How to Hula Dance
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Get a little hula in your life by learning how to do these basic moves.
Step 1:
Stand facing your mirror with your feet about four inches apart. Bend your knees and put your hands on your hips.
Tip
Dance on a comfortable surface; the hula is always done barefoot.
Step 2:
Use this four-beat pattern for your feet. First, step eight inches to the right with your right foot. Second, bring your left foot toward your right without sliding it. Third, step with your right foot again, and fourth, bring your left foot toward your right, tapping the ground on the fourth beat. Switch directions, leading with the left foot.
Step 3:
Now bring your hips into the four-beat mix. As you step to the right, lower your foot toe-heel and lift your hip; repeat with your left foot and hip. Sway right, then left, right again, and then left again. Repeat to the left side.
Tip
Keep your knees bent - it helps your hips sway!
Step 4:
Bend your left arm so your hand is in front of the left side of your chest, palm facing down, fingers together and gently extended. Extend your right arm away from your body at shoulder level and keep your elbow slightly bent, your palm down, and your fingers together.
Step 5:
Without letting your left arm touch your chest, bend your elbows and wrists so they are swaying in a wave motion. On the first step to the left, switch so the left arm is extended and the right arm is in front of your right breast. Repeat.
Tip
As you move, keep your body relaxed but your shoulders still.
Step 6:
Look out at your extended hand while you're dancing. If mele, or traditional song, accompanies your dance, use your face and eyes to tell the story of the song. And don’t forget to smile! Hula dancing is for celebrations.
Did You Know?
19th-century Christian missionaries urged Hawaiian women to replace the hula skirt with a high-necked, long-sleeved gown called a holoku.
A sense of rhythm 😂😂😂
That cancels out half the world
blehh853 i’m not asian or european and i have 0 rhythm. sorry i left that in my moms womb
ramram92 Hawaii’s ancestors are Asian which means they’re, if nothing certainly Asian
Yui indigenous peoples of Taiwan are not Asian, rather Austronesian. So basically Hawaiian peoples ancestors weren’t Asian🤷♀️
Lol that's what I was thinking 🤣
@ramram92 No, we in the Balkans can’t relate to the lack of rhythm, thanks 😂
I have a deadline at 12 a.m
Me: wow this dance seems interesting let’s do this 🤔
IKR
Oh my gosh, me rn
Instructor: "You will need: mirror, rhythm, grace, & sensuality"
Me: "I FEEL VERY ATTACKED RIGHT NOW"
🤣🤣
Lol I remember how when I moved from Hawaii to Florida, I would always get my papers taken points off because I spelt Hawaii like Hawai'i. And I'd say it how it's supposed to be said. Not with a a but a v and I would get corrected and criticized. Well. I'm from Hawai'i so. I would like to think I know more than them.
You did and you do. Thanks for the lesson. I've learned something new.
Oh yeah so true 😊
Nothing like a non-native correcting you on your own cultural heritage 🤦🏻♀️
I know this is 8 years old but the ignorance and caucasity jump out 🤡🥴
In English it's Hawaii, if you spelled Norway as Norge they're going to do the same 🤷♂️
I love this video. This is basic steps, practiced over and over with rhythm. I love the instructor and the woman keeping the beat with the drum. Hula is an art form, and complicated at that. You can not just jump in without basics. This is also a good workout.
My daughter never loved hula,now she’s starting to appreciate and love hula and she does nothing bt hula,she’s been doing hula for the past years,she is now 12 years old and still loves it❤️🥰💞she also got accepted to teach other kids hula,and is still teaching the neighborhood kids hula❤️ you guys move so gracefully I LOVE IT
I've been dancing hula for 4 years now and I love it! I live on Maui, and I go to the only Chirstian & Hawaiian school, Kamehameha School. I'm a native Hawaiian(: And noo, Hawaiians don't live in tiny grass shacks, and wear coconut bras! Haha(: I speak, breathe, and live aloha!
