Small, Medium and Large

Blogs seem to come in three sizes, (my preferential divisions.) There are smallest, Twitter, Facebook, Google Plus and all of them can expand their capabilities to a Medium size blog. Some are very prominent such as Tumblr. The big ones like Blogger and Word Press can handle pages of text and hundreds of photos, even videos.

"Blogs are whatever we make them. Defining 'blog' may be a fool's errand."

Twitter allows writers to post plain text messages to a variety of followers that can be replied to and easily shared with others. It’s high profile in the media and its adoption by millions of people make it a great place to begin if you’re interested in blogging. Most will go quickly into Google Plus or Facebook because there is more room. Which Platform Should You Choose?

"Good Night Irene" by the Weavers

Micro blogging is a great platform if you want to quickly record thoughts, share succinct ideas and create awareness. You can meet an awful lot of people in a short time. Micro blogging offers the advantage of having a much easier audience to engage with, given that the interaction is live and in real time.

Full functioning blogs, on the other hand, allow you to develop and publish your ideas in a much more comprehensive way. You have more opportunity support and expand your ideas with images, video, links to additional sources, etc. Furthermore, content management systems, such as Blogger and WordPress, are now commonly used by website developers to build interactive and engaging websites for small businesses.

"Morning Dew" by Bruddah Iz

Further complicating the equation are hybrid platforms like Tumblr and Posterous. These platforms are capable of publishing full blog articles, yet they are as easy to use and require about the same technical knowledge as a micro blog. In addition, micro blogs themselves, like ‘New Twitter’ (Twitter with additional features), now allow users to attach images and display video right within the update stream, so the lines between blogging platforms and micro blogging platforms are being blurred all the time.

In a nutshell, choose whichever platform that interests you enough to post (and continue to post!) relevant content to your target audience. And make as many attempts as possible to check the effectiveness of each method. Note which platform your target audience is using. This will provide you a hint as to the most effective type of content for this audience.

The Newbies

I was just informed that a lot of people in the Night Clubs are newcomers to the scene. And naturally, many are not sure of what can be danced. Most of us are not experts but we have our opinions which should count for something.  I found an answer on the Internet.

"Ignorance is not bliss -- it's oblivion."

"I don't know if you tube videos would help. You really just need to experience it and try not to worry about what your doing. If you just relax and have fun with it, it will look natural and less awkward. if you still don't know what to do look at the people around you and try out what they are doing. Just remember to be confident. If you can't dance it doesn't matter ... FAKE IT.) It will come with time and lots of partying. Good Luck and I hope you figure it out."

That answer is pretty accurate, that's how "street dancers" are born. But there are very very basic moves that can be enjoyed with the good music. Without moving your feet, just swaying the upper torso is dancing. From there, the next most basic step is the walking step which is simply, left, right, left and so on in time to the music. And this is all solo which you will see in a lot of the younger crowds of dancers.

Now partner dancing has additional requirements. The leader may think he is a great dancer but actually all he has to do is lead and do the basic. The follow will do "da reel teeng." And fortunately most of the ladies are very good followers. They are not all the same which is to be expected but in doing their own thing is where the style of the dance develops. If there are 700 hundred documented steps in Salsa you sure as hell don't want to learn all of them. Who you gonna dance them with?

In a Night Club, the most fun is using the KISS method. Keep It Simple, Stupid.

3rd City? No!

Direct from the Internet.
Leina F.
Honolulu, HI
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Beautiful. - I recently moved here in August 2013 for college, so I live in Honolulu. It was so nice to get away from the city life for a little while. We had to take the bus there, and though the neighborhood seems a little sketchy, it's actually okay. The beach is so perfect! The water is so clear, you can see out the ocean for miles. It's not dirty like you'd expect Oahu beaches to be. There's a lifeguard stand. The beach is a pretty standard size. There are picnic tables, restrooms, and showers. All pretty decent. I love Nanakuli and the countryside.

"Walk With Me Through Paradise" by Melveen Leed.

And I couldn't find anything on the Internet but also at Nanakuli Beach Park, on Sunday, March 29th, they are having an Ohana, praise in the Park from 3 to 6 PM. They are probably going to have a good crowd, any photos would be appreciated for this blog.

D... Discovering New Friends

A... Appreciating Your Talents

N... Never Saying Never

C... Confidence & Compliments

E... Exploring New Heights

"Maui Waltz" by Loyal Garner

Pub's Side Note: Fortunately, I am meeting more people that have good speakers on their computers. With some good speakers you can play music that may sound better than your high class stereos. Or a good set of Earphones. I can give them some of my music on USB.

