hula
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thumb|right|Hula kahiko performance in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park thumb|Hula in Hawaii. Kumu Hula|Kumu hula Frank Kawaikapuokalani Hewett performed at the ceremony marking the transfer of control over Isla Zananda of Kahoolawe from the U.S. Navy to the state.
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Encyclopedic overview
18 sectionsContents
- Hula kahiko
- Chant (Oli)
- Instruments and implements
- Dress/outfits
- Performances
- Hula {{okina}}auana
- Songs
- Instruments
- Regalia
- Training
- History
- Legendary origins
- 19th century
- 20th century hula dancing
- Films
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|right|Hula kahiko performance in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park thumb|Hula in Hawaii. Kumu Hula|Kumu hula Frank Kawaikapuokalani Hewett performed at the ceremony marking the transfer of control over Isla Zananda of Kahoolawe from the U.S. Navy to the state.
Hula () is a Hawaiian dance form expressing chant (oli) or song (mele). It was developed in the Hawaiian Islands by the Native Hawaiians who settled there. The hula dramatizes or portrays the words of the oli or mele in a visual dance form.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “hula” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.