I woke up Monday morning feeling pretty good for I had a good week ahead of me. Got some of my small errands done, and was on time to get the six o’clock bus. I took the bike and walked it merrily along the tracks to the bus stop.

The beach and the ocean was as per usual, a feast for the eyes. Got on the #40 and in no time, it took me to the bus stop, right past the Kapolei Shopping and I rode the bike the rest of the way to Kapolei Elementary. I could feel that I needed that exercise. I got there with the early arrivals and about ten minutes before seven a got a photo of a nice group.

They had a good crowd early and I had some nice conversation with a few dancers. With the help of Willy I was able to get the first of the three couples I had planned. They got some good people there.

The Samba Class started and I got a photo of the beginning part of it and it was so big I couldn’t get all of it in the photo. These classes are the talk of the West side. Mike Agor and Marsha Sorbo, current instructors teaching an excellent American Style dancing.

Then I waited a while and got a photo of them moving their first steps as partners and to the music. Most were doing just fine. But I seem to get in a hurry I forgot my neck strap to steady and the photo came out too fuzzy.

Then  the class ended I was hoping for the other three couples for balance. But every one was a little busy. Willy got me a couple for the “Good People” in February. By that time it was becoming uncomfortable to be holding up the classes. Photos are the beginning soups and ending desserts. Very essential but if difficult to get, there may be another time.

Thursday, December 29, 2011

The Latest News.

The reopening up of the Platinum Corridor blog will hold up the hits on this blog. But it will still go, I have Kapolei Chapter HBDA in it and they are very good at getting hits for everyone. Then Dance Hawaii is coming up with some news too. Together with whatever is in store at Ewa or Ewa Beach plus what is coming up in Waianae it will not be so bad. I let the readers decide and the hits should reach 34 average per day by early January. (1000 hits per month.)

Also received from Willy at Kapolei, a nice photo of the January “Good People” You all know them. Then the nice poster, just copy and post to the blog. That’s Da Kine! I have my good days.

The Kapolei Social Goes On.

So I receive more photos and the Kapolei Chapter album gets larger. This seems to be a well kept secret. Don’t send any pictures and few will ever see them. Amazing!

From Top left clockwise: Mel Camat, Susan Masumoto, and Tina Aglibot –
Martin and Leona Powell with Roger and Sera Ranada. – Tony Agustin, Ernie Leano
 and Tino Agcaoili. - Selina Mattos and Roy de Leon.

Miriam and Romy Quemado, Benny and Faith Agbayani and right: Club members
and friends, Elsa, Nora, Jean, Nieves, Charito, Willy and Rubelyn.

Now these line dancers pictured here are what am line dancers. Probably the best in the West. Different styling? Who cares? Everyone enjoying the movement to the music. That’s the name of our game.

From the top left and clockwise: Augusto Jarra, Nora Dionisio and the line dancers. -

More line dancers. – Esmenio Andres, Elsa Navares and Jack Legal. –

Augusto and Noemi Jarra leading a line dance.

This club is really establishing the line dance in the West. I hear rumors of line dancing all over now. I will have to find them. Ewa Beach, Mililani, Village Park? But then Kapolei Chapter is leading the charge to the West in our kind of dancing. Lucky they have some very good members, good instructors and a terrific board.

Pub’s Side Note: What makes this Club so special is that they send us information for their fans, members and the general public of reader/dancers. All the others only send us information “To Whom It May Concern.” Big, Big, Difference.

Da Social at Kapolei Chapter

HBDA Kapolei Chapter
By Nora Dionisio

Kapolei Chapter members

Thanks for the latest write up and photos, Pepe! Here are a few more photos. As you know, our social dance was another terrific evening of dancing, great food, and being with our chapter members, our dance instructors and friends. Danny Ramos and Lily Tolentino from Pearl City, Arnold and Millie Chun and Al and Kathy Fukushima from our sister chapter Pearl Ridge, Leona Deponte and Leo and Charito Delgado from Aliamanu, were just a few of our many friends who came over and enjoyed the music of Augusto and Noemi Jarra. The line dance steps Augusto and Noemi showed us were easy to follow. The dance floor, particularly during line dancing, was packed.

