Join us for 2 sessions of hula dance web classes! We are lucky to be instructed by the wonderful Kumu (teacher) Kanani Atsuko Johnson.

Each session will begin with a brief lecture about Hula followed by the dance instruction. The two sessions will feature the same opening lecture, but  two different dances. Please join us in both sessions to learn 2 dances.

These classes will be a fun way to get good exercise and learn about hula. There is no experience necessary to participate in this class, but if you own any hula dancing clothes (pareo/sarong), please wear it!

We are looking forward to seeing you there!

This event is free to join, but we greatly appreciate your donation.

To register for the session on May 18th also, please click here.

Instructor BIo

Kumu Kanani Johnson started studying hula (Hawaiian dance) in 2007 in Japan. She continued to study in New York and San Diego under Kumu Kāʻeo. She has competed in several hula competitions since 2010 and has won numerous awards. She completed her formal training and ʻūniki (graduation) ceremony in Kauaʻi in January 2020. She has been teaching in Roseville, Minnesota since 2018.

Join us for 2 sessions of hula dance web classes! We are lucky to be instructed by the wonderful Kumu (teacher) Kanani Atsuko Johnson.

Each session will begin with a brief lecture about Hula followed by the dance instruction. The two sessions will feature the same opening lecture, but  two different dances. Please join us in both sessions to learn 2 dances. The songs that you will learn to dance to will be Tsuki no Yo wa (May 28th) and Pearly Shells. (June 11th)

These classes will be a fun way to get good exercise and learn about hula. There is no experience necessary to participate in this class, but if you own any hula dancing clothes (pareo/sarong), please wear it!

We are looking forward to seeing you there!

This event is free to join, but we greatly appreciate your donation.

To register for these sessions, please click the following links:

May 28th - Tsuki no Yo wa (Moon Night)

June 11th - Pearly Shells

Instructor BIo

Kumu Kanani Johnson started studying hula (Hawaiian dance) in 2007 in Japan. She continued to study in New York and San Diego under Kumu Kāʻeo. She has competed in several hula competitions since 2010 and has won numerous awards. She completed her formal training and ʻūniki (graduation) ceremony in Kauaʻi in January 2020. She has been teaching in Roseville, Minnesota since 2018.

To further the Japan-Minnesota Partnership, JASM holds the Mondale Award and Scholarship Dinner every Fall. At this gala event, the Mondale Award for Japan-Minnesota Partnership and Mondale Scholarships are presented. 

Please plan to participate in 23rd Mondale Award and Scholarship Gala on November 14, 2020 at Oak Ridge Country Club in Hopkins.

For more infomation about the Mondale Award and Scholarship Gala, please click here.