host of Oahu night clubs. If listening to live bands and vocalists show off their skills is how you like to spend an evening, you'll find that Oahu does things almost right.

"Thoughts of people can be more valuable than money. When you
exchange dollar bills you each still have one, but if you
exchange an idea, now you each have two."


Multiple options let you tap into the venues that are appearing in the outskirts of Oahu. like Dot's in Wahiawa, a tried and true nightlife spot for locals of Central Valley. While many venues on the local music scene are clustered in the Waikiki area, there are terrific places to hear live music that can be found throughout Oahu. We don't get much news from the good spots in Honolulu but they have plenty of fans and will soon be sharing their info goodies with their fellow dancers on these blogs.


In Mililani - Just Tacos with Salsa has the locals flock to a dance place where everybody knows each other's name for great food, good drinks and good times. So no matter where you are you will be able to find after dark fun dancing and socializing with live music to set the mood. And we are all waiting for something on the Waianae Coast. West Oahu is growing in spite of the Rail Blunder.

"There is no dignity quite so impressive and no independence
quite so important - as living within your means."

Wednesday, May 25, 2016

Aloha DANCESPORT Center Anniversary June 4, 2016 @ 7 PM.


Via Marie.

"NEXT WEEKEND!!!!!
   It has been two years already since we had opened our new location Aloha Dancesport Center on Ward Ave.
   Please come and join us in festivities and celebrate with us our 2nd Anniversary on June 4th at 7pm.
   We will start with buffet dinner, dance exhibitions, social dancing, door prizes, special discount offers for this occasion only and more...
   See the poster for more details and make your reservations today (no walk ins) tickets are available for pick up at the studio.
Lucas & Yanna
Divino Ritmo Dance
350 Ward Ave #200
(808) 200-5540"




Wow, 2 years already!
Time is flying and if you haven't experience The ADC it should be on your bucket list.

R

Next

Well, I am satisfied at this point in my search for Live Music or Recorded Music. Recorded music on average is better sounding for the music lover than live music. This simply because the entire setup of recording music is to get the maximum in good musical sound. There is a lot of engineering in the final recording.


However for the Live music lovers there is something that cannot be engineered and that is the atmosphere created in the average intimate night club. There is something about humanity being all around and even with all their mistakes, omissions and yes, some engineering, the musicians come out at as good human beings.

"Tiny Bubbles" by Don Ho


The Agricultural Age on earth, arrived sometime around 8000 BC and with it the first division of humans into “primitive” (gatherers, hunters, fishermen) and “civilized” where most people worked the soil and "civilization" in small towns and villages took “root.” And they certainly danced when drums came into existence at about the same time. The music was the party - eat, drink, dance and be merry. So we still can enjoy it that way.

 “ It is true, wine improves with age and the older we get, the better we like it.”


Monday, May 23, 2016

The Rail Disaster

Tuesday, Civil Beat’s Nick Grube reported that the newest appointee to HART’s board, Colbert Matsumoto, is the founder and chairman of a business with at least $44 million invested in multiple properties along the rail’s planned route. When Mayor Kirk Caldwell appointed the insurance and real estate investment executive to the HART board last month, he didn’t mention Matsumoto’s readily apparent conflicts of interest on the rail project. And though Matsumoto has a history of bringing order to troubled Honolulu organizations, his role and interests in Tradewind Capital Group stand to keep HART attorneys and the Honolulu Ethics Commission busy over his four-year term.

"Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth." ~Buddha


The beautiful Bi-Articularted bus. We could have gotten 1000 of these babies for less than one billion dollars. Ten percent more efficient than the Rail. Only thing is the Present Rail Party would not make the millions and millions of dollars in profits. The neighbor islands will never make the same mistake. It was always the money, Sonny. Yes, I heard about the new ABC party - Anyone But Caldwell.

