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Land O' Lakes resident Portia Seanoa teaches dances from Hawaii, Samoa and Tahiti.

Thoughts of Hawaii conjure images of gorgeous beaches, lush vegetation and of course hula girls. Land O’ Lakes residents Portia and Pete Seanoa know a lot about Hawaii and the hula. The couple has traveled the world putting on Polynesian dance shows with dances from Hawaii, Samoa and Tahiti. She has spent the last 50 years teaching people and her husband has been a fire dancer for just as long. When the couple moved to the area two years ago, it was to retire and help her son with his new baby. But, Portia decided that just sitting around was not her idea of a good time. Instead she started a Polynesian dance class at the Land O’ Lakes Community Center, 5401 Land O’ Lakes Blvd., every Thursday from 7 to 8 p.m. “I started as a hobby and to …

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