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Newsletter
A Monthly Newsletter Issue 4 - May 2010

Click here to view PHOTOS

Great job to those that performed at the CAOS Youth Week Event last month! We got some
pictures in the paper and even little Antonia made it right onto the front page!
Click here to VIEW a performance VIDEO CLIP

This month we will be performing at MacGregor State School’s MAYFEST as well as

Runcorn Heights State School’s HARMONY DAY!
We will continue learning our Samoan Entrance and will start our Maori section!
We will spend this month practicing for BPAC and will hold extra practices for this!
We will also continue learning our Hawaiian Implement routines on Fridays.
Make sure to order your Tahitian Costume supplies (optional) before the end of this term!
Heilani Polynesian School of Arts
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END OF YEAR PRODUCTION
CONFIRMED for . . . . .
Saturday DECEMBER 4th 2010
Logan Diggers - Crystal Palace
Room
http://www.logandiggers.com.au/
crystal_palace.html
We have the hall from 5pm - 12am
and the show will most likely be
around 7pm
Tickets will be on sale for $10 each
and each performer will be
required to sell a minimum of 10
tickets! Children under 2yrs - who just line dance Polynesian style and
sit on a parent’s lap are FREE!
We have already booked and PAID welcome to stay if parents are doing
for the room - so this is REALLY
HAPPENING!
We hope you are ALL excited!
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Please use the WEBSITE as a tool to
help you practice and improve at
home. The words, music and videos
are on the DANCE CLASS page of the
Website & YouTube!
New web address:
www.polynesiandanceschool.com
as well as
www.heilani.com
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Lot 7 Jacaranda Avenue
Logan Central, QLD 4114
Phone: (07) 3442 1700
Fax: (07) 3808 7834
Mobile: (04) 1476 8593
Website: www.heilani.com
Email: info@heilani.com
Videos: http://au.youtube.com/
user/heilaniproductions
Heilani Polynesian School of Arts
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Tuesday night classes have
changed this 2nd term as follows: term! We will start to learn our
6-7pm:
Boys & Girls Kids (Keiki) Classes of Year Production. Make sure to
Much more fun for the kids and their bring all of your implements to
short attention spans!
7-8pm:
Polynesian Aerobics Classes
Polynesian done ZUMBA style
where we don’t focus on basics, we
get a great workout! Kids are
this class!
A N I I N F O R M A T I O N
Changes for Tuesday Hawaiian Implements
We will continue learning how to
Night Class
use our Hawaiian Implements in
Performance Team classes this
Implement routines for the End
class as well as any pois you
have. We will be working on
more Maori & Samoan this term!
Tahitian Costumes
We have changed the color for
our Tahitian Costumes from
Orange to Ilima (gold) due to an
ingredient in the dye being
unavailable from the suppliers, to
get the right shade of orange. If
you are going to make a Tahitian
Costume in the 3rd term you
must PAY $150 to us as soon as
possible and order your supplies Heilani in Famous
from Aloha Hula Supply before
Hawaiian Calendar
the end of this 2nd term!
Last June (2009) we were
SEE PAGE SIX (6) FOR MORE
contacted by a photographer
INFORMATION!
(Himani) who lives between
Hawaii and Australia. She
wanted to get some photos of
TOP ATTENDANCE Hawaiian looking people with
Congratulations to T’rine for long hair in traditional costumes,
achieving TOP ATTENDANCE in hopes of being placed in the
for the month of March 2010! very famous Island Heritage 2011
calendar! We are pleased to say
T’rine attended 6 of
that our photos made it in!
9 classes last month
We have ordered a limited
and will receive a
supply of calendars and they are
flower hair pick for
available for purchase from us for
her efforts!
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Please use the WEBSITE as a tool to
help you practice and improve at
home. The words, music and videos
are on the DANCE CLASS page of the
Website & YouTube!
New web address:
www.polynesiandanceschool.com
as well as
www.heilani.com
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Lot 7 Jacaranda Avenue
Logan Central, QLD 4114
Phone: (07) 3442 1700
Fax: (07) 3808 7834
Mobile: (04) 1476 8593
Website: www.heilani.com
Email: info@heilani.com
Videos: http://au.youtube.com/
user/heilaniproductions
I L A N I I N F O R
Practice Videos
For the next two weeks we will
have a video of White Sandy
Beach up for practice! This is
your homework to practice this
number on your own at home.
Then we want to see
improvement at class! After two
weeks we will take the video
down and replace it with another
one we feel you need to practice! Practices for BPAC will start this
To view White Sandy Beach
CLICK HERE
Performance Videos
We have finally updated the
performance videos from
November last year! If you would have already told them that we
like to have a look:
CLICK HERE
May Curriculum
This 2nd term we will focus more
on culture & technique. The
grading for levels in the 3rd term
will be much more detailed and
focused on your complete
knowledge of each culture. You
will need to know translations,
meanings, hidden meanings, oli,
and know what actions are
appropriate for certain words/
songs. We will also rate you on
your technique - so you need to
have your body parts in the right
place and look comfortable and
confident when dancing!
BPAC Competition 2010
If you would like to join the
BPAC competition this June
(Queen’s Birthday Weekend)
there are only 3 SPOTS LEFT!
We currently we have: Amarrah,
M A T I O N
Leilani, Masako, Jacquie, Tailah,
Carmelle, Raquelle, T’rine,
Elaine, Kyrie, Kekoolani, Eden,
Felicity, Fritsene, Florida, Naylee
and Arianna signed up! If you
would like to compete, please
Pay Your $7 To Us ASAP, to
ensure your spot!
BPAC Practices
month (MAY). We will hold extra
rehearsals after class on Friday
nights to go over choreography!
We will stay after class from
approximately 8 - 9pm!
We are still yet to hear what exact
day we are competing on, but we
are unable to compete on Sunday!
Teams
Congratulations to those who
chose to grade in the FIRST
TERM! We have a White, Red
and Black Team. Your uniforms
are in and you will receive them
this first week of May! We expect
you to wear your appropriate
uniform to EVERY CLASS! We
will give more responsibilities to
students in these teams this term!
Next term we will grade again,
but it will be much more detailed
with regards to practical and
theory, so please work hard to
achieve your best result! The
level you achieve will determine
what numbers you perform at the
End of Year Production!