"Beautiful Isle Of Somewhere" by Don Ho


Meanwhile we got to find night clubs far away from the noise. Steel wheels on steel rails, auwe. But there is more profit there and we are lucky that all the people on Oahu are rich. The rents are already going up. Eggs will be $5 per dozen and also a loaf of bread. Milk will go to ten dollars per gallon. But the Fat Cats spent 10 million dollars lying about Ben Cayetano for a reason. Now it has been proven that Ben has been one of the most honest politicians in Hawaii's history.

"Socrates learned to dance when he was seventy because he felt
that an essential part of himself had been neglected. "

Saturday, May 21, 2016

Oldies But Goodies

The dancers of Oahu are really going for the oldies but goodies music. They seem to know which ones they really like. Of the thousands of new songs that are released daily, there are only a very few that survive to become "Oldies." And we don't have to listen to the good ones every day, but when we do we can enjoy to da max. For dancers it may be doubly enjoyable when moving to this music in our regular style of dance.

"Perhaps, the only way to make sense out of all these changes is to just
accept them and continue to enjoy moving to the music and dance."


They have a good dance session coming up in October on Oahu and the tickets are being gobbled up. Hopefully, they will send us a poster to include in one of our blogs.  For now we know how to find oldies but goodies.The usual places are the night clubs that  have live music. But for Live Bands it is far easier that once learned, the rest is just polish and they continue to do so every time they play.

"Young At Heart" by Frank Sinatra


Most people that have recorded live music from anywhere, have noted that when playing it back the music almost never matches the feel of the live experience. There is a different atmosphere in each. Recordings and live music are two different things. How about you? Live or recorded, which one rocks your world more?

"Till I Waltz Again With You" by Theresa Brewer

Since I moved, outlook.com messed up.

Fan the sinking flame of hilarity with the wing of friendship; and pass the rosy wine.
Read more at: http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/keywords/wine.html
"Fan the sinking flame of hilarity with the wing of friendship;
and pass the rosy wine."

Thursday, May 19, 2016

Da Latest

I do my stats every day and I am always curious as to how the blogs are making out. The counters furnished by Blogger are not perfect but I can use much of the information. Anyway the first day is always erratic, naturally, but as the month rolls on, the average hits per day show the order for each blog clearly. Right now they are in pretty static order.

“The reason I talk to myself is because I’m the only one whose answers I accept.”
― George Carlin



I don't know what happened to Dancing Nights, it has dropped like a lead weight. I had high hopes for it. So we just have to plod along hoping to get a little help on the way. Anybody out there with a little info, email it in. There are an awful lot of dancers on the Island of Oahu and we can help each other. Of course, many dancers don't know it yet. Any experts out there on blogging. Ha!

"Ring Of Fire" by Johnny Cash



The four bottom blogs are getting themselves straighten out. They are Blogging Hawaii, Extrava Danza, Ritmo Mestizo and Dancing Nights are all better than single digit average per day hits. Any of these blogs that gets more dancing information contributors will swing it into the twenties and they will arrive at the level of Social Media.

"Twist And Shout" by the Beatles



As it has been repeatedly written in one form or other, blogging is not about writing posts. Heck, that’s the least of your challenges. No, blogging is about cultivating a mutually beneficial relationships with an ever-growing online readership and guest authors, and that can be work. The information contributors, will be the answer. I cannot hold up the walls by myself and eventually we will help each other.

"Stop In The Name Of Love" by the Supremes


At present our reader/dancers have access to whatever other blogs they want in the blog that they are reading. To get on any other dance blog, all you need to do is click whichever you want on the side bar and you are in. Simple? I am in the process of changing that so that you can just click the side bar graph of the blog and it will appear on your screen like magic.

"Never miss a chance to dance. It can be like dreaming on your feet."

Tuesday, May 17, 2016

Night Clubbing?

