Hula takes the stage Thursday night at the 62nd annual Merrie Monarch Festival in Hilo, beginning with the Miss Aloha Hula competition.
As we celebrate artistry and tradition, we thought we'd highlight another group of award-winning dancers competing at the highest levels.
The ballroom dance club at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa recently defended its title at the National Collegiate DanceSport Championships in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
HPR spoke to three members of the dance club. Andrew Lin and Michaella Villanueva are both students at UH. Ravi Narayan is the club's president, coach, and a computer science instructor at UH.
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This interview aired on The Conversation on April 24, 2025. The Conversation airs weekdays at 11 a.m.
