Aloha kakahiaka na haumana, na hoaloha a ohana..... Good morning students, friends & family. Here is your word for today & a very special word to me. This is a two word form: Hula...To sway hips, to dance (HOO-LAH) Auana.....To cause to wander, go place to place (OW-ah-nah) Example: Aia au ma ke hula kula (I am at hula school) *****To understand the history of hula, you must first realize that there are many different dances throughout the Polynesian islands of Tonga, Tahiti, Samoa and New Zealand, but Hula is unique to the Hawaiian islands. There are a lot of different legends surrounding the origin of hula. According to one legend, Laka (the goddess of hula) invented the dance at a sacred place in Ka’ana, on the island of Molokai. Another legend tells us that Hi’iaka danced to appease her sister Pel’e (the fiery volcano goddess). Hi’iaka is said to have invented hula in Kauai’s north shore valley of Ha’ena. The history of hula deals with two different forms of hula. They are Hula Kahiko, (ancient hula) and Hula Auana (modern hula). Hula Auana doesn’t have meles and ancient instruments, instead the dancers dance to guitars, bass, steel guitars and ukuleles and a singer often times singing falsetto. The modern hula, or Hula Auana still tells stories of Hawaii, but has lost almost all of it’s religious significance and has become pure entertainment. Hula done for family & friends is greatly received. The story behind hula is very interesting how at one point was banned but then again allowed. You can read more in the Wikipedia online. Tomorrow we will do the lesson on hula kahiko (ancient Hawaiian) Until then a hui hou a me I la hoʻokamahaʻo nou oukou (Until then have a wonderful day everyone) Hope you liked this lesson. Aloha nui pumehana (Big warm love) ~Aunty Dina
Posted on: Tue, 21 Oct 2014 15:55:46 +0000
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