Natalie Young learns important lessons.


'Dancing with the Long Bone'
a tale of responsibility

Star-Bulletin staff

"Dancing with the Long Bone," the second episode in the locally produced "Tradewinds" series, tells the story of two young children who find an old bone in a field, and the mysterious, sometimes scary circumstances that befall them after they take it home.

Karen Keawehawaii stars as Aunty Goldie, the character who encourages the children - Natalie Young and Robert Hsia - to return the bone to its rightful place. The show also stars Henry Kapono who composed the musical score.

Nora Cobb Keller, 30, said her original story was a far "darker version."

"The curses involved more harmful things, things that could threaten the children," she said. "The final scene in the short story has the girl dancing away into nothing. The screenplay has a happy resolution about returning things back to its rightful place and taking responsibility for your actions."

"Dancing with the Long Bone" was entered in Honolulu magazine's annual fiction contest a few years ago. Keller's first novel, "Comfort Woman", is scheduled to be published next year.

"Tradewinds" dramatizes local culture and showcases Hawaii actors in contemporary fictional settings. The first show, "The Lemon Tree Billiards House," was written by Cedric Yamanaka of KITV News and starred Ray Bumatai, Dean Kaneshiro, and Tracy Anderson.


Dancing with the Long Bone
7:30 p.m. Sunday, KHNL


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