REGISTRATION FEES

For Dance Studio / Group Owners / Directors, the Workshop(s) are complimentary with a full class enrollment.

PRIVATE LESSONS
Private and Semi-Private classes (for Teachers and Student Teachers) only are available upon special request and will be instructed following all "Workshops".

$50.00 (1-hour) for those already enrolled in "Paulynesia!" Advanced reservations required. (Please state specifically what you would like to learn!)

LOCAL WORKSHOPS
Require a minimum of 5-10 Registrants (or $200 minimum).

BC WORKSHOPS
Require a minimum of 10 Registrants registering in a minimum of 2 classes (or $400)
(Plus all travel and other expenses)

USA/NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOPS
Require a minimum of 15-25 Registrants registering in a minimum of 2 to 3 classes.

For "OUT OF TOWN" requests, a minimum of 2 consecutive classes is required.

Additional expenses can also include time, travel, meals, overnight accommodation [billets acceptable]). The "host organization" is responsible for supplying appropriate Studio space.

Assisted by BRENDA 'NUI LOA' PRIEUR - Assistant Director Paul Latta Dancers & Co. BC Director INTERNATIONAL ETHNIC DANCE COMPETITIONS OF CANADA "FESTIVAL POLYNESIA / PACIFIC RIM"

Past Entertainment Co-ordinator
Club Med Mo'orea
Tahiti, Haiti, Mexico, Guadeloupe

Member
Hui O Na Kumu Hula
Seattle, Washington

As a special feature, let Paul Latta Show Productions bring one of our popular 'sell-out' Polynesian shows with us, present your own "Hawaiian Night!" in conjunction with the day's class and let us feature you and your dancers as "special guests" in our show!

Most routines can be tailored to "BEGINNER", "INTERMEDIATE" or "ADVANCED" level dancers.

"BEGINNERS"	=	Any dancer who has studied for 2 years
"INTERMEDIATE"	=	Any dancer who has studied for 3-5 years
"ADVANCED"	=	Any dancer who has studied 6 years or more

NOTE: "Novice" Classes (1st year students) are offered only by special request.

NOTE: Age is not necessarily a determining factor of level placement. It is suggested that you take a class 1 level below what you are in order to be able to "take it all in".

Each Class is a concentrated and intensive 2 hours.

One complete Beginner, Intermediate or Advanced Choreography routine
will be taught in each class.

Each routine is instructed and choreographed to capture the authenticity and true feelings of the people of Polynesia and their native homelands. The choreography, music, technique and style are encompassed in each class.

Each routine will also be taught with appropriate entrance and exits and is guaranteed to be show
and / or competition ready.

Each routine will be given appropriate "staging" suggestions for show or competition.

Most of the over 150 routines we offer have placed "1st" in several competitions!

Each routine comes complete with a 'teacher-quality' detailed
"Choreography / Fact Sheet", Maps and other important
educational material at no additional charge.

Although choreography adaptations are
made to appropriately suit the specific
enrollment, the routines are instructed in such a
way that additional adaptations and theatrical
staging can be made simply and with
minimal (if any) distortion to the original
routine to accommodate your
requirements
(ie: Show or Competition, large or small group, etc.).

Each routine is choreographed to match an actual and available professional
recording and / or professional show-quality chrome cassettes are available
at each class for $5.00 per tape. No cutting or splicing is required.
All music information required is included on the
comprehensive Choreography / Fact Sheet.

Each class features an informational "Question & Answer" period.

In addition, at each class we offer a variety of appropriate costuming suggestions.

Each participant is required to bring the following items to any class:
      Audio Recorder/Cassette Deck and a blank tape
      Tape recording the entire class is encouraged, for future reference
      Please bring notebook, pen(s) and refreshments.
      VIDEO RECORDERS ARE PERMITTED ONLY FOR THOSE
         ENROLLED IN THE CLASS

For over 30 years, Paul Tavai-Latta, Director of 'Canada's top-award winning' Paul Latta Polynesian Dancers, has proudly shared his first-hand knowledge of the Polynesians and their diverse cultures & has taught the traditional and contemporary songs and authentic native dances of Hawaii, New Zealand, Samoa, the Cook Islands and Tahiti. "Paulynesia!" Workshops and Master Classes were created by popular demand in 1984 to bring this ongoing knowledge and quality directly to you and your Studio!

Raised and trained in the South Pacific and a member of the world famous Polynesian Cultural Center, Paul teaches over 1,500 private and group classes annually, as well as sell-out local and international "Paulynesia!" workshops, including Paris, Holland, Seattle, New Zealand, the Cook Islands, Las Vegas and Japan! Workshops are offered for all ages and all levels for performances, competitions, special events or just for fun!

Paul is the Founder and National Director of the International Ethnic Dance Competitions of Canada, which feature the annual "Festival Polynesia / Pacific Rim!", one of North American's largest all-Polynesian / Pacific Rim dance competitions. In addition, Paul owns one of the largest private collections of Polynesian and South Pacific artifacts, ranging from the contemporary to priceless rare items which can no longer be found outside museums. He often brings many items from his 30-year collection as an educational display of Polynesia, past and present. 

  "TAHITIAN DRUMMING & DANCE WORKSHOP"
Tracy Thorne's Dance Works of Edmonton
Edmonton, AB
JULY

  JOY WALEA HULA HALAU
Toronto, ON, Canada
APRIL

 

SPECIAL "PAULYNESIA!" WORKSHOP
(Hula "Auana / Pu'ili Class)
Lilia's Polynesian Dance Company
Victoria, BC
SEPTEMBER 3

Guest Performer
Lilia's "DRUMS OF POLYNESIA!" Review
Sannichton Fair, Sannichton & Victoria, BC
SEPTEMBER 2

Special Guest
TAHITIAN DANCE WORKSHOP
Pat Springborn's Aloha Dancers
Vernon, BC
JUNE

Performing with "Lilia's Polynesia!"
"DRUMS OF POLYNESIA!"
Armed Forces Base Esquimalt
Victoria, BC
APRIL 19 - 22

Guest Performance
Tracy Thorne's "Dance Works of Edmonton" - "HAWAIIAN HOLIDAY"
Edmonton, AB
FEBRUARY 15 - 19

Special Workshop - "PAULYNESIA!"
ANNUAL HAWAII FUN NIGHT
Advanced Tahitian Basics & Competition Level Ori Tahiti
Edmonton, AB
FEBRUARY 18

 

  Special Guest
TAHITIAN / HULA DANCE WORKSHOP
Tracey Thorne's Hawaiian Hospitality
Edmonton, AB

Special Guest
POLYNESIAN DANCE WORKSHOP
Tracey Thorne's Hawaiian Hospitality
Edmonton, AB

Special Guest
POLYNESIAN DANCE WORKSHOP
Tracey Thorne's Hawaiian Hospitality
Edmonton, AB

Special Guest
TAHITIAN DANCE WORKSHOP
Hula Halau I Kona Kai
New York, NY

WORLD WIDE - SINCE 1990!
PAULYNESIA!
Annual full day Polynesian Dance Workshops

2-DAY ALL POLYNESIAN DANCE WORKSHOPS
Amsterdam, Holland

2-DAY ALL POLYNESIAN DANCE WORKSHOPS
Brussels, Belgium

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  Special Guest
ANNUAL ALL-POLYNESIAN WORKSHOPS
Lilia's Polynesian Dancers
Victoria, BC