The New Blog

Surprise, this new made over Moanalua Corridor blog seems to be plodding along very nicely. But of course we have Dream To Dance Studio and Dance Hawaii = Maurice Morita in this sector. As per usual a couple good Two Centers will get it rolling.

"Those who tried and failed are infinitely better than
those who try to do nothing - and succeed."

Wednesday, April 1st, the Big Blowout.
The Dance will have free Valet Parking and free admission. Ten peice band playing all the oldies but goodies. Every one get a free ticket for the Mercedes Benz that will be raffled at half time. There will be Steak and lobster available all evening along with 14 cases of champagne - all free.

It should not be so amazing that the readership of this blog is increasing and that the class of readers is much for the better. These people are interested in dancing not in running down dancers. We also appreciate the well wishers for their thanks and for their kind words but I must inform all of you that most of the credit is increasingly getting more diverse. We also need more comments in the blogs.

"Which Way You Goin' Billy?" by Poppy Family

The newsletter views have been changing into more like Social Media.  This has been from the new blood coming in. I will not live forever so that we must accommodate more people running it and they will just take over very easily. Perhaps we can look forward to independence by the middle of this year. Of course, with independence comes the opportunity to make your own parameters.

"Morning Dew" by Melveen Leed

Pub's Side Note: Be careful with the "publish personal emails" virus on Oahu. If they say we publish personal emails, people believe it and that's it. No need to ask "Where, When, Show me?" Naturally no one says a word. You are guilty and there is no way to prove your innocence. Those are their rules, tough.

The New Blog

Surprise, this new made over Moanalua Corridor blog seems to be plodding along very nicely. But of course we have Dream To Dance Studio and Dance Hawaii = Maurice Morita in this sector. As per usual a couple good Two Centers will get it rolling.

"Those who tried and failed are infinitely better than
those who try to do nothing - and succeed."

Wednesday, April 1st, the Big Blowout.
The Dance will have free Valet Parking and free admission. Ten peice band playing all the oldies but goodies. Every one get a free ticket for the Mercedes Benz that will be raffled at half time. There will be Steak and lobster available all evening along with 14 cases of champagne - all free.

It should not be so amazing that the readership of this blog is increasing and that the class of readers is much for the better. These people are interested in dancing not in running down dancers. We also appreciate the well wishers for their thanks and for their kind words but I must inform all of you that most of the credit is increasingly getting more diverse. We also need more comments in the blogs.

"Which Way You Goin' Billy?" by Poppy Family

The newsletter views have been changing into more like Social Media.  This has been from the new blood coming in. I will not live forever so that we must accommodate more people running it and they will just take over very easily. Perhaps we can look forward to independence by the middle of this year. Of course, with independence comes the opportunity to make your own parameters.

"Morning Dew" by Melveen Leed

Pub's Side Note: Be careful with the "publish personal emails" virus on Oahu. If they say we publish personal emails, people believe it and that's it. No need to ask "Where, When, Show me?" Naturally no one says a word. You are guilty and there is no way to prove your innocence. Those are their rules, tough.

Showing Flickers

Rumba of course has had its difficulties in the basic from the very beginning. In East Honolulul it is no different than anywhere else on Oahu. The slow, quick, quick, square step that Arthur Murray introduce as Rumba is not quite the most natural Latin style. Then when Arthur Murray sued Fred Astaire for using the same basic in his studios, there was hell to pay. He won and Fred Astaire being a dancer changed his basic to quick, quick, slow. The difference remains to this day.

"A joke is a very serious thing." ~ Winston Churchill

There is a marked difference in the International style as well, with a rock step as the quick, quick, which may be more natural Caribbean, followed by a slow. The Cha Cha Cha, has the slow replaced with a Chassé. The dancers is East Honolulu will help to establish a more compatible basic Rumba pattern that can be easily accepted by both men and women in all categories. And it will be a completely social Rumba.

"I'll Remember You" by Don Ho

The Platinum Horseshoe blog seems to be emerging in second place behind Town Dancer blog. Blogging Hawaii and Dancing Nights will be going for third place. The rest are also rans for the moment. As per usual the Two Centers and eventually the Guest Authors will make the difference. And each blog will develop different information and of course a different audience.

