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Newsletter
A Monthly Newsletter Issue 2 - March 2010
1ST TERM 1ST TERM 2nd TERM 3rd TERM 4th TERM 4th TERM
Performance Team We will give Performance Team We will be having This will be our final End of Year
will need to order curriculums out 4 will learn to use workshops to make preparation time for PRODUCTION to
Hawaiian weeks before the end their Hawaiian our new Tahitian our Production. We be held at Logan
Implements before of term and will Implements and will Costumes in this will have mandatory Diggers on
the start of the grade for levels NEED to order their term and will have rehearsals as well as Saturday, 4th of
second term. Order (similar to karate Tahitian Costume another grading for everyone being December 2010!
from Aloha Hula and music training) Supplies by the levels at the end of responsible to sell Page 4
Supply! Page 2 END of the TERM this term tickets!
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HEILANI
POLYNESIAN SCHOOL OF ARTS

. . . . . in the news . . . . .

The school performed at the

Sunshine Coast Waitangi
Day last month!
The performance was great -
even in the hottttttt weather!
Some of the girls were
featured in the Sunshine
Coast Daily paper

Click the link below to view

the article on the newspaper’s
website:
http://
www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au/story/
2010/02/07/kiwis-enjoy-waitangi-day/

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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
sit on a parent’s lap are FREE!
We have already booked and PAID which of the starting three levels
for the room - so this is REALLY
HAPPENING!
We hope you are ALL excited!
---------------------------------------------------------- more you know and can show us
Please use the WEBSITE as a tool to
help you practice and improve at
home. The words, music and videos are CURRICULUM
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
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H E I L A N I I N F O R M A T I O N
GRADING for LEVELS IMPLEMENTS
We will be doing our assessment for If you would like to learn Hawaiian
levels on FRIDAY the 9th of April, implements in Friday’s classes, you
2010. This is the last Friday of the MUST ensure you order them before
the SECOND TERM! You do NOT
Easter School Holidays.
have to order implements, but will
If you are interested in grading, you
be unable to participate in this
must let us know by the end of the
section unless you have your own! If
term, so that we can assure there is
you already own some of the
enough time for each student!
implements, you do NOT need to
You will need to pay $25 on the day purchase those particular items. The
of assessment, which will cover the link and information for ordering is
cost of your appropriate uniform on PAGE 4. You will be ordering
($15 for the top and $10 for the from Aloha Hula Supply in Hawaii.
pareu).
Some girls have been fundraising to
You will be assessed using a point
raise enough money to purchase
system, which will then determine
their implements this term &
Tahitian Costumes by the end of
you will be placed in. Each level will
next term! If you need help thinking
have it’s own color & you will know
of a fundraiser, we are more than
which level you have placed in once
willing to help you with ideas. Also,
your uniform orders are in! The
we will be the first to support you
on your fundraisers. We have
properly, the higher you will most
already had the Williams’ family sell
likely place!
Raro Donuts (YUMMY) and little
Leilani is selling her Heilani
Hawaiian, Tahitian, Samoan, Maori Designer Shoes (VERY COOL)!
• You need to have an overall REMEMBER - this is optional, but
knowledge of your basics in order to participate and perform
• You will need to sing / chant these items - you must have them!
• You will need to show us how
many routines you know TOP ATTENDANCE
• You will be scored on your dance Congratulations to Amarrah Castles
for achieving TOP ATTENDANCE
technique as well as stage
presentation and confidence for the month of
• You must explain the meanings / February 2010!
translations for your routines Amarrah attended
• Be able to show examples of hand ALL classes last
actions to represent particular month and will
words (foreign or english) receive a shell
• You must give us the proper necklace for her
definitions for your basics efforts!
***You don’t have to KNOW
EVERYTHING, but the more you BPAC Competition 2010
know the more If anyone is interested in competing
points you will in the BPAC competition again this
accumulate year, please let us know by the end
towards your of this month! This year, if we do
score! decide to compete, we will perform
Hawaiian numbers that we are
already CONFIDENT in!
Heilani Polynesian School of Arts
 P E R F O R M A N C E S

March Performances
This month we will be visiting our favorite elderly home, Arcare Aged Care in Logan!
They are already excited that we are coming and we love to put a smile on their
beautiful faces!

Harris Fields (where we do our PACE program) are having a huge FREE community
EXPO this month and our PACE students as well as our Heilani students will perform!

ARCARE Aged Care

Date: SATURDAY - March 20th, 2010
Arrival Time: 10am
Performance Time: 11am
Location: 8 Janice St, Slacks Creek Qld 4127
Phone: 1300 Arcare
Fax: (07) 3827 6450

Please bring
EVERYTHING!
Please have hair braided
and bushy for performance

Harris Fields Community EXPO

FRIDAY - March 26th, 2010 (instead of classes)
Times: TBD (The EXPO runs between 2-7pm)
Location: Harris Fields State School, Smith Road, Woodridge
More information to be determined!

This is an EXPO that a large number of community groups in the

Logan area are putting on at Harris Fields State School.
Our PACE Program students will be performing, as well as our
Heilani students!

This is a great FREE event for family and friends to come and
enjoy!

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 H A W A I I A N I M P L E M E N T S

We will be learning how to use Hawaiian Implements on Fridays during the 2nd term. You are NOT
REQUIRED to purchase these implements, but will only learn and perform with implements if you have
your own!
PLEASE KEEP IN MIND that these prices are in U.S. Dollars and do NOT include shipping!

`Uli`uli: Hawaiian feathered rattles;

prices quoted are for the standard red
w/yellow center and
natural w/tapa center.
H1 - Med - $75.00(USD) pair

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`Ili`ili: smooth, lava rock
castanets; 4 stones per set;
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H8 - $10.00(USD) set

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Pu`ili: split bamboo sticks.

H7 - 20"L - $15.00(USD) pair

Ipu: single hand-held calabash gourd.

(size is measured around the gourd's belly)

H4 - Med (25"-27") - $30.00(USD) each

CLICK HERE TO ORDER IMPLEMENTS FROM:
Aloha Hula Supply
Keep in mind this
Phone & Email
is an international
Voice: (808) 847-7600
call to the United
Fax: (808) 847-0677
States
Toll Free: (888) 635-HULA (4852)
info@alohahulasupply.com

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