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May 19 - June 23, 2024  (6 sessions)
Sundays 2:00pm-3:30pm
Cost = $66

Experience Okinawan culture through dance in this introductory class. Participants will learn selected dances from the Okinawan classical & folk traditions. No experience necessary & no performance required. Bring tabi or socks to class.

Instructor: Yukie Shiroma has an MFA in dance from UH. For over 30 years, Shiroma has studied Okinawan classical dance & theatre.

Classes will be held at the UHM Music Department Room 118.

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Section Title
Okinawan Dance
Type
Lab
Days
Su
Time
2:00PM to 3:30PM
Dates
May 19, 2024 to Jun 23, 2024
Schedule and Location
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Contact Hours
9.0
Location
Course Fee(s)
Enrollment non-credit $66.00
Instructors
Section Notes

May 19 - June 23, 2024  (6 sessions)
Sundays 2:00pm-3:30pm
Cost = $66

Experience Okinawan culture through dance in this introductory class. Participants will learn selected dances from the Okinawan classical & folk traditions. No experience necessary & no performance required. Bring tabi or socks to class.

Instructor: Yukie Shiroma has an a MFA degree in dance from the University of Hawai'i Manoa. In 1987 she started the dance program at Mid-Pacific Institute where she served as Dance Director for twenty years.  She has studied Okinawan classical dance for forty years and is Artistic Director of Monkey Waterfall. In 2006 she received an Individual Artist Fellowship Award from the Hawai'i State Foundation on Cultural and the Arts. She currently teaches Okinawan dance in the University of Hawai‘i’s Department of Theatre and Dance.

Classes will be held at the UHM Music Department Room 118.

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