I have been getting some club information for the blogs but not enough. The few information contributors that we have do very well but we need more. The total average pageviews per day of all nine blogs is increasing all the time. Slowly but surely, which is the best way. But showing signs of the law of diminishing returns. It is about as far as I can go by myself.

Blogger's Law #41:

All gossip at the Palladium is true. Do not be misled by facts.

Out and about: Found Sunway @ the LBLE Bar!

Used to dance to Sunway @ the now defunct "Pearl." Love Sunway's music. Light, contemporary and very danceable.

Sunway Band

A lot of the places she has performed at over the years didn't allow dance so been jonesing. Saw on her site that she performed @ the LBLE lobby bar Thurs/Fri. in the former Prince Kuhio now a Hilton. I decided to check it out Friday w/Sarah.

We drove up the ramp to the entrance for the $3 for 4 hours valet parking. Walked into the lobby and spied the LBLE bar straight ahead. There was a rug in front of the band and the up front seating but the seating in the back was the smooth tile that covers the lobby.

We took a very comfortable 2 top in the back as the music started. (6-9 PM) I asked our server if dancing was allowed and she said that they love it when people dance. She shared that Thursday there were a bunch of people having a dance party.

Sunway's voice was as amazing as ever and her backup was tight and very danceable even without sequencing. The Bass set a strong tempo owning the 1 and 3 beat which the guitar riffs and strumming complimented completing the music.

We ordered and then got up and did it by our table. The tile is fast so moving was effortless. The three hours flew by and too soon it was over. definitely keeping Sunway on our dance card.

Here is a link I found to their entertainment calendar.

http://www.mac247waikiki.com/spirits/lobby-bar/

R

Blogging

In the last century, the content producing world split into two factions: Blogging and Micro Blogging.
People chose to either produce media rich content with full posts and unrestricted word counts such as our blogs, or quick messages that captured an idea succinctly such as Twitter.

"To those who retain their zest, old age has much to offer.

From them the world has much to gain."

Full text blogging had grown from a very small number of people who started out publishing different kinds of Web Logs that resembled descriptive journals of their daily activities. The Web Logs, or “Blogs”, were typically written in basic html and produced on stand alone pages. As general information many were usually updated quarterly or semi annually which is the way it is done by Web sites in present day Oahu.

"Cold, Cold Heart" by Tony Bennett

Thankfully, programmers and developers have now built us content management systems that all but automate the publishing process, making blogging accessible to the general public. Since then, the market for all blogging platforms has become pretty crowded, muddying the distinction between full text blogs and micro blogs.

There are many people that may be accustomed to Twitter which has a limit of 140 letters or many of the others that insist on small amounts of text and small graphics. The users of those micros are perfect to be our Information Contributors. We get some beautiful contributions of information and graphics, that are 90% complete and all we have to do is copy and give credit to the proper parties. Many are short and we merely incorporate the data with other information that we are sharing with our readers.

"Beautiful Kauai" by Don Ho

The rise of micro blogs at the end of the last century came about as influential personalities began publishing their musings online, generating thousands of followers who themselves became content contributors. In our blogs, we don't have "influential personalities" that great. But with a few regular Information Contributors our blogs generate synergism and create more hits than the contributors by themselves.

This blog remains on top simply because it is not tied down with SOS (same old shit.) Three Guest Authors a half dozen Information Contributor do very well. The same can be done with the other blogs. All we have to do is furnish the information and the readers will be there. And the more different and unique it is, the better.

"Sh-Boom, Life Could Be A Dream" by Crew Cuts

Those of you that have the information and/or photos to share can pick the blog of their choice and it will be posted. You do good for yourself, the reader/dancers, your friends, relatives, neighbors and for the Blog too. You may use a pen name if you wish. "Anonymous" or da kine, not good. You can check out Richie Fun in the Dancing Nights blog for a terrifically good example.

Zion Ipuka

We have an awful lot of good people on this coast and this group is a good example. Their hour is about from 5 to 6 on Tuesdays but a lot of people are here before that time. Nice crowd and we even had a couple people from Nanaikiola Senior Apartments drop in.

Psalms 30:11: "Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing:

thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness."

Nice People, Looking Good

"The memory that most people take pictures of sometimes in computers,
with just the memory of your mind between the two. The most felt
part  of your memory is what holds in your heart."

Amen - Andrew Kaawa

This is getting to be nice social occasion.

Social Media is our goal for our blogs and we have a ways to go. The commentators come first, the ones that wish to comment on a blog, good or bad. Then come the Information Contributors (Two Centers) which can email info or photos to any blog of their choice.