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May Performances

MacGregor MAYFEST

Date: Saturday (8th May 2010)

Arrival Time: 4:30pm

Performance Time: 5:30pm

Location: MacGregor Primary

370 McCullough Street, MacGregor
4109

Please Bring:
All Costumes
Please have hair braided, bushy &
brushed nicely as we will wear our
hair down!

http://www.macgregorprimary.qld.edu.au/

Runcorn Heights
HARMONY DAY

Date: Friday (28th May 2010)

Arrival Time: TBD

Performance Time: TBD
***Between 6-7pm***

Location: Runcorn Heights SS

200 Nemies Road, Runcorn 4113 Please Bring: All Costumes
Please have hair braided, bushy & brushed
http://runcheigss.eq.edu.au/wcmss/ nicely as we will wear our hair down!

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 T A H I T I A N C O S T U M E S
VERY IMPORTANT! Due to Aloha Hula Supply being unable to get the shade of orange dye that we
require for the Tahitian Costumes, we have decided to CHANGE colors to Ilima (GOLD).
You need to get your orders in quick as they tend to sell out of stock at this time of year due to the
Tahitian Dance Competitions (HEIVA) in Tahiti! Please order ONE of each of the following items!
If you are shorter than 5 feet tall or are under the age of 12 --- you DO NOT need to order the T1 long
skirt --- instead you will need to order TWO (2) of the T4 skirt fringe!
T1 Tahitian Skirt: undecorated, authentic bark skirt;

Approx. 38'W x 38" ($45.00 ea) Ilima (GOLD) --- ORDER only if taller than 5 FEET or over 12 years old!
T2 Hand Tassels (II): made from the same bark material as the skirt and the same colors;

Med - 13"L [$13.00 pr] Ilima (GOLD)

T4 Skirt Fringe: a short skirt used for making ceremonial head dresses, capes, layered skirts, etc.; colors are the same as T1

Approx. 38"W x 20"L {$22.00 ea} Ilima (GOLD) --- TWO (2) for people under 5 feet tall or under 12 years old!

AS SOON AS POSSIBLE you will need to PAY $150 (one hundred fifty dollars) to us!
This amount will include:
• A Full Tahitian Headpiece with shells, short feathers and long feathers (which we will make for you)
• All shells for your Tahitian Hip Band as well as your Neck Piece
• All long feathers for your Tahitian Hip Band as well as short feathers for your Neck Piece
• All fabric for covering your bra (you must provide bra), head piece, hip band, skirt band & neck piece
• All supplies for the Costume Making workshop (long needles, nylon, scissors, velcro, etc.....)
• Canvas for your belts and neck pieces
• We will also have your hip belts pre-covered with fabric and velcro
WE DECIDED THAT THE CHEAPEST WAY TO GET ALL THE SUPPLIES FOR YOUR TAHITIAN
COSTUMES AND GET THEM MADE WAS FOR US TO MAKE YOUR HEADPIECES FOR YOU (at no
extra cost) AND SUPPLY EVERYTHING (other than skirt, fringe and hand tassels) FOR YOUR COSTUME
MAKING WORKSHOP! We didn’t want you to have to pay $250 just for a headpiece and still have to
purchase the rest of your supplies ... so we decided to make your headpieces and provide EVERYTHING
you will need (other than skirting) , as well as TEACH you how to make your costume! This will be a
GREAT learning experience for everyone --- and hopefully the girls will take good care of their costumes
because they will actually UNDERSTAND the effort that goes into making them!

Here is an EXAMPLE of a beautiful Ilima

(GOLD) Tahitian Costume
Mother of Pearl Shells Rooster Tail Feathers Ours will be different, but you can get an idea
of how beautiful the costume will be. Ilima
(gold) is a mix between yellow and orange!

Ilima is also a Traditional Tahitian Color, but

it is also very noticeable and eye-catching ...
Rooster Saddles and we LIKE TO STAND OUT!
Heilani Polynesian School of Arts