LeiNani

I learned to twirl a SAMOAN FIRE KNIFE by the WINNER of the last 2 years World Fire Knife competition at the Polynesian Cultural Center(PCC)in Hawai'i. He even made me my own Fire Knife. ****** I was honored to dance a Hula to Danny Couch's huge hit mele, which Hawaii's Board of Tourism uses as their mele "song" to promote Hawai'i, "These Islands" at his Authentic and Awesome Luau show "Origins" in Kona, Hawai'i. I could not believe that I was actually performing my favorite Hula that was choreographed by my Kumu for my favorite Hawaiian mele, "These Islands" while being sung LIVE by Danny Couch, who wrote and sings this most beautiful mele about the beauty and spirit of Hawai..i. I STILL cannot believe I was on stage performing with Danny Couch!!! ******************* "Hula is the language of the heart, therefore the heartbeat of the Hawaiian people" ~ King David Kalakaua.****** "What are the first steps in hula?" "The first two steps in hula are the steps you take with your own two feet--the steps you take to come to learn hula." ~ Kumu Hula Mark Keali'i Ho'omalu****** "We study hula to tell our story. We tell our story to enlighten our souls. We enlighten our souls to enrich our lives." ~ Olana A..i..