Academy of Polynesian Arts

Rest in sweet aloha, Uncle Bobby APA will be forever honored to have had Bobby King, bass player for the legendary Waikiki band, the Ali’is, play for and with us. His aloha, generosity, and enormous talent that he shared so freely will always be remembered. APA extends our love and comfort to his ‘ohana. A hui hou, Uncle

Masks on Social distance So happy to dance together in person #hulainthepark #apa #hulaislife #academyofpolynesianarts #aloha

APA will stand in solidarity with our BLM ‘ohana tomorrow, June 2nd. #theshowmustbepaused #saytheirnames #blm

#wahineinthewild #socialdistancedancing #hula #apa #academyofpolynesianarts #lpuleinthepark

Masks on Social distance So happy to dance together in person #hulainthepark #apa #hulaislife #academyofpolynesianarts #aloha

Tomorrow we share our experiences as dancers regarding EVERY WOMAN’S favorite subject (but not really...), BODY IMAGE. Join me, @eilamalie of @cocotiki_entertainment , @manawithtatiana , and @hulakehau of @academyofpolynesianarts as we exchange stories and more importantly talk about overcoming insecurities created during our training and regaining courage and confidence in our lives and career as dancers THUR 7/9 1pm on YOUTUBE LIVE. LINK IN BIO . . #bodyimage #dancers #dancetalk #dancecommunity #dancerinla #losangelesdancer #dancetea #dancetherapy

APA will stand in solidarity with our BLM ‘ohana tomorrow, June 2nd. #theshowmustbepaused #saytheirnames #blm

Glad to know our furry friends enjoy papa hula as well!! #zoomproblems #apa #academyofpolynesianarts #hula #hulaislife

Happy Lei Day!!! #maydayisleidayinhawaii #leiday #mayfirst #academyofpolynesianarts #apa #hula #hawaii

Let’s celebrate MAY DAY together Hawaii and show our first responders, health care workers and essential workers how much we appreciate and aloha them! Make a homemade LEI with your Ohana and place them on your mailbox this FRIDAY ! It’s a Kakou thing !!

Drew this #KimoKartoon to try and help with differentiating between the two words since THERE IS A DIFFERENCE. Not every definition is listed but you get the id...ea. Wehewehe.org (on Ulukau) is a great resource to define a hualelo (word) in case you’re uneasy about something and I encourage you to try and expand your vocabulary during self-isolation! Mlama! #hawaiikinetings #hawaii #hawaii #kupuna #kpuna #kapuna #lelohawaii #kimoapakakinetings

Staying home is showing aloha! Mahalo nui! #hulaislife #apa #academyofpolynesianarts #stayhome #aloha #haumna

First "Intro to Hula" class via Zoom was a success! Mahalo to everyone who joined us! Please let us know if this is something you would like more of and we will add more classes if there is enough interest #introtohula #zoomhula #danceclass #virtualhula #virtualdanceclass #hawaiian #hula #huladance #polynesian #polynesiandance #basics #noexperienceneeded #stayactive #dancefromhome #apa #academyofpolynesianarts

#olelohawaii #olelo #wordoftheday #hawaiianlanguage #apa #academyofpolynesianarts #hawaii #learn #culture #knowledge #education #tradition #school #understand #hula #huladance #wisdom