Dance the Hawaiian Hula
Hawaii is very famous around the globe for its hula dance. HULA -the dance known as hula was developed in the Hawaiian Islands by their original Polynesian settlers. The dances accompanied by the drum appear to be the most sacred, dedicated to the gods.
No one knows its exact origins but Hawaiians agree that the first hula was performed by a god or goddess which makes the dance a sacred ritual. Every movement in hula has a specific meaning, and every expression of the dancer’s hands has great significance.
There are many styles of hula. They are divided into two broad categories: Ancient hula, as performed before Western encounters with Hawai, is called “kahiko”. It is accompanied by chant and traditional instruments. And called “auana”, it is accompanied by song and Western-influenced musical instruments as the guitar , the ukulele.
Hula, as old as the Hawaiian culture, was once shared by all of the people. They dances, that expounded on every aspect of life–warfare, death, birth, sex, even surfing.
There also exist other exotic dances that originate from the other Polynesian islands like Samoa, Tahiti, Tonga and New Zealand or Aotearoa. Hula groups from around the world come to participate.
