Hawaiian Healing Hula, Move and Spiritually Heal, Meditate Spiritual Connection Inspirartion
Honolulu, Oahu Hawaii, Hawaiian Healing Hula, Move and Spiritually Heal, Meditate Spiritual Connection Soul to Mind. Hula (pronounced, ˈhuːlə, ) is a dance form accompanied by chant or song. It was developed in the Hawaiian Islands by the Polynesians who originally settled there. The chant or song is called a mele. The hula dramatizes or comments on the mele. There are many styles of hula. They are commonly divided into two broad categories: 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. It is accompanied by song and Westerninfluenced 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 many hula whi
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