Photos: The Wahines
Wahine, which means "woman" in Hawaiian, is the name of Cheryl Culver's hula group, which performs specifically for luaus at assisted living facilities.
Hula Performance
Members of the Hawaiian dance group The Wahines, founded by Cheryl Culver, performed at the Desert Springs Gracious Retirement Living, 30 W. Lambert Lane in Oro Valley, AZ. Left to right are dancers Bebeth Bremner, Doreen Thompson and Cheryl Culver. Photo taken Thursday, June 25, 2015. Photo by Ron Medvescek / Arizona Daily Star.
Hula Performance
Resdent Marie Largiader enjoys The Wahines Hawaiian dancers performers at the Desert Springs Gracious Retirement Living, 30 W. Lambert Lane in Oro Valley, AZ. Photo taken Thursday, June 25, 2015. Photo by Ron Medvescek / Arizona Daily Star.
Hula Performance
Members of the Hawaiian dance group The Wahines, performed at the Desert Springs Gracious Retirement Living, 30 W. Lambert Lane in Oro Valley, AZ. Center is Rosie Nowl. Photo taken Thursday, June 25, 2015. Photo by Ron Medvescek / Arizona Daily Star.
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Tiana Bremner, 10, left, and Erika Bremner, 7, of the Crystals Dance Group perform at the Desert Springs Gracious Retirement Living, 30 W. Lambert Lane in Oro Valley, AZ. Photo taken Thursday, June 25, 2015. Photo by Ron Medvescek / Arizona Daily Star.
Hula Performance
Members of the Hawaiian dance group The Wahines, founded by Cheryl Culver, performed at the Desert Springs Gracious Retirement Living, 30 W. Lambert Lane in Oro Valley, AZ. Left to right are dancers Doreen Thompson, Bebeth Bremner and Cheryl Culver. Photo taken Thursday, June 25, 2015. Photo by Ron Medvescek / Arizona Daily Star.
Hula Performance
Cheryl Culver founder of the Hawaiian dance group The Wahines, dances for resident volunteers at the Desert Springs Gracious Retirement Living, 30 W. Lambert Lane in Oro Valley, AZ. Photo taken Thursday, June 25, 2015.
Hula Performance
The Wahines were founded by Cheryl Culver, right. Here, they perform at Desert Springs Gracious Retirement Living, 30 W. Lambert Lane, in Oro Valley. The dancing residents of Desert Springs are, from left, Gordon Gilreath, Edie Agur and Payton Davies.
Hula Performance
The group’s dances — some contemporary, some traditional — draw inspiration from locales such as Hawaii and Samoa.
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Monette O’Hara dances with Gordon Gilreath. “You do it for them, to see them smiling and being happy,” says the full-time mother.
Hula group works the assisted living facility circuit.