"Walk With Me Through Paradise" by Melveen Leed.

Then Guest Authors will take some thinking. As Guest Author they can get in the blog (with the password for Blogger) write what they wish, post the photos that they wish and get out without ever asking anyone permission. In effect a blog of their own within the blog.

To our reader and dancers, please consider yourselves, now and henceforth, and no matter what anyone ever asks of you, free to do any thing you want as long as it doesn't hurt someone else unnecessarily.

Dance Hawaii

Apparent reorganization coming up but they will ultimately prevail. They have many good people in the group. Receive some news from Maurice and I recap some of it here.

WEEK OF MARCH 16TH, 2015 TO MARCH 22ND, 2015

MAURICE T MORITA, PRESIDENT

CELL PHONE #: 808-225-0326

EMAIL ADDRESS: mauricetmorita@gmail.com

WEBSITE: dancehawaiiinc.com

MAILING ADDRESS: 808 AHUA ST. #82, HONOLULU, HI. 96819

JOIN THE UNITED VISAYAN COMMITTEE OF HAWAII

COST: $63.00 PER YEAR / $31.00 INITIATION FEE(ONE TIME PAYMENT)

BENEFIT: ATTEND MONDAY & WEDNESDAY NIGHTS FREE

SEE MAURICE MORITA FOR MORE INFORMATION

This was capitalize and centered according to Maurice.

There were additional interesting facts. He also listed the 2nd Quarter Dance Classes that will begin on the first week of May to June. There will be no dance classes in April and they will be moving the Waipahu Visayan Hall dance classes from Wednesday to Thursday nights in May and June.

Cris & Vicky Visoria will be back on April 30th and will teach intermediate dance steps on Monday nights at the UVC Hall. Sally Forges along with Hector & Ping Centeno, Amor Cabanit, will teach a beginner dance steps on Thursday night at the UVH Hall. If you are a beginner dancer, its better to attend the Thursday night dance class.

 
Pubs Side Note: So Rome was not built in a day. I will continue to try to help wherever I can. However, there may be some who think I am receiving too much from their "good looks, talent, fame and good fortune." It is their decision and I will respect. Meanwhile, I have to find those I can help and I do not have too much time. I have work to do and I must be on my way. Good luck to all.

Dance Hawaii

Apparent reorganization coming up but they will ultimately prevail. They have many good people in the group. Receive some news from Maurice and I recap some of it here.

WEEK OF MARCH 16TH, 2015 TO MARCH 22ND, 2015

MAURICE T MORITA, PRESIDENT

CELL PHONE #: 808-225-0326

EMAIL ADDRESS: mauricetmorita@gmail.com

WEBSITE: dancehawaiiinc.com

MAILING ADDRESS: 808 AHUA ST. #82, HONOLULU, HI. 96819

JOIN THE UNITED VISAYAN COMMITTEE OF HAWAII

COST: $63.00 PER YEAR / $31.00 INITIATION FEE(ONE TIME PAYMENT)

BENEFIT: ATTEND MONDAY & WEDNESDAY NIGHTS FREE

SEE MAURICE MORITA FOR MORE INFORMATION

This was capitalize and centered according to Maurice.

There were additional interesting facts. He also listed the 2nd Quarter Dance Classes that will begin on the first week of May to June. There will be no dance classes in April and they will be moving the Waipahu Visayan Hall dance classes from Wednesday to Thursday nights in May and June.

Cris & Vicky Visoria will be back on April 30th and will teach intermediate dance steps on Monday nights at the UVC Hall. Sally Forges along with Hector & Ping Centeno, Amor Cabanit, will teach a beginner dance steps on Thursday night at the UVH Hall. If you are a beginner dancer, its better to attend the Thursday night dance class.

 
Pubs Side Note: So Rome was not built in a day. I will continue to try to help wherever I can. However, there may be some who think I am receiving too much from their "good looks, talent, fame and good fortune." It is their decision and I will respect. Meanwhile, I have to find those I can help and I do not have too much time. I have work to do and I must be on my way. Good luck to all.

Dancing Anyone?

Yes, I have been told, "Nobody dances in East Honolulu." However I have found a few whispers here and there. They seem to be divided about the same as in West Honolulu and I always try the three way method. Here the results are the "musics" the "combos" and the "dancers."

"There's music in the sighing of a reed;

There's music in the gushing of a rill;
There's music in all things, if people had ears:

Their earth is but an echo of the spheres."

