ACADEMY DANCE NEWS - Latin and Ballroom Dancing on Maui

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IN PASSING … REMEMBERING AN
<strong>ACADEMY</strong> <strong>DANCE</strong>R
The Aloha <strong>Ballroom</strong> Dance
Academy bids a sad farewell to James
Nakagawa, a lover of dance who was
always available to help <strong>and</strong> who enjoyed
our social dances tremendously. James
passed away in early February <strong>and</strong> will be
missed by many! We hope that James
enjoys many dances in heaven with the
other angels who have blessed our lives.
UPCOMING <strong>ACADEMY</strong> EVENTS
“LOVE IS IN THE AIR “VALENTINE’S
<strong>DANCE</strong>, Social Dance, Potluck, with
LIVE LATIN SOUNDS of Academy
Student NETO PERAZA, Wednesday,
February 16 th , Kihei Community Center,
6:30 – 9pm. Dress in Red or Pink to add
to the festivities! Guests - $10.00.
APRIL – JUNE <strong>DANCE</strong> CLASSES
Beginner Cha-Cha <strong>and</strong> Intermediate
Waltz. Registration April 6 th , 2005.
More details to come! Register online
with PayPal – check out the Academy
website: www.alohaballroom.com
<strong>ACADEMY</strong> STAR BALL Saturday, June
25, 2005, Fairmont Kea Lani Resort.
Wailea. Semi-Formal: Gowns, Dresses,
Glitz & Glamour; Tails, Tuxedoes, Suits
<strong>and</strong> Elegant Menswear – a not-to-bemissed
dress-up affair! Dinner & <strong>Ballroom</strong>
& <strong>Latin</strong> <strong>Dancing</strong>. Showcase & Solo
Performances by Aloha <strong>Ballroom</strong> Dance
Academy & Private Image Dance Studio.
Further details to be announced!
PLACES TO <strong>DANCE</strong> IN SOUTH MAUI
Thursday evenings – Live <strong>Latin</strong>
Sounds of Neto Peraza at Lulu’s, Kihei
from 8 pm – 11 pm.
Friday evenings – Mixed
<strong>Ballroom</strong>, Swing <strong>and</strong> More with Milam
Pender <strong>and</strong> assorted other DJs at
Bocalino’s, Kihei from 8 pm – 10 pm.
Friday evenings – Live <strong>Latin</strong>
Sounds of Neto Peraza <strong>and</strong> Friends at
Bocalino’s, Kihei from 10 pm – 1 am.
Saturday evenings – Mixed
Social Dance at Maui Arts & Cultural
Center, Kahului with Proceeds to Benefit
the Academy’s Showcase Dance
Performance Group from 5:30 pm – 9:30
pm.
This newsletter has truly been
a collaboration of great writers,
photographers <strong>and</strong> dancers! A special
“Mahalo” to all of the contributors in
making this issue of the Academy Dance
News extra special!
If you would like to contribute
an article, thought or an idea to the
“Academy Dance News,” we’d love to hear
from you! You need not be a Pulitzer
prize-winning writer, but just a lover of
dance <strong>and</strong> the desire to share our
thoughts with others just like you!
A Picture is Worth a
Thous<strong>and</strong> Dance Steps! We encourage
students to submit photos to the
“Academy Dance News” for publication
<strong>and</strong>/or gift them to the “Aloha <strong>Ballroom</strong>
Dance Academy” for our photo board
collages <strong>and</strong> website!
Academy Co-Founders, Rita & Brian O’Connor.
Tell us About Yourself! We’d
like to know how dance classes have
affected your life! How did you start?
What inspires you in dance? Do you have
an amazing “dance moment”? How has
dance changed your life? Submit your
thoughts to “Academy Dance News.”
Your Opinion Counts! Tell us
what you think of this newsletter. You
can direct your comments in writing to
hibnb@aol.com or anonymously mail your
thoughts to the address on the header of
the newsletter.
Mahalo for your generous
Volunteering <strong>and</strong> financial support of our
vision at the Academy!
-Brian & Rita O’Connor
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