Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 7, Number 2, 1 February 1990 — Island Dance Festival features Olana halau [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

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Island Dance Festival features Olana halau

The fourth Island Dance Festival is being held now through June with dancers known throughout the world. Under the leadership of Betty Jones and Fritz Luden, of the Honolulu-based company "Dances We Dance," the festival will feature hula kahiko (ancient hula) and hula auana (modern hula) and dances of neighboring countries on the Pacific Rim. Also featured will be dancers from south and southeast Asia, Korea and the U.S. mainland. Scotland will be represented on a double bill with the Hawai'i State Ballet. There will be over 600 dancers participating in the series of dance concerts. All concerts will b p held at the Mamiya Theatre, St. Louis/Chaminade campus. The schedule of dance presentation includes: Dances of Java and India on Feb. 3 at 8 p.m. Halla Pai Huhm Korean Dance Studio on Feb. 10 at 8 p.m. and on Feb. 11 at 3 p.m. Halau Hula Olana on Feb. 16 at 8 p.m. and Feb. 17 at 5 p.m. Hawai'i State Ballet and Royal Scottish Country Dance Society on March 10 at 8 p.m. Dances We Dance Company on Apnl 6 and April 7 at 8 p.m. Pearl of the Orient Performing Artists on May 11 and May 12 both at 8 p.m. Neilson-Lowe-Hancock Dance Trio on June 2 at 8 p.m. Halau Mohala Ilima on June 9 at 8 p.m. and June 10 at 3 p.m. Passages'Choreographers Showcase on June 15 and June 16 both at 8 p.m. Halau Hula O Mililani on June 30 at 8 p.m. Advance tickets, subscriptions or information are available by calling 537-2152 or by writing to Dances We Dance, 939 McCully St., Honolulu, Hawai'i, 96826.

Kumu Hula Olana and Howard Ai, with their award-winning halau dancers will perform in a concert of hula kahiko and auana (ancient and modern hula) in the fourth annual lsland Dance Festival presented by Dances We

Dance on Friday, Feb. 16 at 8 p.m. and Saturday, Feb. 17 at 5 p.m., Mamiya Theatre, St. Louis/Chaminade campus. For tickets or information eall 537-2152.