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A hālau hula (Hawaiian pronunciation: [haːˈlɐw ˈhulə]) is a school or hall in which the Hawaiian dance form called hula is taught. The term comes from hālau, literally, "long house, as for canoes or hula instruction"; "meeting house" [ 1 ] , and hula , a Polynesian dance form of the Hawaiian Islands .
Hula kahiko performance in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park Hula in Hawaii. Kumu hula Frank Kawaikapuokalani Hewett performs during a ceremony transferring control over the island of Kahoʻolawe from the U.S. Navy to the state. Hula (/ ˈ h uː l ə /) is a Hawaiian dance form expressing chant (oli) [1] or song .
He has spent his life educating the world about Hawaiian culture through music and dance. Kealiʻi (pronounced Keh-ah-LEE-ee) Reichel was born and raised on the island of Maui . Reichel grew up in the town of Lahaina where he attended Lahainaluna High School , however he spent weekends and summers with his maternal grandmother in the plantation ...
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Hooping (also called hula hooping or hoop dance) is the manipulation of and artistic movement or dancing with a hoop (or hoops). Hoops can be made of metal , wood , or plastic . Hooping combines technical moves and tricks with freestyle or technical dancing .
Nalani Kanakaʻole (born March 19, 1946) is an American Hawaiian kumu hula (hula teacher) at Hālau o Kekuhi, the dance company. [1] The daughter of Edith Kanakaʻole, she leads Hālau o Kekuhi along with her niece Huihui Kanahele-Mossman. [2]
"Hula" specifically referred to formalized dance performed by humans in non-sacred contexts. In contrast, " ha`a " was the term used for formalized movements performed in sacred or mourning contexts. " Ha`a " was also performed by deities and non-human entities, including personified natural forces like flowers, birds, trees, winds, or lava, as ...
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