Tahitian Dance Breakdown

It's finally beginning to feel like summer in Los Angeles.  Exchange your tank top and leggings for your favorite bikini and tropical sarong for this week's DANCE BREAKDOWN.  Leolani Gallardo takes you on a breezy, island adventure as she guides you through her Tahitian Dance class combination.  Sweat to the beat of the drums and rock your hips to hip hop, reggae and Polynesian music.

Tahitian Dance with Leolani

Wednesdays 
6pm-7pm

This Tahitian dance fitness course is designed for all levels.  Tahitian dance comes from Tahiti located in the French Polynesian islands.  It consists of fast rhythmic hip shaking, slow sensual hip movement as well as storytelling with the arms and hands. 

About the instructor:

Leolani Gallardo has over 18 years of dance experience with hula halau Keali'i'O Nalani, and Tahitian dance troop, Nonosina.  She has been competing and performing internationally throughout Hawai'i, Tahiti, US, Mexico and Japan since the beginning of her dance career.  She recently just graduated from UCLA with a Bachelor's Degree in World Arts and Cultures, Cultural Studies emphasis.  In 2009, she took a year off from UCLA to do a dance contract with Tokyo Disney, perfoming in "Mickey and Minnie's Polynesian Paradise dinner Luau Show."  She also was a guest assistant choreographer on Fox's "So You Think You Cand Dance - Season 7." helping with the television show's first Tahitian dance routine ever.

To find out more information on Leolani visit www.dancewithleolani.com

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