If we are fans of live music, Oahu will not fail us. I am not very familiar about Honolulu's live music scene, but I know that this city shows all-embracing talent for all types of music. In addition to Latin music, rhythm and blues music, rock, jazz, hip-hop, classical… no matter which is your taste, you will find your favorite on this Island!

"Yes, we accept that there are many poor people in our dance scene.
They can never afford the luxury of integrity."


Many times, punk, rock lovers and bands often get together and perform outdoors or in some tiny clubs throughout every region of Oahu. The annual Street Scene has seen dozens of national recognized bands while the rest bring the local talents into the spotlight. Of course, live music and concerts are often given at the Blaisdell in Honolulu. So if you are living on Oahu, go ahead and enjoy whatever you can find to like.

 "The Music Of Hawaii" by Melveen Leed


The only negative is that the traffic scene is going to get worse and parking fees are going to go up when the Rail Disaster is installed. So the outskirts of Oahu look very promising to those in the know. The Waianae Coast, the Central Valley and the North Shore are the most indicated. We just don't get much news from them on this blog. Patience, they will eventually find out and get on these blogs for free public relations. We refer to this as Social Media.

  "Ain't No Big Thing" by Don Ho


The Salsa scene is still going strong even with the advent of "Bachata." Good large bands, (over six) and playing some terrific music. But they do not represent Latin music which is much more that that. In the disciplines of the American Style and the International Style of Ballroom dancers you have the nucleus of Da Reel Teeng.

"Haleiwa Hula" by Amy Hanaialii

"Musicians, from the beginning have always been drinking and sharing
a good wine. It could be another form of vice, but is is not."


Monday, May 16, 2016

Oahu Well Covered

This horse race is proving very interesting to me. Amazing how the blogs are getting their hits. Town Dancer and Platinum Horseshoe seem to be the front runners. Third place is still to be determined in the coming week. The rest are still trying to get into the 20s in average hits per day. The entire enchilada is not that good.

"Dance like there's nobody watching, - Love like you'll never be hurt.
Sing like there's nobody listening, - And live like it's heaven on earth."


But I have expected that in having so many blogs, I have diluted the existing readership. But I keep hoping to get some information contributors and perhaps a Guest Author somewhere to confirm my beliefs of where the new hits will be coming from. A resident dancer of the area makes a big difference and coupled with the coming action in these sectors, will make interesting data. And I got rid of an awful lot of scam spam robot hits.

"Pua Alani" by Melveen Leed


I am not going to give up on any of these blogs just yet. There is a lot of polish coming to these blogs and it will be done by the readers. I will have to have more definitions and in a couple of months more, we will see a difference and should get some readership. Then we can wait for a nice "public" dance club that will admit that it is a social dance club and they will knock every one's sock's off.

"Spread A Little Aloha" by Nohelani Cypriano


The dance clubs have been traditionally "ballroom" and have reluctantly accepted moves, patterns and entire dances from the "night club" sector. Line dancing is one of them and fortunately, Wahiawa Ballroom Dance Club is leading the way in the Central Valley. Finally we can all hope to have the first independent blog by the end of the year.

"All Fired Up" by Pat Benatar

"Honesty is an expensive gift don't expect it from cheap people."

Oahu Well Covered

This horse race is proving very interesting to me. Amazing how the blogs are getting their hits. Town Dancer and Platinum Horseshoe seem to be the front runners. Third place is still to be determined in the coming week. The rest are still trying to get into the 20s in average hits per day. The entire enchilada is not that good.

"Dance like there's nobody watching, - Love like you'll never be hurt.
Sing like there's nobody listening, - And live like it's heaven on earth."


But I have expected that in having so many blogs, I have diluted the existing readership. But I keep hoping to get some information contributors and perhaps a Guest Author somewhere to confirm my beliefs of where the new hits will be coming from. A resident dancer of the area makes a big difference and coupled with the coming action in these sectors, will make interesting data. And I got rid of an awful lot of scam spam robot hits.

