Find Your Dance Setting: Costume Party, Music Circle or Contact Improvisation

Want to dance to DJs, join in with guitar and drum, or study movement with a committed group? These three Big Island offerings give you different ways to participate, with different costs and commitments. This is a selection, not a complete island calendar. All dates and times below are Hawaii time.

For a participatory music gathering, the Medicine & Music Circle takes place Thursday, October 29, from 6–8:30 p.m. in the Kaimu area. Its announcement welcomes people to sing, dance, share music or listen, with songs on guitar and drum from Huni Kuin and Yawanawá traditions and others. The sliding-scale donation is $20–$40. Request the exact location from the host. Hapé and Sananga are optional offerings; the announcement explicitly welcomes attending just for the music.

For a DJ party, Hawaiian Sanctuary’s Halloween Costume Party is announced for Friday, October 30, at 13-3194 Pāhoa-Kalapana Road in Pāhoa. Entry is $25. Mystery DJs, cocoa elixirs, Halloween treats and a costume contest are on the announced program. The invitation encourages costumes, with a prize for the best one. No start time is supplied in the announcement; check the linked event details for timing before making plans.

For guided dance study, Listening to the Physics begins Monday, November 2, with sessions from 4–7 p.m. across five Mondays, November 2–30, at a private location in Kapoho. The committed Contact Improvisation series explores center, structure, weight sharing and lifts, alongside somatic awareness and contemporary dance practices. The announcement lists prices of $225, $250 or $275, with work-trade available, and provides a registration link. This is a five-week commitment rather than a single party evening.

Open the linked event pages for the announcements and practical details, including the circle’s location contact, party timing and dance-series registration.