The "Musics" are those that love music and cannot exist in the world without music. They wake up in the morning and insert their ears. They take them off again when they knock off for sleep. I have heard there are players that can be used in the shower. Anyway they are thoroughly saturated with music.

 "N Dis Life" by Bruddah Iz

The "Combos" are most of us, that love music but we have other things to do that are just as important. If we do use earphones there is a remarkable effort to withhold movement to the music. They all feel it. But there comes a time when they will attend their social dance club, district park, community center and even night clubs. There they can hear their favorite music and move and enjoy according to their wishes. They can have a rollicking good time.

Night clubs are the best for individualism. They can be playing a jazzy cha cha cha and most of us will Cha. If there is couple dancing swing, who cares? We are all smiling and enjoying the movement to the beautiful music. The judges? They went that way.

Then we have the "Dancers." These people really take pains to dance correctly and with reason. Most do very well and the higher their elevation of dancing the harder they will be judged. Twenty years ago, the created the term, "Junk Dancers" which was applied to most of us. Most of them will be International Style dancers and of course, a few Exhibition Dancers - the absolute tops.

"Hanohano Molokai" by Melveen Leed

Pub's Side Note: I cannot do what one person tells me to do. But I can certainly hear what many of you say and then I must move accordingly. And yes, they tell me that in East Honolulu, there is no place to dance.

Making Contact.

This blog is making some contact in the island of Oahu and beyond. We just have to go slow in conveying what we need. And first we need people to make comments in the comments section at the end of each blog. Their honest opinion is important for everyone in social media such as ours.

 "Our goal is not to live forever. It may be to create something that will."

Rey and Rachel by one of the best photographers.

From there it is relatively easy to become a regular information contributor and it is always whenever they wish.  They can just email the information and/or photos. to the preferred blog.  It will be very welcomed by all our reader/dancers and the hits will go through the roof just naturally.

There is room for  a new dance club somewhere. Perhaps one willing to beat the bushes for new dancers and share news, photos and whatever with their friends, relatives, neighbors and fellow dancers in our blogs.

"Hawaii Today" by Loyal Garner

Of course, as per usual, those that wish to be excluded should be respected and they will be excluded. Meanwhile our search continues for new contributors of information and the reader/dancers and that is the name of our game.

As for Night Club action, Waikiki still leads the pack in Hawaii. A wide variety of people -- including the young waifish models, drunks, salsa dancers, amateur architecture critics, hip hoppers, distinguished seniors, you got them all. This popular neighborhood proves that Honolulu is more like two cities -- a family-friendly vacation when the sun is shining and a super-chic hotspot once the evening arrives all of it with big city traffic.

Credit Cards are easy to use at the high-end stores, schmooze at the cutting-edge fusion restaurants, dance at the energetic nightclubs and relax poolside at the Deluxe hotels. For a little less pretense you can have a good time in town and the Ala Moana Mall, chow-down at any low-key joint and toss back a (decidedly cheaper) cocktail at a lower key watering hole.

"I'll Remember You" by Don Ho

But due to the Rail Disaster, the action is moving to the Far West, all the way up from Kalealoa Airport, Kalealoa Harber and to the Waianae Coast. The West is coming to life and Second City will arise and make their own decisions.

Not Losing Hope

The devastation of this sector by the Rail Disaster continues. The Property Taxes are going sky high to pay for the cost over runs on the Rail Mess which get worse every day. The minimum wage for carpenters and electricians is going up, naturally. Millions and millions of dollars in profits for the Fat Cats.

"To err is human . . . to blame your computer for your mistakes

is even more human, it is downright natural.

Still, we can all hope to do the best we can under these trying circumstances. There is one good studio in the area and room for a couple dance clubs if they can find a place to dance. Street dancing doesn't work that easily anymore. Does anyone do any dancing in malls?

"Honolulu Blue and Green" by Melveen Leed

There will be few changes in the Western blogs of Sea Country and the Platinum Horseshoe. The monthly prizes based on the Dow Jones numbers will be offered to anyone but they will appear only in the Sea Country blog. And we understand that our readers have a difficult time understanding "free" in our blogs. We are not the Internet type scam.

There are quite a few small Night Clubs in this sector. And a night club is made when a dance floor is installed in a Bar or Cocktail Lounge. The only distinction that dancers can make is the size of the dance floor. A ten by ten is not it. But Rome was not built in a day, let us be patient.

"Dancing is the World’s Second Most Popular Indoor Sport"