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14 | OHCC LIVING | SEPTEMBER 2023 | Line Dancers In addition to getting older adults engaged in a healthy physical activity, line dancing is a perfect exercise for improving coordination and balance, increasing cardiovascular health and brain memory, and is seen as an effective treatment for Alzheimer's, dementia and depression. Come join us! Regular Line dance class schedule: Beginner (1): Tuesday 10:30 – 11:30 am $5 Improver (2): Monday 12:30 – 2 pm $7 Intermediate (3) Tuesday 12 – 1:30 pm $10 Want to try it out? Come on by. You do not have to be a Line Dance Club member; however, you will be expected to pay for the class, which pays the instructor. Aer a trial, you will need to join the club. Dues are $10/ year. ere will be no class 8/16 – 9/24. Summer break! ere will be an ALL-CLUB MEETING on Oct. 9 at 2 pm. If you are interested in participating in our activities and are not sure who to reach out to for further information, please call Sunny Griffin (970) 708-0443. Also, please visit our website, https://ohccvillagelinedan.wixsite. com/linedancing. ~ Chris Sanderson On Aug. 13, we had our summer party, a luau hosted by our own Hawaiian dancers, who performed for the troupe and their guests before a dinner of traditional Hawaiian dances. e Hawaiian classes offer several different cultural dances, including Tahitian. Both Hawaiian and Tahitian dances came from a rich history as a sacred part of the island's cultures. In both cultures, performances were symbolic means to worship the native gods, as well as to welcome guests, and to impart the history of the islands to its people. However, in the early 1800s, missionaries saw the dances as too sensual and offensive. In Tahiti, the traditional dances were banned until the early twentieth century. In Hawaii, while the missionaries urged the rulers to ban the hula, it remained a part of the culture, though mostly done in private. In the 1900s both islands saw a revival of their native dances which has continued to the present. e hula includes the Hula Kahiko, which is the more traditional, sacred dance, and the Hula 'Auana, which is the modern version. While both are defined by their storytelling, the Hula 'Auana is more for entertainment. It is what most people think of as hula. e dancers wear fabric skirts, called pareos, and decorate themselves with leis, shell necklaces, anklets and headpieces. e dances are very rhythmic, and are accompanied by music on ukuleles, steel guitars, and drums. ere is also the use of poi balls, shells and gourds. Tahitian dance is vibrant and fast. e drums provide a strong rhythm and the conch, called a pu, creates a reverberating tone. e dancers wear grass or fabric skirts with a decorated belt, which has shells and tassels that move with the quick rotation of the dancer's hips, shell necklaces, elaborate headpieces made of feather, flowers and leaves, and sometimes coconut bras called tapea titi. e dancers shake their ahi's, which are hand-held bouquets of grass. ~ Martha Cannon Ocean Hills Dance Troupe