Cultural Importance Of Hula Dance

Hula: Hawaii is known for hula dancing and local halaus (hula schools) in Maui often have demonstrations.

Given that this “visit” was more like a virtual experience, I was still able to access a couple of my senses, just as if I was at the actual exhibition. Through the use of anecdotes and detailed images, I am able to see all of the personal experiences an individual had while practicing a particular dance and what it meant to them. In this exhibition, there are ten different dances displayed, including the: Yup´ik Yurapiaq and the Quyana (Thank You) Song Dance, Yakama Girl’s Fancy Shawl Dance, Cubeo Óyne Dance, Yoreme Pajko’ora Dance, Mapuche Mütrüm Purun, Tlingit Ku.éex ' Entrance Dance, Lakota Men’s Northern Traditional Dance, Seminole Stomp Dance, Hopi Butterfly Dance, and finally, Quechua Danza de Tijeras (Scissor Dance). All parts of the exhibit were insightful, but the two that sparked my interest the most were the Yup´ik Yurapiaq and the Quyana (Thank You) Song Dance and the Quechua Danza de Tijeras (Scissor Dance).

The flower leis are especially the most alluring things about the Hawaiian culture. Flower leis are one of Hawaiian culture's most recognizable customs. In Hawaiian culture the lei should be offered graciously with a kiss and removed in private. It is often considered rude if you remove it in front of the person who gave it to you. The Hawaiian language adds to the one of the interesting things in this culture. It is comprised of five vowels and eight consonants, this is the shortest alphabet in the world. Lastly, the hula. It is comprised of swaying the hips, graceful hands, and colorful costumes. It has two major forms the ancient, and the

For the purpose of this project, I have chosen the Puerto Rican Bomba Dancing as my artifact. This artifact is not something you can physically hold in your hands or go to a store and purchase, it is intangible and yet pure. It represents a culture and embodies the idea of freedom. Unlike most dances where the person follows the rhythm, in Bomba dancing, the dancer leads the drummer with the tap of their feet and movement of the hips and shoulders. The parties involved mostly dress in white with the females wearing plantation style outfits and head scarves. The lyrics sung normally evoke a sense of freedom and an escape from the hardships of slavery. (Bomba, n.d.). The most important elements of Bomba Dancing are the lyrics, the drums and the traditional outfits. The combination of these 3 elements truly enhance the experience. Moreover, Bomba dancing is one of those things that the medium of experience should be in person. This is due to it having the potential to take you back in time to the 17th century where you

This particular group did not perform any kahiko pieces, mainly performing modern hula and genres of hula stemming after the King Kalākaua’s Hawaiian Renaissance. Due to the lack of kahiko performance, there was no monophonic texture in the auditory portion of the performance. If anything, the one quality that alluded to the modern style of dance was the facial expressions of the dancers. With pleasant looks on their faces, it did not resemble the strictness of kahiko styled hula. The hula dancers did not use any instruments, instead, they relied on their portrayal of the text through their hand movements and gestures. They wore typical muʻumuʻu’s and wore their hair up, with local flora decorating

Pow-wow is a rich traditional dance embraced and practiced by the various native Indian tribes such as Ponca, Kiowa among others. Often, celebrated with dancing, tribal drums, food and chanting in the circle. It was originally known as Pau wau, a healing ceremony overseen by the traditional leaders. In 1977, as the white man started occupying the Native American lands, their army forced the Ponca people from the northern plains of Nebraska to the Indian lands. Many Poncas lost their lives, however, they were survived by their culture and songs. Pow-wow was then adopted by other Indian tribes who started dancing it in their own tradition way. This essay shall discuss how Pow-wow tradition evolved and why it was so important to the tribal people.

