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Hooray for hula at N. Merrick Library
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Kaitlin Paeth, 11, took center stage at the North Merrick Library's hula night.
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Jenna Hickey, Amanda Welk and Emma Joseph were ready to dance with flowers in their hair and grass skirts to twirl.
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Jessica Mesmer, 12, picked flowers to adorn her hair as she danced.
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Mary Johnson, 11, of North MErrick, got into the swing of things at the North Merrick Library on July 8 when the Aloha Lolani Dance Troupe, a Polynesian dance company, offered a night of hula lessons for tweens and teens.
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Girls learned traditional dance moves from Hawaii and other areas at the North Merrick Library's hula lesson.
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Teens and tweens enjoyed a dance lesson with a tropical twist at the North Merrick Library recently.
Aloha Lolani Dance Troupe, a Polynesian dance company led by Olivia Meyers, offered 14 North Merrick girls a lesson in hula dancing.
"It was so much fun," said Kelly Rechsteiner, North Merick's young adult librarian. "The girls really did a great job, and they learned the dances pretty easily. I think everybody had a great time."
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