Ayyy im on the Kapālama campus on 'Oahu. I've been dancing for 12 years+
I’m a Latina but I truly love how Hawaiian girls moves and dance I want to be Hawaiian so bad LOL
dont be shy to venture other cultures and appreciate the people who practice them come to hawaii and take actual hula dance lessons
God damnit I lost my grace and sensuality at my friends house
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Bayleebond you need to keep maluhai in you
hula hohokaa
Bayleebond 😂
bum kah
Yes! Thank you Howcast for detailed explanation of each step and motion. I have fallen in love with Hula and it took me three years to fully get the rhythm of the dance. I just released a video of me performing Hawaiian dance numbers to weddings, trainings, and recitals. I decided to audition for a male performer spot at Polynesian Cultural Center here in Oahu, Hawaii and was rejected four times. I have worked hard to fully learn the basics and advanced motions. Finally, I got hired before I finished college. Take a look at my journey of learning this amazing dance without a good knowledge of it at first because I am from the Philippines and fully embracing it. I will also start a dance tutorial of the Hawaiian dance motions I have learned. You are all free to follow them and perform them if you wish. Mahalo nui loa and aloha! 🤙
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October 21, 2017--- Great performance.. great education...I do NOT care what other people says..but I really enjoyed watching and liked it.. Probably doesn't matter what form it is...as long you do it and enjoying doing it...Great job ladies....
It reminds me some of Belly Dancing, which I know how to do. Especially by using your hips, legs, and feet the most! As one possibly moving to Hawaii soon, hopefully I can learn these dances! 😄👍
Such a peaceful dance
Well my 8th grade music teacher said to me, "Twilight(a nickname when gave me🙄) you have no sense of rhythm."
The memory of her still hunt me at night😭
she was a bad teacher.
This is great review. The basics done perfect and slow. Thank you for posting this video I love hula and I can practice better when looking at this.
If u practice it then don’t keep ur feet as far apart. They legit measured when it simple- shoulder width apart
Hula in Hawaiian is "dance" so that means the title says "how to dance dance"
lol yeah I always tell people that. dance hula = dance dance..
Hahaha didn't know that!! Thanks for saying that. Must be funny to here that all the time😊😂
Just like "Monsoon" means "rainey season". When people say "Monsoon season" they are saying "Rainey season season". Lol :)
Or queso cheese dip/sauce...
XD ikr! My cousins mom aka my auntie is Hawaiian
The dancers are beautiful and their movements are even more beautiful!
(I'm as white a haole as they come, but years ago I was in a pretty authentic Polynesian song and dance group...sometimes I really miss it!) 😃
i need to know the name of the song in the back 😩😍
Thanks so much! I love dancing and i put my favorite song on and dance my heart out! Thanks so much!
Delightful, I am trying to remember the nuances of Hawaii dance in order to teach my grandchildren (I must say as a youngster I wouldn't have thanked anyone for such direction...)
Wonderful ..
moreover is healing .. i have pain in walking 78yo i am trying since 4 years to find a solution physio acupuncture stretching .. 500 meters and my knee is sore i have to stop ! i sow in tv an american lad frim NY with knee problems after an injury , the guy has become a teacher un hawaïan culture and started dancing hula.. too as ethnic dance and his knee problem that was supposed to last for life … disappeared !!
I tried hula since one week .. is the second day 1st jan 2022 and 2 jan i walked 4 kilometers each day , no pain my wife was startled… mee too !!!😜👍
Thanks Hula spirits !
There is always something to learn
hula is such a beutiful and calm dance :)
I was thinking this would help the pain in my back and sciatica from when an ambulance hit my car in 2012. I learned a little in Guam and in Florida. People had lived in Hawaii from the Navy families I knew.
