Class is going quite well now. It took a bit of dancing to get rid of the stiffness. I will be at class tonight for more practice. It sounds nuts—even to me it sounds a bit obsessive, but I don’t have mirrors on my walls to really tell what I’m doing.

I got a bit of advice last night from one of the gals who has been dancing for many years.

“Have fun with it. Enjoy the music.”

Yes, I’m analyzing my ever move in an attempt to get it right. I still need to do that, but she is right. It’s getting time to stop thinking so much.

The other advice was to learn about the culture. Sounds easy, right? No. You will find a lot of misinformation. Perhaps it’s time to get to my local Hawaiian store. I’m sure they can recommend something. The Internet can only get you so far. It is surprisingly lean when it comes to cultural information on Hawaii and Tahiti. The sites all seem to say the same thing. My most recent reading has been on kahunas and their teachings, which is part of the culture, but not all.

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