Jun 08 2008
Hawaii’s Plantation Village bon dance
This is a cross-post from dancingfools.org.
Hawaii’s Plantation Village
Waipahu, Hawaii
June 7, 2008, 6:00 - 10:00 p.m
The Dancing Fools gathered for the first bon dance of 2008 at Hawaii’s Plantation Village in Waipahu. It seems only appropriate to kick off the season at such a historic locale. After all, it was the plantations that brought the first Japanese immigrants to Hawaii, bringing with them the culture of their homeland, traditions that endure until today and bon dances being one of them.
Here are some scenes from the bon dance:
Champuru Videolog #30
Mike enjoys the bon dances by capturing the scene in his art. This time last year, he made the line drawing of this plantation train. This year, he put the finishing touches on the piece with watercolors.
A group photo of half of the bon dance posse
Ryan, Shari, and Donna
Renee, graciously brought Happy Hearts Mochi to share with us. There was not one mochi left by the time we were done! Thank you, Renee!
A great time was had by all! See you at the next one!
A 30-something Christian girl, blissfully wedded to her perfect match (the yang to her yin) of 14 years. A new mom to her miracle baby, born on October 4, 2008. Living life in Hawaii, less than 5 miles from her hometown, a slave to her mortgage payment, but seeking balance in her pursuit of family, faith, recreation, and rest.
Good job on the video, Sis! had an awesome time…looking forward too the next bon dance…xoxo
Wow, Donna! You dance so gracefully! No waddle at all!
It is great that you are getting this all on video so Baby Champuru can see someday how you rocked her to sleep at the Bon dance!
Okay, that was an awesome video.
this is the blog to visit come bon dance season every year. Excellent video.
Great video, excellent blog
Congratulations on baby!