Taking a Lookt at the Hawaiian Hula

From the travel, I learned about Powpow is meticulously divided into four types of dances such as women’s dances, men’s dances, youth’s dances, tiny tots and couple’s

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

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

Hula, Hawaiian dances, has had changes in its roles and meanings. In the past, hula had many roles in the Hawaiian culture. As Indigenous cultures around the world often have sacred dances, hula was also sacred and religious dance to the Hawaiian. Indeed, hula was

One famous Polynesian tradition is a celebration dinner to mark an important event. This typically features a feast of pig cooked in a pit oven, then entertainment including local dancing, drumming and fire-walking. In Hawaii these celebrations are well-known as ‘luaus’, in Fiji they are ‘lovos’, and for Maoris they are called ‘hangi’.

The most important Hawaiian cultural value I saw today was Malama ‘Aina. It means to take care of the land so the land can take care of us. We must nurture the land so it can give back all we need to sustain life for ourselves and our future generations. This value is a sustainable measure that everyone can learn from so we can all live a balanced (Pono) life. The lo’i provides us food to eat, such as the kalo plant, which nourishes our body. It is the kinolau of Kane, God of fresh water. Without Kane’s help, there wouldn’t be any crops for the community to feed on. On-hands learning is the best way to understanding more about our culture and learn why it is important to treat everything with respect. Taking care of the kalo plant made me look

Hawaiian developed as a solely oral language, with a rich tradition of storytelling and music.

The Hopi tribe is found in the Southwest region of the United States in Arizona, where they trace their ancestry back 2,000 years; however, tribal legends suggest that the Hopi tribe migrated to Arizona from the south, which is present day South America, Central America, and Mexico. The Hopi is considered one of the oldest living cultures by historical documentation (Hopi Tribe). The Hopi Butterfly Dance, or Bulitikibi as the Hopi call it, is a two-day ceremony usually performed in the late summer that falls into the social dance category. The dance is a celebration of the end of the harvest season and thankfulness for a good crop. The Butterfly Dance is sponsored by a family and held specifically for the young people of the tribe (Lomahaftewa). Important aspects of the dance include the public performance, with no sacred altars or secret rites associated, and the fact that the dance is social in nature and open to spectators (Fewkers).

The Hopi are a Native American tribe with a long history that mainly live in the southwestern United States. One of the most important parts of their culture is Kachinas. One of the ways that the Hopi recognize their Kachinas is through dances. These Kachina dances are an important part of the Hopi culture and still have a large impact on it today.

The women do Hula dancing, where they tell a story while dancing and moving with their hands. An instrument played at a luau is a Ukulele. Writing this report was a great experience because I was able to learn about this beautiful and amazing state. I love that this state is so different from any other state, since it’s made up of islands. I think that’s really

The experience of the hula movement session as well as hula itself is difficult to write about and analyze at length for a number of reasons. To start, hula is relatively simple, not to learn, but as a social wonder and characteristic of Hawaii. Although the dance possesses religious undertones – the documentary mentioned that sincere hula dancers appeal to the Hawaiian gods to assist them – it certainly isn 't driven by an overbearing religious impulse. Furthermore, although hula and its sagas are transmitted from generation to generation as oral traditions (211), the traditions are not sustained out of fear, intimidation, or social status. On the

Hip-Hop dancing is a revolutionary style that has spread throughout America for over decades now. Going coast to coast and even over many oceans, especially the Pacific Ocean in the state of Hawaii. The stereotype that all people in Hawaii are “Hawaiians” or that the population lives in grass huts and doesn’t know what a mall is, plagues the minds of mainlanders. So it would be a big surprise knowing that these “Hawaiians” can be Hip-Hop dancers too. The message was shouted out to the whole nation when Hawaii’s first Hip-Hop dance crew Hype 5-0 competed on America’s Best Dance Crew season five showcasing their dance abilities against other dance crews from around the country. Once this message was relayed, Hawaii was put on the Hip-Hop map and even more Hip-Hop influence poured into the state with dance competitions being held, Hip-Hop artists increasingly having concerts, and having dancers from Hawaii travel out to the mainland expressing their talents and not forgetting where they are from.

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.

Hula dancing is a graceful form of dance that contains foot and hand movements that seemingly tell a story. Although there are many movements associated with the dance, the one that is most commonly known is the Kaholo. This is the basic movement of swinging your arms up and down and your hips from side to side. In Martha W. Beckwith’s book titled, The Hawaiian Hula-Dance, she states, “ the hula is an ancient and classical form, is analogous to

According to the Hebrew Encyclopedia, the word “hora” derives from the Greek word “choros” meaning “a circle-dance, a fast, vivacious dance” (Bahat 9). Therefore, the hora is a patterned circular dance that was brought from the Balkans and Eastern Europe (specifically Romania) to Israel. It consisted of the participants holding the shoulders of their neighbors and stepping clockwise twice, crossing one foot over the over, followed by a hop, kick, hop, kick (Bahat; Israel). Naomi Bahat, Jewish researcher of Yemenite dance, in her article “Is the Hora an Israeli Dance”, details that the general framework of this hora was most likely brought to Eretz Israel (a term used for the land of Israel in the Palestine area before the state of Israel was established) by the orthodox Jewish sect, the Hassidim, when they immigrated to the country. They borrowed components from folk dances of different European countries where they were formerly living and brought them to Israel. These dances became an important part of the agricultural communities that they established. In her ethnography, Dance and authenticity in Israel and Palestine: Performing the nation, Elke Kaschl declares the significance of integrating the hora into their new communities, “the immigrants could relive well-known cultural practices in an environment that seemed foreign and often hostile. It was a way of