Hui O Hula
This week, Hui O Hula Hawaiian dance club wishes everyone in Leisure World a merry Christmas. A very special happy Christmas Eve birthday to dancer Kaye “KK” Huff, who started the Hui O Hula with John and Marge Turner, who are no longer here, and instructor Jojo Weingart 18 years ago. “I never looked back,” she said. KK was raised in Long Beach and had a job in the hospitality sector that enabled her to travel around the world.
In 1988, she and husband, Owen, a minister, moved into LW from Studio City. Since then, KK has tirelessly brought her dancers to entertain whenever and wherever she can. Even though COVID has halted many activities, her aloha spirit is still up. As she leads her dancers into 2023, she is looking forward to good times ahead and hoping to continue to “bring blessings to all people.”
During the holiday season, Hui O Hula continues to offer hula lessons twice a week. On Tuesday, dancers meet in Clubhouse 6 with a lesson on basic hula from 12:30 p.m., then a follow-anddance-along class from 1 p.m., and finally a regular class from 2 p.m. On Thursdays at 1 p.m., the club holds a regular class either outdoors in Veterans Plaza or, in bad weather, inside Clubhouse 3.
Hula uses gentle movements of the hands and body to the rhythm of the melodic music. Remembering the storyline in the dances help keep the mind sharp. All are welcome to observe the class or join in the dancing immediately.
For more hula information or to book a Hawaiian style program, call Kaye Huff at 562-431-2242 or email jojo@huiohula.com. —Jojo Weingart
