Dancer in a red satin dress at the 1976 Luau

Title

Dancer in a red satin dress at the 1976 Luau

Description

Dancer in a red satin dress at the annual Lu'au at Pacific University in 1976. She may have been portraying a "princess". In many years, the Lu'au featured performances of women dancers each wearing a different colored dress, who would each represent one of the Hawaiian islands. They would perform solo dances for a "King" and "Queen," who would watch from the stage. The backdrop on the set depicts a volcanic eruption.

Pacific University began hosting an annual Lu'au in 1961. Student members of Na Haumana O Hawai'i (Hawaiian Club) organized and performed in the event, raising money for scholarships. The Lu'au included a dinner, sales of leis and other products flown in from Hawai'i, and performances of Pacific island dances. The Lu'au is normally held on the second Saturday in April in Washburne Hall. The name of the event was changed to Lu'au and Ho'ike in 2019.

Identifier

PUA_LuauSlides_144

Date

1976

Date Created

Apr. 10, 1976

Subject

Luaus

Student Activities

Pacific University

Spatial Coverage

Forest Grove, Oregon

Format

slides

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/

Source

Pacific University Archives