"Pua Alani" by Melveen Leed


I am not going to give up on any of these blogs just yet. There is a lot of polish coming to these blogs and it will be done by the readers. I will have to have more definitions and in a couple of months more, we will see a difference and should get some readership. Then we can wait for a nice "public" dance club that will admit that it is a social dance club and they will knock every one's sock's off.

"Spread A Little Aloha" by Nohelani Cypriano


The dance clubs have been traditionally "ballroom" and have reluctantly accepted moves, patterns and entire dances from the "night club" sector. Line dancing is one of them and fortunately, Wahiawa Ballroom Dance Club is leading the way in the Central Valley. Finally we can all hope to have the first independent blog by the end of the year.

"All Fired Up" by Pat Benatar

"Honesty is an expensive gift don't expect it from cheap people."

Saturday, May 14, 2016

Midwest Oahu

By John Bautista, Salt Lake

The readers of this blog are gaining the knowledge and realize that dancing for competition has to be done "correctly" because it is going to be judged, perfectly understandable. They are also clearly learning that all dancers cannot be painted with the same brush, we are all different, specially on Oahu.
 

"Exhilaration is that feeling you get just after a great idea hits you,
and just before you realize that it ain’t worth a shit."


Competition dances are different types of dances from "Da Reel Teeng." The difference is that those dances must be "seen." The music is secondary, and most of the dance steps and patterns are learned so that they can move very easily, to practice, without any music. The main thing is the "dance movements" which are to be seen. Very easy from there to the "exhibition" types and most of the ones we see on Oahu do very well indeed.

"Well, Get it" by Tommy Dorsey


Social dancing seems to concern itself with the music first. The movement to the music then follows, and consequently the result is social dancing. It should be very obvious and easy to understand. The music first, then the movement to the music. And no one can tell you how to move to the music. No One! Now we are talking about Da Reel Teeng. Then there are the kids with their solo trick moves and gymnastics. Why not? Not my deal, but there should be freedom of dance like there is freedom of speech.

"Vaya Con Dios" by Les Paul and Mary Ford


One can see people every day in Night Clubs or wherever, dancing salsa with real feeling for simple dance movements that are felt with enjoyment. Swing dancing with real dance movements and enjoyment. Many dances may be still a little too prescribed specially in town, Line dancing is still developing into the most real singles social dance. Must get more men in it just for fun

 "Roses are Red and so is my Wine, refill my glass and I'll be just fine."

Friday, May 13, 2016

How about Kauai?

Tried to give some people a little free publicity on Maui. But their copyrights must be respected. They have no idea what they lose by that. Most web sites come with copyright so if they mail it to me, I will print it but I will copy only what is not copyrighted and I will skip Maui for a while.

“There may be no such thing as ruining your life. It may
turn out that life is a pretty resilient thing.” 

Mike Lopez Productions
Kauai seems to be doing just fine in the social dance department. They have social dance clubs and plenty of places to go Night Clubbing. Because of the Rail Disaster many people are moving to Maui, but what about Kauai? I think they could look into that. They seem to be developing a good group of citizens.

"Tiny Bubbles" by Don Ho

You’ll find live music venues throughout Kauai in marketplaces, restaurants, lounges, the beaches and in the island’s fine hotels and resorts. Even some of the social dance clubs have live music. I found the photo on the right and apparently not copyrighted. From traditional and contemporary Hawaiian music to jazz, Kauai’s live music will make the perfect soundtrack for your stay.

"Morning Dew" by Melveen Leed


Duke’s Canoe Club at the Marriott Kauai's Beach Club near Lihue fronts beautiful Kalapaki Beach and features contemporary and traditional Hawaiian music. Depending on the night, you'll hear everything from Hawaiian to rock at the Point in the Sheraton Kauai. For an off-the-beaten-path venue, visit the Hanalei Family Community Center in Hanalei Town, home to regular slack key guitar and ukulele events. And most Kauai luaus feature live Hawaiian music to get you in the mood during your stay in paradise.

