Polynesian Dance Company charlottesville, virginia
bringing the spirit of the pacific islands to the blue ridge mountains
Classes Begin again
on January 11, 2010th! Bring Aloha into your New Year! This is the year to bring the Aloha Spirit of the
pacific islands in your life through the dance arts! Get in great
shape, with a smile on your face the entire time! Please contact Aniseh for questions. Watch
Charlottesville Public Access
(cable Channel 13)
for new performance footage!
Mou'a Vahine means
"Women of the Mountain" in Tahitian. During each of the dance
courses, we celebrate Tahitian culture through learning Tahitian words,
songs and dances.
W. Aniseh Burtner is your instructor. She has been studying
Tahitian dance for 8 years; in California, she danced with Ka Ua
Tuahine Polynesian Dance Company, an award winning ensemble based out
of Berkeley California and competed twice in the world famous San Jose Tahiti Fete. She was one of 7 student dancers invited to
travel to Papeete, Tahiti in the summer of 2002 to study and perform
with one of Tahiti's preeminent dance ensembles, Ori Here Maohi Dance
Company. In the spring of 2005, she spent 7 months studying and performing with
Fetia Tahiti in Paris, France. The group gave performances in
Paris and in Cannes. In the spring of 2009, Aniseh taught A World of Dance: An Interactive Study of National Dances to 37 students on Semester at Sea where they traveled to 13 countries, learning the technique and history behind the indigenous dances of those lands.
For questions, more information or to get on our email list for class and event info, please contact Aniseh.
Note for navigation purposes: my name was misspelled - Anisch Burtner - on our recent channell 13 performance. Also my maiden name was Khan.
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