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Hula

Hula (/ˈhuːlə/) 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.

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Hula kahiko

Hula ʻauana

Training

History

Films

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Hula

Nodes76
Edges75
Triples168
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.026316
Components1

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Hula

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related to External links · 24
Hula → American Aloha, April, Article, County UT Archived May, Dance, Dance Class Salt Lake, Hula ArchivesHula Preservation SocietyMerrie, Hula Beyond Hawaiʻi Archived, Hula History, Hula Teacher On What's, Hula TheoryHawaiian Music, Jill Engledow, Ka Hula Piko, March, Maui No Ka, Molokai, Mondarch FestivalEuropean Hula FestivalHula, My Line, Number, Oi Magazine Volume
related to Regalia · 17
Hula → Both, Female, Females, For, From, Grass, Hawaiian, However, In, It, Men, Regalia, Some, The, Their, While, Women
related to 20th century hula dancing · 16
Hula → American, Boston, Hawaiian, Hawaiian Renaissance, Hawaiʻi, Hollywood, However, In, Kodak Hula Show, New York, Pacific, Royal Hawaiian Orchestra, Signe Paterson, There, University, Vaudeville
related to Films · 14
Hula → By Lisette Marie Flannery, Catherine TatgeAmerican Aloha, Culture, Directed, Evann SiebensHula Girls, Holo Mai Pele, Hula Beyond Hawaiʻi, Hālau, Keepers, Kekuhi, Kumu Hina, Kumu Hula, Robert Mugge, The Haumana
related to Dress/outfits · 13
Hula → As, Cordyline, Dancers, However, Kī, Laka, Similar, They, Today, Tonga, Tongan, Traditional, Visitors
related to 19th century · 12
Hula → American Protestant, By, Christianized, Hawaii, However, In, King David Kalākaua, Princess Lili'uokalani, Queen Kaʻahumanu, The, The Hawaiian, With
related to Performances · 12
Hula → All, During, Each, Hawaiian, High, However, Most, Sacred, There, This, Visiting, Western
related to Hula kahiko · 11
Hula → As, Ceremonies, Dancers, Hawaiian, Hence, It, Laka, Many, Today, Traditional, Types
related to Training · 9
Hula → Kumu, Kūnihi Ka Mauna/Tūnihi Ta, Mauna, Most, Often, One, The, They, This
related to Legendary origins · 8
Hula → According, After Laka, Hawaiian, Kaʻana, Laka, Molokaʻi, Puʻu Nana, There

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hawaiian dance many oli chant mele kahiko often also dancers traditional two hālau ʻauana kumu performed used ancient however form

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Hulais akumu hula0.90text
the guitarinstance ofIt is accompanied by song and Western-influenced musical instruments0.80text
the ʻukuleleinstance ofIt is accompanied by song and Western-influenced musical instruments0.80text
and the double bass.Terminology for two additional categories is beginning to enter the hula lexiconinstance ofIt is accompanied by song and Western-influenced musical instruments0.80text
Tahitiinstance ofthat come from other Polynesian islands0.80text
The Cook Islandsinstance ofthat come from other Polynesian islands0.80text
Samoainstance ofthat come from other Polynesian islands0.80text
Tongainstance ofthat come from other Polynesian islands0.80text
New Zealandinstance ofthat come from other Polynesian islands0.80text
name chantsinstance ofbut only certain types0.80text
sex chantsinstance ofbut only certain types0.80text
love chantsinstance ofbut only certain types0.80text

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