Next to the freeway of the culturally diverse Honolulu on a street called Keeamoku, lies a Buddhist temple, called “Jodo”. I was taken to a dance called the “Bon Dance”
Making a Bon Fire to bring the party and the group together in fellowship, culture, community, truth, and love.
In one of the few dances of life that I have learned as a teenager and young adult was becoming a start athlete. Playing for Saint Louis High School would bring me to the level of being a part of the star light by playing our football games at Aloha Stadium. I remember always looking
Now I am applying what we learned in the concept of the Cultural Bon Dance to another another setting and medium of learning. The audience of the Aloha Stadium becomes the Dancers and center of attention, and the cheerleaders, dance squads, and football teams on the field become the Paso Basico
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University of Hawaii cheerleaders and Dance squad in front of the Aloha Stadium Audience
Stay tuned for the release of my first book to explain the Bon Dance and the Bon Fire further