Renée Rothman, PhD
Dancer, writer, thinker, worker, and all that jazz
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Santa Cruz Hula Teacher Receives Title of Kumu Hula
Lorraine Kalehua Kinnamon, local instructor and director of Te Hau Nui Polynesian Dance Company was recently awarded the title of Kumu Hula, a ritually conferred status marking ones advanced knowledge of hula and Hawaiian culture. Kinnamon’s own Kumu Hula, Loea … Continue reading
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Tagged Culture, ethnography, hula, Lorraine Kinnamon, polynesian dance, Santa Cruz Dance Salon
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Persephone’s Journey, Dancing Lilith, and the Lumen Obscura II Gala
This is the second blog regarding my three-part workshop with Aepril Schaile at Lumen Obscura II, April 7, 2012 in Santa Cruz, CA. see previous blog: Bellydancing Through the Underworld with Aepril Schaile which describes the trance journey to meet … Continue reading
Posted in Bellydance, Ethnographica, Event Review
Tagged Aepril Schaile, Bellydance, Culture, Dark Fusion Bellydance, Ereshkigal, Lilith, Lumen Obscura, Persephone, Tribal Fusion
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