Preserving and Sharing Pacific Dance, Culture, & Community in the UK & beyond
Our Approach
London School of Hula and 'Ori (LSHO) is a Pacific culture community hub operating since 2011. We exist to honour, preserve, and perpetuate Pacific heritage through gatherings, classes, workshops, performances, and exhibitions.
Our work is grounded in lineage-based practice, with a strong emphasis on inclusivity, wellbeing, and intergenerational learning. We provide a space where Pacific diaspora communities in London/UK, as well as anyone interested in Pacific cultural arts, can gather, learn, and participate.
Lineage-based • Community-led • Inclusive
Dance • Music • Craft • Socials
Our Values
'Ohana – family, inlcuding chosen family and community
We foster a supportive, respectful environment where everyone is welcome.
Lokahi – Harmony and balance
Interconnectedness of: mind, body, spirit, and nature; self, community, Earth; past, present, future.
Kuleana – Responsibility and care.
We hold a responsibility to learn, teach, lead, and represent with integrity.
Aloha – sharing breath and presence, living and leading with love, respect, and responsibility toward all.
These values shape how we teach, create, and engage.
Building bridges between here and the islands
Group journeys to the islands
Bringing cultural leaders and practitioners to the UK and Europe
Hosting immersive workshops and intensives
Creating pathways for deeper, embodied understanding of Pacific dance, music, and culture in the UK and Europe
