Hula: Kahiko or 'Auana?

[kimo55]

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if can, can. if no can...

haveta findum firsss....

[Pomai]

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Kimo, if you share 'em, make sure you censor da' buggahz wit' da black tape (x2).

[kimo55]

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I am gonna make a flip book of da individual peechaz and bumbay, sunday, us boyz goin huddle at da starboard bow of da boat and giggle.

[LikaNui]

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I am gonna make a flip book of da individual peechaz and bumbay, sunday, us boyz goin huddle at da starboard bow of da boat and giggle.

And my parents received the new National Geographic, so I'll sneak that out of the house and bring it along too.


Disclaimer: anyone who doesn't understand the joke above is, well, just too damned young.

[Da Rolling Eye]

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Weeelll, I gots me my Sears catalog. Kahiko!

[tutusue]

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[...]Disclaimer: anyone who doesn't understand the joke above is, well, just too damned young.

That was the closest thing to 'porn' that I saw during my kid days! How times have changed!

[cezanne]

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Kahiko for me.

[MadAzza]

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I'd wager that you'd be good at it, too; you'd bring knowledge and respect with you.

Yeah, that'll happen.

[MadAzza]

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Kahiko (ancient) or 'Auana (modern) Hula: which is your favorite?

Kahiko is it for me. The power of the pahu drum and intensity of the Kumu's chant often times give me chicken skin. That, combined with a group of kane and/or wahine dancers in unison with a gaze of seriousness or anger in their eye is just awesome. I can't stand when Kahiko dancers smile. IMO, Kahiko should be a serious dance, meant to stir the likes of Pele the Fire Goddess.

I likes the nekkid ones. Which ones dat? Heh.

Oh, um. I mean ... Never mind! going to bed now, for real.

keeding!

[Leo Lakio]

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Yeah, that'll happen.

Kimo55 dancing kahiko? Or bringing knowledge and respect with him?

Use all your powers of influence & persuasion to make this happen, Maddie...and bring a video camera. (For the hula performance, not for the persuading part - jeez, people, get outta the gutter --- it's crowded down here!)

[Bard]

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Last couple of weeks I watched several hula performances here, of both kinds. I have to say that while 'auana is nice (and wow, people who are really skilled at it can make it look pretty awesome), kahiko takes the cake for me. It is mesmerizing and powerful. I suppose those Instant Immersion CDs have been doing something for me too because I could start to understand some of what they were saying, which made it all the more of an experience. Chicken skin indeed.

And keiki hula ... yeaaahhh! Sooo cute. A little girl performed by herself at the Kalama Days festival, and I thought she was one of the best dance performances that evening.

[Leo Lakio]

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And keiki hula ... yeaaahhh! Sooo cute. A little girl performed by herself at the Kalama Days festival, and I thought she was one of the best dance performances that evening.

That's very nice of you to say, Bard - if this is the one you meant: http://www.flickr.com/photos/70092316@N00/221146344/, that was Kali, from our halau. (I'm playing bass in the background.)

We are at a transitional point with most of our keiki; after a couple years of study, the majority of them are now moving from that age where anything they do is cute, to the place where they need to really get a stronger foundation in hula, so that's the goal of our alaka`i. Kali and her dad, Keoni, both study with us, and have been very quick learners. (Keoni & I danced kahiko to "Kawika" on Sunday morning at the park in Kalama.)

[Bard]

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That's very nice of you to say, Bard - if this is the one you meant: http://www.flickr.com/photos/70092316@N00/221146344/, that was Kali, from our halau. (I'm playing bass in the background.)

Yep, that's who I meant. I'm no expert in the subject so I can't really say why, but her performance just seemed really "real", you know what I mean? I don't want to take away from anyone else's performance, but Kali's was just great.

Kali and her dad, Keoni, both study with us, and have been very quick learners. (Keoni & I danced kahiko to "Kawika" on Sunday morning at the park in Kalama.)

Neat. Yeah, we were only there for Saturday. Sunday we ended up going over to the Uwajimaya Polynesian Festival for a bit and they had some pretty awesome hula dancing there as well.

[Leo Lakio]

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Neat. Yeah, we were only there for Saturday. Sunday we ended up going over to the Uwajimaya Polynesian Festival for a bit and they had some pretty awesome hula dancing there as well.

I think that was Gina Mahiai Hess' halau; she's a great kumu and a wonderful Hawaiian resource. I had the opportunity to dance with her early in my studies, and she was involved in last year's Kalama celebration.