Outlook.com completely screwed up

"Warehouse Blues" by Willie K

A social dancer's interest is to keep dancing clearly and directly enjoyable,
You do not even have to believe in yourself or your dance. You just have
to keep yourself open and aware to the urges that motivate you.

Thursday, May 12, 2016

West Oahu, still there.

Yes I have heard not to send your children to schools on the Waianae Coast. Some believe that they are the worst schools in the state. Mind you, they even think that our public school system is like 49th worst in the US. And please don't be fooled (as I was) and think that just because they are in the US that they can't be that bad. So you should also include schools in your researching!

"The way of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants
and murderers, and for a time, they can seem invincible,
but in the end, they always fall. Think of it -- always.”

And watch what the Fat Cats in Honolulu are doing with the Rail Disaster. I don't love the traffic and in many places on this Island of Oahu, there is only one road in and out. And they are always doing road construction, or an accident or something else so that part does get pretty bad. Does it tell you something? But hey, I guess you have to make sacrifices somewhere. He He.

But what does that outburst have to do with dancing? - Not one single,
solitary damn thing.


Most of us are understanding that the "correct" way to dance has been established without any qualifications. This has been followed by the term "Junk" dancer applied to those that did not dance "correctly." And of course this sent even more people outta theah. But the good news is that more dancers are becoming aware of the entire enchilada. Take a look around you and you can see our dancing scene is taking on a nice social attitude.

"Fly Me To The Moon" by Jimmy Borges


What was once a process of sending snail-mail letters to distant friends and communicating with Pen Pals has become a much more visual and therefore a more exciting activity. Twitter and Facebook have led the way. But unfortunately for us on Oahu, it is world wide. And we are interested in our fellow dancers on this island and perhaps the neighbor islands too. A Blog is different?

"Beautiful, Beautiful Hawaii" by Melveen Lecd


The blog as Social Media was invented just for us. It has opened doors to providing a much more interpersonal experience with our fellow dancers no matter where they live and dance in our Hawaiian Islands. Then too, pictures are a great way to express what words often can't. By attaching pictures of friends dancing at a new place your fellow dancers will be able to visually see what your stories can only tell them. It will take us a while to communicate all of this with our fellow dancers but we are not going to stop now.

Monday, May 9, 2016

Ever So Slowly

Extrava Danza and Ritmo Mestizo are having the toughest time to get going. Extrava Danze is zooming into the Live Music action on Oahu. But there are some dancers that suggest that some musicians are not playing music for dancers. They are interested in playing their best music for the hearing pleasure of their "listening" audience and they do have a point. But I will bet there are a hellavah lot more dancers out there than "listeners."

"Music gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind,
flight to the imagination and life to everything else."


When people in general listen to music at home, at work, or traveling, it is usually music that is playing in the background while they do tasks such as work or household chores. This may mean that the people aren't actively listening to the music. Music can be a great, healing relaxer to help them escape from the various stresses of life these days. But of course, to really enjoy good music of any genre and harness these relaxing effects, we must really listen to it.

"Every Part Of Love" by Amy Hanaialii


To really enjoy good music of any genre and harness these relaxing effects, we must really listen to it. Now what happens when you listen to Live Music? The result can be a panoramic expansion of your musical experience, which may be likened to listening in color. Canned music can be perfect and very nice, but Live Music with all its human errors can be the real thing.

 "Moonlight Lady" by Don Ho


You can carry around just about any song you want these days, but that's rarely better than seeing your favorite bands on Oahu live. So you want to make sure you never miss an important show of your favorite on this island and all your friends too. If we can get the bands that you like to get their news into this blog, we got it made in the shade. It is a painless way to keep on top of the performances no one wants to miss.


"Our dancing friends contribute to our personal growth. They also contribute to our personal pleasure, making the music sound sweeter, the wine taste richer, the laughter ring louder because they are there."