Left Photo: Norman Oshiro and Nilda Quindara. Right Photo: Tim and Nieves Cubero

Of course, during our social dances we always take the opportunity of thanking and recognizing our dance instructors. They are all volunteers who spend their personal time traveling to the numerous HBDA chapters. In addition to the three different dances they teach each quarter, they also teach us fairly intricate dance routines that we perform during our Anniversary Ball, and a couple of short dance routines that we perform during the Masquerade and Christmas Fundraiser Balls. We are very grateful for their dedication. Eric and Gail Tiwanak, our dance instructors last quarter, made it fun to learn East Coast Swing, Viennese Waltz and Bolero; and they also taught us a short dance routine that we performed at the Masquerade Ball and the Mele Kalikimaka Ball. Thanks again, Eric and Gail!

Left: Roger and Sera Ranada. Right: Bob and Bea Pacheco

We were fortunate that quite a few of our dance instructors joined us during our last social dance: Benny and Faith Agbayani, Mel Camat and Susan Masumoto, Romy and Miriam Quemado, Esmenio and Roselily Andres, Danny and Greg Carreon, Mark Dela Cruz, Romy and Elsa Navares. We were also glad to see Jack Legal, HBDA’s perennial MC, and Shoko Ballesteros.

Left: Ernie and Jean Leano. Right: Wayne and Cora Oshiro

Our next quarter starts on January 9. Dance instructors Mike Agor and Marsha Sorbo will teach Samba, Fox Trot and West Coast Swing for 8 Monday sessions, ending with another social dance on March 19. Call 781-2076 for early registration and additional information. To learn more about our chapter visit our website kapoleihbda.wordpress.com

The gang with Benny and Faith Agbayani

Pub’s Side Note: This is the first outside information in this new blog. Everyone will gradually learn how to get on any other of our blogs but then click the name (Oahu – West) on the side bar and you will get this blog. We have lost all control of Platinum Horseshoe blog. The search engines will all know this one within a couple of weeks.

                                                       

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Louise Apodaca and Joe Moreno

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Kapolei, the Beacon for the West

Got there  before seven and I thought I was there too early. But there were plenty people already there and I could see the cars rolling in looking for parking. I got a couple of photos of the beginnings.

Met with the President Nora Dionisio and presented her with the CDs going to their key people. Went around and said my Alohas. Checked with Willy and Tim and there are so many nice people way out here in the West.

Augusto was throwing down his beautiful Christmas  music and the Dance was starting to roll with the appropriate styles and there was good dancing until close to eight. I decided to let Willy and Tim get the dancing photos and for sure we will have some to post in the next blog.

Talking story on the side, Mark and Susan in the foreground and then the Ring Of Prayer.

We give thanks for being the lucky ones.

The Kau Kau just waiting for this terrific bunch of people.

The Christmas music continued to keep us all in the Christmas spirit and the people were enjoying their meal. This was followed by another round of good dancing. We are probably going to need more than one more blog to include all the photos I expect to get. Of course, this blog is where you get the hits.

The folks enjoying the Ono grinz, on the far and the near sides, listening to some nice music.

And finally got one where I could identify and get the names

Tinoy Agcaoili, Nieves Cubero, Jean Leano, Rubelyn Lucas, Ernesto Leano,

Connie Cubero and Tim Cubero Jr. Yes, I know, I shoulda got mo da kine.

The line dancers, one of the biggest groups on this Island and led by DJ Augusto. There seems to be an addition of one or two more gentlemen everytime. So this is the place for line dancing men. And believe me some of them are very good. Of course most of the ladies are good too

And what is even more good about it is that they all have the same step routine, but the styling is so different and so gratifying. No clones, just beautiful to watch, it can be a terrific spectator experience.I left twenty minutes early to get the last C bus at the Transit Center at 9:30. I biked it in ten minutes but now I know this short cut and it is easy. Was home by ten, not bad.

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