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15 MAY 2009
Heilani Newsletter • Lot 7 Jacaranda Ave • Logan, QLD 4114 • 0414 768 593
HALAU MASCOTS
Ka’iulani Tagata - 3yrsLeitualole Tagata - 8monthsHeilani Tahiata - 7months
PERFORMANCE TEAMUpcoming Dates
Logan Ethnic AwardsTUE
19th May 2009
Logan Entertainment Centre
7pm
Eagleby Youth FestivalSAT
23rd May 2009
Bishop Street Park Eagleby
10 - 2 pm
Career Keys MayfestSAT
30th May 2009
More info. TBA?????
 
HAPPY MOTHERS DAY
A Big Mahalo (Thank You) to all you Motherssupporting your children as well as Heilani PolynesianSchool of Arts - we are eternally grateful for all that you do!
HOLIDAY
Thank you to all of you for your support for the month of April. Lelani and Heilani wereaway for 5 weeks to Hawaii for grandpa’s 50th birthday. Wai, Lani & Leia were away for 2weeks to New Zealand for grandpa’s 60th birthday. Heimana was away for 1 week to NewZealand to check on his dad (who has dementia). Fati was by himself teaching class for aweek of the month --- AND WE WOULD LIKE TO GIVE A BIG MAHALO TO HIMFOR DOING SUCH A GREAT JOB!
COMPETITION
 
Competition time is soon approaching! We are very excited to have the pleasure of being invited to COMPETE in the Brisbane Performing Arts Challenge, at the LoganEntertainment Centre. We are pleased to announce that there will be NINE (9) other groupscompeting in our category (Cultural / Ethnic)! SO GIRLS --- dedication and drive is the keyfor the next couple of weeks! We need to show mainstream dancers that we can be just asgood, even in a different genre!
Entries have closed, but we have purchased a few extra spots. We encourageanyone who still feels the desire to compete to pay their $11 to us ASAP. Firstcome, first serve! It is MANDATORY to come to practices on FRIDAYS, as we arefinalizing lineups and choreography! Let us know if you can’t make it!
 
15 MAY 2009
Heilani Newsletter • Lot 7 Jacaranda Ave • Logan, QLD 4114 • 0414 768 593
Heilani
Polynesian School of Arts---------------------------
 
Lot 7 Jacaranda AvenueLogan Central, QLD4114Phone: (07) 3442 1700Fax: (07) 3808 7834Mobile: (04) 1476 8593Website: www.heilani.comEmail:info@heilani.comVideos: http:// au.youtube.com/user/ heilaniproductions
 ----------------------------------------------------------Please use the WEBSITE asa tool to help you practiceand improve at home. Thewords, music and videosare on the DANCE CLASSpage of the website!
PASIFIKA PERFORMANCE
Deception Bay Pasifika Festival was held on Monday the 4th of May 2009. The “Laughing withSamoans” comedy team headlined the day! The girls did an excellent job performing and we havebeen receiving great feedback from the many people who were there that day! We will post the videoon the website soon!
FAMILY RATES
Don’t forget that we have special rates available for families of 2 or more!See instructors for more information!
CURRICULUM
 We have finished our Hawaiian ‘Oli “E Pele E Pele” and are now working on our Kahiko “Aia Lao Pele”. We have completed the actions to the 2nd verse and the words to the 3rd verse. Make sure tohave the words to the 3rd verse MEMORIZED as we will only learn the actions to the 3rd verse, oncethe majority of you have done so. PLEASE USE THE CLASS page on the HEILANI WEBSITE asa tool to practice (the words and music are both on there). We have also learned two new TahitianOte’as which will be included in the BPAC competition.
PERFORMANCE TEAM
 We have three performances coming up for the rest of this month, before BPAC in June. We willbe using these performances as rehearsals for the competition. We will be performing the TahitianProgram this Tuesday at the Ethnic Awards at Logan Entertainment Centre. This will be thePERFECT opportunity for us to figure out our staging for the competition (as it will be on the samestage). If you are performing for any of the events this month, please let us know and don’t forget tobring EVERYTHING:
Black boob tube(all girls doing Tahitian) 
Yellow Pareu(all girls doing Tahitian) 
2008 Christmas Costume(younger girls doing Hawaiian) 
Blue & Pink Muumuus(older girls doing Hawaiian) 
2008 Red Christmas Dresses(older girls doing Hawaiian)
Hairbrush(all girls)
Hair Ties(all girls)***Everything else will be provided***Please have your hair clean and brushed***19th (Ethnic Awards) - MEET @ 6pm - Hawaiian Medley into BPAC Tahitian Section(15min.)23rd (Youth Festival) - MEET@ 10am - 11am Performance & 2pm Performance(20min. each) 30th (Mayfest) - More information to be announced at classes!(15-20min.)
 
HALAU6 - 8pmHALAU6 - 8pmCOMPETITIONPerformance Team6 - 8pmHALAU6 - 8pmHALAU6 - 8pmCOMPETITIONPerformance Team6 - 8pmEthnic AwardsLogan Entertain. Centre7 pm NO HALAUHALAU6 - 8pmCOMPETITIONPerformance Team6 - 8pm Youth FestivalBishop Street Park Eagleby 10 am - 2 pmHALAU6 - 8pmHALAU6 - 8pm
 Wai & Fati’s4th Wedding Anniversar
COMPETITIONPerformance Team6 - 8pmCareer Keys MayfestMore Info TBA ?????
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15 MAY 2009
Heilani Newsletter • Lot 7 Jacaranda Ave • Logan, QLD 4114 • 0414 768 593
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