An eighteen year old child of five, Bridget Badaraco has exhibited determination for working and caring for her passions. As a member of Ohana Arts, she has worked to connect the community along with her dance group to bring the art, culture and history of Hawaii. Ms. Badaraco has been successful in incorporating her values and beliefs into the community, which surrounding her daily whether it be in public or at school. Through a project with the Young Women’s Program, she navigated pilot a personal progress activity in order to help the other young women. She has also been devoted to improving her knowledge of not only the art, culture and history of Hawaii, but her general knowledge in daily life. Ms. Badaraco plans to continue her role as

When dancing, not only the feet but also the heart are used. Dancing Mexican folkloric dance is something that makes me feel alive and happy. When I start dancing, I forget everything around me. In the moment I listen to people applaud I feel great, I feel like I'm a professional dancer. I am the happiest person in the world dancing because with this dance I can express my happiness in the movements of my body and the movements of my skirt. Folkloric dance is something that identifies me Because this dance is unique and with its movements happiness is transferred and when I dance I feel happy, I feel unique. and shows a part of my personality with the movements and use of skirt. Also through this dance I can reflect what the Mexican culture

Hawaiian is unique among the fifty states, especially in regards to its native music form, which is still preformed, and captivates audiences even today. Hawaiian chanting, music, and dance are not only key parts of life on the island, but have also become cultural icons as well as profound symbols of nature and religion in Hawaii. Hawaii has a rich history, beginning with the early settlers from Polynesia who brought their traditions and religions to Hawaii. Over the years, the inhabitants took those traditions and adapted them to their new home, creating the definitive culture that, even with Western influences, still is a captivating force within the society.

For generations, Hula dancers would gather blossoms and leaves from the Ohia forests to decorate themselves at the hula competition. This year competitors are avoiding the flower so they do not spread a fungus, rapid ohia death that is killing the ohia trees. This fungus can wipe out the native forests and watersheds, if the ohia trees are wiped out in Hawaii, they become globally extinct. The disease is only on the big island for now but fear spreads as the day of competition comes closer. Soon many people will come to Hilo for the festival and may accidentally spread the fungus. Hula dancers spend all year planning moves to tell a story, this year’s message “don’t go into

Perpetuating Hawaiian hula dancers as a feminine, yet immoral, and concurrently portraying American men as respectable and honorable demonstrates the influence of American presence in the Hawaiian Islands. The exotification of hula dancing as a function of the white male gaze facilitated settler colonialism. Hula dancers, as an example of sexual violence and exploitation, “behave in a manner that is smutty and salacious rather than powerfully erotic. The distance between the smutty and the erotic is precisely the distance between Western culture and Hawaiian culture” (Trask, 191). Among military men, the mere act of cultural and sexual expression is translated into pleasurable entertainment for the male consumer. In turn, the cost of turning hula dancing into accessible entertainment allows military men to establish their superiority and dominance by marginalizing Hawaiian women who are seen as weak and submissive entertainers. An ancient form of dance with deep spiritual meaning, has been made ornamental, a form of exotica for the white male

Dancing is viewed as entertainment in this culture, but it could affect a girl’s life. For example, Masina, a girl who is not a good dancer, had no suitor who wanted to marry her (120). Something simple as dancing in the American culture in the present could have impacted my future if I was in Samoa during the 1920s. Nevertheless, my understanding of the Samoan culture through Mead would have prepared me if I lived in that

This paper will be about who created the Hula and its origin . It describes the makeup and costumes varying men and women. The reader will be able to understand how important this beautiful movement is so important to their culture. It will explain how they got their ideas and creativity for the Hula. It describes the history and background of the Hula and why they dance they way they do.In addition, this paper will show why these people love what they do and are able to do it everyday.Most of all they love their heritage and everything that it stan

For centuries upon centuries, dance has been used as a form as expression. Whether it be religiously to please and entertain the gods, or as a form of entertainment for the townspeople, dance has brought joy to countless people. Because dance doesn’t leave a written history trail it is assumed, but not proven, to have originated over 2500 years ago. However, dance continues to evolve even today. Take for example the odissi dance from India that is almost two thousand years old versus the bachata dance from Dominican Republic that is only about 50 years old. Both of these dances originated in complete separate parts of the world at very

Explore and describe how dance is used for different purposes in a variety of cultures and contexts.