I looooove this story!! 🙏🙏🙏🌻🌻🎉🎉🦋🦋🔥🔥❤️💕🎂🧁
I don't think a debate is necessary just some simple facts. Filipino is not polynesian - fact. Micronesians are not Polynesians, that is why they are called Micronesian just like Melanesians are Melanesians. Polynesians have had our culture 'stolen' so many times that we really fight hard to maintain our identity. It's great that you identify with our people - Nakho Bear is part Filipino/Native American & he identifies with Hawaiians on a deep level - we are all connected in some way. Peace!
I'm not Hawaiian, either. It never hurts to learn how to Hula dance once in a while if you're in Lilo's shoes. I never knew that dances tell stories just like songs. 😀
Lilo is inspiring!
Is it ok if I hula dance if I'm not Hawaiian because I love and respect the culture the music the dance the language EVERYTHING , is just amazing , im Native American i dance cloth but i also love Hawaiian culture to.😊
I'm not Hawaiian but I love Hawaii and hula. But yes I agree with you. A lot of people learn hula just to be sexy and it's not right because they are taking an ancient dance and turning it into something just to get my boys to like them. And if you don't mind me asking, what kind of hula is this?
Its just hula
Tahitian is something else and hawaii is just hual hopes this helpes
This is the most basic step called a kaholo. It is used in almost every type of hula whether it be auana, which means songs where they are singing, or kahiko, which means the older ancient style where they are chanting. Hope this helps. If u wanna know more I could tell you more. Lived in Hawai'i my whole life and danced hula my whole life so yeah.
Aloha everyone.
Hawaii maluhiluhi akahele Kepani. Koe o Kepani ho, koe Kepani kapu. Koe kapani hilahila. Aotearoa kokua, koe manapua koe ho koe maluhiluhi koe ho. Hawaiian po`e poina hawaii. Koe o kepani pupule, koe o kapani pohihihi of Hawaii.
I am commenting 3 yrs apart... Miss Aloha hey dear just wondering what's meant by "aloha"
heard many times. Is it a "hi"?
@@tula__ it means hello and goodbye.
@@_ariio_2412 and also I love you
Aloha and mahalo mama
you need to make this a full series of lessons like you did with belly dance for those who want to learn more than just the basics ♥♡♥♡
Love the easiest on how to dance to the basic!
You are NOT supposed to stand with your feet that far apart! Only a couple of inches at the heel.
teaching you to fail like US public education
C. Panter that’s exactly what I was thinking. I’m trying to learn how to hula dance. I seen in another video their feet are very much closer then what we just seen here.
Idk why people are measuring it legit just shoulder width lol btw I've been dancing for more than 12 years
Another thing that bothered me is they were lifting their heels. Ur supposed to keep ur feet flat majority of the time. And to move ur hips u just M o v e u r h i p s. Not lift ur feet lol
That depends on your kumu and hula lineage! Real dancers know this.
Everyone can dance it! Nice video!
As a kid whenever I watch Leo and Stitch, I mimicked the movements from the movies.
they all dance very nicely
wow the girls are so pretty!
I tried this myself, it was fun. it honestly reminded me of hip rolling but with a smoother walk and motion. Someone said in a previous video that it comes natural for islanders. I am not Hawaiian but do have fragments of Thai, Filipino, Austreina, in my DNA. I wonder does that statement ring true for people of African Descent. It felt natural to me when i did it?
I'm proud to be half-Hawaiian and I don't think there's any problem with other cultures wanting to learn about Hawaiian culture. As long as they keep it respectful, not none of that cheesy tiki/elvis presley themed stuff. There is nothing wrong with this video. It's instructional, and tells a lot about how hula is about telling a story and there's meaning behind every. single. thing. No offense to my fellow Polynesians, but we seriously need to calm down about it.
There is a difference between old-style olapas and the smiling, "hands-tell-the-story" modern hula. Olapas are definitely to be respected because of their religious tradition; modern hulas are for luaus and such.
