Dance

Adaptations Dance Theater Artistic Director Hallie Hunt spoke with HPR’s Lillian Tsang about creating career opportunities for both local and returning artists through apprenticeships and residency programs like “Bring it Home.”

Courtney Schenberger is a principal with the Carolina Ballet who recently returned home to take part in an intensive workshop with Ballet Hawaii, where she started dancing as a young ballerina.

Kaila Chung’s love for hula started with the desire to learn one dance for an event. After nearly 11 years dancing hula, Chung is now the director of her own hui in Louisville. HPR contributor Betsy Brown has more.

The UH Cancer Center is home to Nā Wahine Hula ʻAkala — a halau composed of breast cancer survivors. It was to be part of a pilot study measuring the benefits of hula for cancer survivors. More than a decade later, dozens of women have taken part in the halau.

Mele Look of the Department of Native Hawaiian Health at the UH John A. Burns School of Medicine discussed her research into the connection between hula and health.

The ballroom dance club at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa recently defended its national title at the National Collegiate DanceSport Championships in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Conversation spoke to three members of the club.

Iona Contemporary Dance Theatre will showcase its performance Dancing for Peace to mark World Peace Day. Two shows will be held daily on Sept. 20 and 21.

The studio's upcoming performance takes place Sept. 15, with two shows at 12:30 p.m. and 4 p.m. at the Palikū Theatre in Kāneohe.

Who ever said August was too early to plan Halloween? Tony Meredith of the Aloha Ballroom Company is already working on a spooky treat. The champion dancer and choreographer is planning a flash mob on Oʻahu to the tune of Michael Jackson’s iconic hit "Thriller."

The operator of a lūʻau in a residential area of Honolulu said he plans to continue his business despite city officials ordering him to stop. At the end of February, the Honolulu Department of Planning and Permitting gave Karl Veto Baker until March 30 to correct the violation. Baker said he created the lūʻau to bring back representation of Hawaiian culture. HPR's Cassie Ordonio has more.