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Te Anuanua: HOTR’s Spring Recital

These photos are from Act 2 of the show and include the Kahurangi Maori Dance Company. Oooooh man, Kahurangi was amazing! Their mana was so strong and their pukanas were on. point. They were also lovely people.

As for the Hitia O Te Ra portion of the show — I’ve seen a lot of their shows over the last three years and I never get tired of watching them perform.

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Falsies

Behold, the bane of my dancing existence. They proclaim to be reusuable, but as I have yet to master the application process, they are not usually reusable for me.

Someday, someday…

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First festival

The first festival of the year today! Only my second time dancing at such an event, and this one was much larger than the last. So many nerves!

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Tiare

It may be turning brown with age, but this tiare still smells like Tahiti. I inhale and think of the thousands of miles it traveled to be here, in my kitchen. The scent reminds me of the Cook Islands. I miss my family.

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Dancing love, rediscovered



Several months ago I found myself in a place I hadn’t been in almost 2 decades: backstage in a costume, preparing to dance in front of a crowd. This time it was Tahitian instead of ballet. My nerves were raging so strong, I could barely breathe. 2 minutes on stage flashed by. It was over.

I realized that I had forgotten how much I love to dance. How much I love to perform.