You will need:
A full body mirror (check)
A sense of rhythm (hmmm)
All the grace and sensuality you can muster (dang it)
at first i thought that guy was a girl that didn't shave lmao
Miranda Tate you don't sound like a jerk at all :) he was in the middle i think at the end when they were showing the dance all together
haha me too
Sameee
Wait what guy...?
you guys are the best
Hooray for natural rhythm.
I have a surprise birthday party and I need to learn to hula and this video was very useful
Hula has to be one of the sexiest dances on the planet
Fun fact. I play this video every night because it helps my 2 year fall asleep. I’m not kidding.
Mahaloz!
Thank you 😊 💓
these girls can sway their hips soo smoothly :) .. i like it ! teaching myself to sway like that lmao .
Tip!:
Try not to use ur feet like they do but instead bend lower and push your hips to each side. With practice it gets easier but they are using their feet and coming of their heels which they aren't supposed to.
Shoot just realized this comment is 10 years old loll
@@lajksueye5749 Thanks heaps for that valuable tip!
"You will need:" Ok let's go
"A body length mirror" Don't have it, but it'll be fine
"A sense of rhythm" Oh no
"Grace and sensuality" (O_O)
Nevermind *leaves*
LMFAOO!! In the beginning she goes "You will need a full length mirror, and a sense of rhythm." I'm sorry but that just made me laugh so hard.
The first step is called kaholo which is the basic dance of hula
Nice video. Thanks for sharing this ❤❤❤
they make it look so easy howwww 😭😭😭😭😭😭
@tuffyanddakota
in ancient times the hula garmet was just ti leaf skirt w/ different types of leis put on the ankles, wrist, head.. such as kahelelani shell lei, fern lei, plumaria flower lei, etc. these were all put together by coconut thread.
about to go to Hawaii... very helpful!
& to the person who said this hula is"insanely basic"...it's because those movements are called basics like kaholo, hele, 'ami, uhehe, etc. hula isn't easy at all. & most performances at a "luau" is Tahitian.
i learned to do when i was either 3 or 4 i dont think i need to say i didnt learn much. it was in Hawaii during a celebration. there was people there teaching you to dance like this on grass. it was mostly my mom doing it while she told me and my brother to try it and we were playing tag. i tried alittlebit but i couldnt not tag him back.
Have multiple missing to-dos in google classroom, room has been a mess for days
...I should learn hula
if you're an islander, it comes naturally...
Leilani Samuela HAHAHA
Leilani Samuela I'm quater tongan
Not for me
Yep it does
Not for all of us
अच्छा है|
Translated word.
Nice.
I want to learn too!!!🥰
thx for this video now I know how to dance hula!!
👏👏👏👏Beautiful!!!💕💕💕 I'll practice😉
I gotta do a hula dance at my camping trip and let me say I think I can hula now.
Gotta do it now!!!
Masha'Allah very nice danch
I LOVED IT
Missionary christians had no sense of cultural perservation whatsoever
Actually the missionaries were pretty good and chill. It was thanks to the Christian missionaries that Hawai'i now has a written language. Some of their grandchildren were not very epic tho.
It was the grandchildren of the missionaries that stomped Hawaii's sovereignty
not really years to master but to be a professional. I've been dancing Tahitian for about 5 weeks. I'm gonna be posting some videos soon, you can judge if it takes years to master.
They can't really be compared. They're two different styles of dance. The "foreigner" 🙄 is a more commercial style of belly dance, whereas the Indian is almost dancing in Tahitian style. Both styles are beautiful! ❤
The best dance ever...love it!!!!
Sorry.. But its not a Dance its shows you how to hula/dance.. Not to say your comments is bad
+Jr Siutaisa Toutaiolepo They're dancing in the video so they can show you, so there _is_ dancing, but even if the dancing wasn't shown and they were just discussing it, the original commenter's statement would still make sense.
Aww I remember when I took Hula dancing
no im playin. i think u guys did great ppl are judging u guys caus eu all just do it differently.
