Emerald Coast Belly Dance presents:
Hula & Tahitian Workshop
with Denise of Sunset Hula
April 1-2, 2023
                                                                          





​Saturday April 1:
Hula Basics and Hula Arms:  10AM – 12PM
Learn the graceful movements that tell a story!  Learn the basics, and how to go beyond just learning the steps by how to separate upper and lower body and move them at different speeds.  Learn what the arm movements mean and how to select what you are dancing to with respect for the culture.  
(Lunch Break 12PM - 1PM: Bring your own lunch, or restaurants nearby)
Hula Choreographies for Luaus:  1PM – 3PM
Learn 2-3 beginner level choreographies that you can dance or teach at Luaus.  
 
Sunday April 2:
Hula Choreography:  1PM-2:30PM
Learn a more intermediate Hula (with modifications for beginners) for performance as a soloist or with a troupe. 
Tahitian Basics and the Ote’:  2:30PM – 4PM
Introduction to Tahitian and Skill development using both Drum and Modern Tahitian Hits. 

Workshop Location: 
​The Gordon Community Art Center 
306 N De Villiers St, Pensacola, FL 32501
Parking located on the side of the building, there is street parking, and there is additional free parking in a public lot around the corner.

PAYMENT AND FEE INFORMATION:
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EARLY BIRD PRICING (through 3/22/2023):  $125
REGULAR PRICING (3/23/2023 - 4/1/2023):  $150
*STUDIO SPACE LIMITED; ONLY PREREGISTRATIONS ACCEPTED*
***If you are a Patron of Belly Dance with Gina (you have a membership to my Patreon on-demand videos), please contact me to receive your special discount:  770-361-7341 or glwnolan@gmail.com
*NO REFUNDS*

About Denise ‘Kenike’ Hatch: 
Like so many dancers, Denise got her start in Ballet, and then rediscovered dance in the late 90’s after watching a Bellydancer at a Renaissance fair.  Shortly after, she started her study of Bellydance in Denver,Colorado with Sadie Marquardt.  She was introduced to Polynesian culture in Denver, Colorado early in the 2000’s, and it quickly became a passion.  She dedicated herself to the study and was invited to dance with Kalama Polynesian dancers, Polynesian Fia Fia, along with the Hula worship group Instruments of Praise.    
After moving to the Florida Panhandle, she missed the dance culture, but wasn’t able to find any Polynesian groups within a 2 hour drive, so she decided to start her own.  Sunset Hula was born in 2021.  Her studio is based in St. Joe Beach, Gulf County FL, with stunning Sunsets daily that inspire the true spirit of Aloha.  She hopes to introduce Hawaiian dance to our Panhandle community, and offers public and private classes, event entertainment and costume/lei making opportunities.  Classes typically focus on learning Hawaiian, Tahitian, and Samoan choreography, and she includes dance drills to build good dance form and muscle memory.  She selects mostly Hawaiian language mele’s, but does include some English ‘Hapa Haole' classics that we have grown to love over the years, such as Pearly Shells, Hukilau, and Little Grass Shack.  She is also available to teach or perform Worship Hula, where music ranges from Christian Pop to Hawaiian artists.   
Denise is no stranger to teaching and has spent a large part of her life in leadership and training roles, from a wild variety of fields ranging from computer programming, to water aerobics and international tour directing.  Still a student of dance, Denise studies many forms of dance and continues her education with research, as well as attending dance workshops every year.   
While all dance allows the freedom to express yourself, she will quickly tell you that it is Hula that feeds her soul!
www.sunsethula.com​

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