Hula

Hula /ˈhlə/ 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.

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Hula Dance

by: Stephen Jerzak

If you wanna hula dance with me,
Then I could do anything
'Cause you + me add up perfectly.
I'm up in a coconut tree
And I'm lookin' for something to do when I wish you
were up here with me
So that I could be K-I-S-S-I-N-G.
First comes love, but it already happened...
There's plenty of fish in the sea,
But I would never go swimming alone
So how about you come with me?
And maybe we'll be happier than the rest of the sea.
First comes love... Yeah, it already happened...
If you wanna hula dance with me,
Then I could do anything
'Cause you + me add up perfectly.
So you're layin' out on the beach
And you're catchin' some rays in a way that I haven't
seen it before
'Cause a body like yours is so hard to ignore.
The sun is love, but it has competition.
I'll write you a message and then I can put it in a
bottle
And hope it finds its way to you
'Cause you need to know everything I'm feelin'.
If you wanna hula dance with me,
Then I could do anything
'Cause you + me add up perfectly.
Come on, put on your hula skirt for me
And let me have this dance, girl, what do ya say?
My eyes, you know they've only been surfin' on you for
a while now.
So baby, please hula dance with me.
Then I could do anything




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