Hawaii maluhiluhi akahele Kepani. Koe o Kepani ho, koe Kepani kapu. Koe kapani hilahila. Aotearoa kokua, koe manapua koe ho koe maluhiluhi koe ho. Hawaiian po`e poina hawaii. Koe o kepani pupule, koe o kapani pohihihi of Hawaii.
No hate but you are not supposed to tap unless you are a very beginner because it is only for keeping time. Also not all hula is for celebration. I am a hula dancer so please don't say I don't know what I am talking about. Thank you!😘
Because there is a CORRECT way to do any kind of dance.
+Sophia Snyder lol, go for it. I'm a native Hawaiian and I'm one of the only Natives in my class, most of them are white.
Hanna Bkgvu sorry we get defensive of our culture if u can't understand that hula is the was OUR ancestors told their stories you really shouldn't dance hula. and if u wanna see real hula look up merry monarch videos
Sophia Snyder naw man u will most of my hula sisters are white. i saw go for it when u find the right halau they won't judge u based on color
u guys are awesome! way to show the aloha spirit!
i like hula dancing.
oooooohhhhh i'm gonna go try this at home now :D :D
nice
Good video, if a touch basic. Excellent visual and cinematography.
Hi!! Perfect
Easier than Tahitian (I'm a Polynesian dancer although I'm American)
MondlerForever123 that's really cool honestly
Not really. All three styles of hula (Hawwiian, Tahitian and Cook Island) have different feet placing and different form of swinging of the hips for the girls.
I dance Tahitian and Hula and tbh I dont think either one is harder. They both have their hard and easy parts. This video legit shows the easiest most basic step you can do in hula. (I am born and raised in Hawai'i and still here)
Tomaré lecciones 🤗😉
that one in the orange. oh baby
Hula Li La La La Pretty Saturn
someone not polynesian: **hula dances**
gen z: tHaT's CuLTurAl ApPrOpIAtIOn1!1!
Rhythm? Where can I buy that?
THANKS YOU GOODNESS 🌟❤️🖤💚🤎 FAMILY DAPHNE COTTON ALWAYS 💜 AWESOME BEAUTIFUL ✨ HULA ,
Christian missionary does all foul things... like said in this video 👍 Hola hula
bigot
@@itsjustrenee1320 This isnt bigotry. They arent saying that christianity is foul, they're saying that the christian missionaries that came to hawaii did foul things, which they did. They buried and twisted large parts of the culture and a lot of it was lost as a result. These are things that the people of hawaii can't get back and aknowledging this isn't bigotry.
Tbh I appreciate the first Christian missionaries. Its thanks to them we even have a written language. Now their grandchildren were not as good. They are the ones everyone mistakens. The first were good, their grandchildren are the ones who did foul things. But they also spread Christianity to Hawai'i which was technically their job, but I appreciate.
I did this before I love shaking there hips
Someone should add this video to some kind of "housewife" tutorial playlist along with cooking, cleaning tutorials etc.
this is just really basic moves to the dance. the feel movement in this video is called kaholo (kah-hoh-loh) and it is accompanied by very simple are movement. This is some very key learning tools in the hula. You should take a look for some hula halau's that may be in your area to check them out! :)"
That short girl is sooo pretty
There are 4 basic steps, and 4 million dances.
1.45 the lady in back..wowwwww!!!! Soo beautifull.........
Cdv
woooooooooooooooow , it helps!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
the only reason i'm here is because i was listening to hawaiin roller coaster but omfg i like this background music.
Helpful!!
Yay i GOT IT IMMA LUCKY WANTCH
Im going to do this tomorrow and trying my very best to the lilo and stitch the hi no lilo song hay guy's can do it 2 at least im going to do im a guy so what if im gay im going to do a before and after video all from this one video that's for this great upload I will upload my video of me trying my best all from you how 2 video wish me luck thx
Could you do a Video about Polynesien dance please 😁
@KuLaNkii actually...the majority of people who live in hawaii are from japan