Hula

Hula /ˈhuːlə/ is a polynesian dance form accompanied by chant (oli) or song (mele). According to scholars hailing from St. Paul's College , Marcus and Jim, hula was developed in the Hawaiian Islands by the Polynesians who originally settled there. The hula dramatizes or portrays the words of the oli or mele in a visual dance form.

There are many sub-styles of hula, with the main two categories being Hula 'Auana and Hula Kahiko. Ancient hula, as performed before Western encounters with Hawaiʻi, is called kahiko. It is accompanied by chant and traditional instruments. Hula, as it evolved under Western influence in the 19th and 20th centuries, is called ʻauana (a word that means "to wander" or "drift"). It is accompanied by song and Western-influenced musical instruments such as the guitar, the ʻukulele, and the double bass.

Terminology for two main additional categories is beginning to enter the hula lexicon: "Monarchy" includes any hula which were composed and choreographed during the 19th century. During that time the influx of Western culture created significant changes in the formal Hawaiian arts, including hula. "Ai Kahiko", meaning "in the ancient style" are those hula written in the 20th and 21st centuries that follow the stylistic protocols of the ancient hula kahiko.

Hula (woreda)

Hula is one of the woredas in the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Sidama Zone, Hula is bordered on the south by the Oromia Region, on the west by Dara, on the northwest by Aleta Wendo, on the north by Bursa, and on the east by Bona Zuria. The major town in Hula is Hagere Selam. Woredas of Bursa and Bona Zuria were separated from Hula.

A survey of the land in this woreda shows that 59.6% is arable or cultivable, 36.2% pasture, 2.3% forest, and the remaining 1.8% is considered swampy, degraded or otherwise unusable. Important cash crops include corn, wheat, barley, local varieties of cabbage, and potatoes. According to a 2004 report, Hula had 110 kilometers of all-weather roads and 8 kilometers of dry-weather roads, for an average road density of 274 kilometers per 1000 square kilometers.

Population

Based on the 2007 Census conducted by the CSA, this woreda has a total population of 129,263, of whom 64,551 are men and 64,712 women; 6,410 or 4.96% of its population are urban dwellers. The majority of the inhabitants were Protestants, with 77.26% of the population reporting that belief, 8.09% observed traditional religions, 6.1% practiced Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, 3.67% were Catholic, and 2.12% were Muslim.

Hula (disambiguation)

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Nathalie

Nathalie is a female given name. It is one popular variant of the name Natalie/Natalia, found in many languages but especially common in French, Spanish and English speaking countries.

Etymology

The name is derived from the Latin "Dies Natalis" , meaning "Natal Day" or "birthday" in reference to the birth of Christ and was traditionally given to girls born around Christmas.

Use

People with the given name Nathalie:

Nathalie...

Nathalie... is a 2003 French drama film directed by Anne Fontaine, and starring Fanny Ardant, Emmanuelle Béart, and Gérard Depardieu.

Plot

Catherine discovers that her husband Bernard is cheating on her. She decides to pay Parisian prostitute Nathalie to have an affair with her husband, and report back to her.

Cast

Reception

Nathalie... received generally positive reviews, currently holding a 73% "fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes; the consensus states: "A seductive French import that portrays adult issues of jealousy and betrayal with strong lead performances and considerable French charm." On Metacritic, which uses an average of critics' reviews, the film holds a 69/100 rating, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

Remake

Director Atom Egoyan remade the film in 2009, now entitled Chloe. The film stars Julianne Moore, Liam Neeson, and Amanda Seyfried. A reviewer in the New York Daily News (Elizabeth Weizmann) contrasting the original with the remake says Egoyan "Having adapted a film—via Erin Cressida Wilson's screenplay—from an erotic French drama called Nathalie, Egoyan appears convinced that he's creating a suspenseful work of art, rather than a mildly kinky bit of arthouse exploitation." However, in his self-promotion, the director of the remake, Egoyan, described Chloe as more erotically charged than Nathalie...

Nathalie (singer)

Nathalie Beatrice Giannitrapani (born 16 December 1979), simply known as Nathalie, is an Italian singer-songwriter and actress. She rose to fame after winning the fourth series of the Italian version of The X Factor in 2010. Her winning single, "In punta di piedi", was released immediately after the final of the show, and debuted atop the FIMI Top Digital Downloads chart.

In 2011, Nathalie competed in the Big Artists section of the 61st Sanremo Music Festival, placing 7th in a field of 14 with the song "Vivo sospesa", which was released as the lead single from her debut album with the same title. Her second studio set, Anima di vento, was released on 17 September 2013.

Biography

Early life

Nathalie Beatrice Giannitrapani was born in Rome to a Sicilian father of Tunisian origin and a Belgian mother. She began studying music at the age of 13 and writing her first songs at the age of 15, with lyrics in Italian, English and French (also speaking Spanish). Giannitrapani songs are composed in accompaniment of a guitar and piano.