Hula Dance (documentary short)

[@4and20blackbirdsbakedinapi6]

What a lovely documentary; wonderfully educational, touching, scratching the surface of the depth of the beautiful culture of Hawaii, and all its aloha and glory. Thank you very much for uploading it.

[@benshapiro1932]

Thanks for your comment!

[@AllthebeautifulThings]

Dancing is a way of life...and I love and respect this culture so, so much...Mahalo plenty for this great documentary.

[@Simplelove]

Wow wonderful hula documentary , thank you for capturing this and sharing with all , wonderful to hear from the dancers how they tell the stories through their hands 🌈

[@oksanatulpa7984]

The main effect of the hula dance that it is not almost dance it's a language of the body . It's like a diolog with people full of native expression and energy .

[@natalierocheleau1793]

Idc how old this is, I cried.... I miss dancing so much

[@leaflet1686]

Why don't you dance anymore?

[@herryblackstudio]

👍👍❤️🌺👍👍

[@salixsurrexurent]

The song at 3:10 I did a hula to it when I was in 2nd grade. I miss Hawaii so much💝

[@cinnkiss1111]

I am Salvadoran American and this is so beautiful to me I don’t understand but now I do and It’s even more beautiful thank you 🙏

[@mariahelenapedrozahelena3602]

I love the hawai culture, dance and music!

[@icequeen9417]

I have seen the hula dance in my youth in movies , but I never knew the it was made of a beautiful story. 🌷🌷🌷🌷

[@LierFaelir]

So beautiful ♥️♥️♥️ Thank you!

[@sealfan1000]

This touches my heart and soul. I am in tears. Thank you, Sweet Loves.

[@g.thompson9125]

Wow! American sign language share many signs with hula dance. Stars and tree are very similar!

[@theflyinhawaiiantravels354]

I have decided to leave the mainland and going back home.

[@mariainescastroalbarran252]

Mi nieta baila hawaiano ❤

[@anamusicaycine]

Wonderful!

[@adamst.martin1932]

May 15, 2019- I love Hawaii and its traditional people.. They are nice and calm and friendly... I love and go back visit Hawaii but Hawaii is freaking expensive... It's all United States fault for claiming it.. Hawaii was very power island way way way back then if it wasn't for U.S.. If Hawaii was a country of their own like the rest of Samoan Islands, Polynesian islands... Hawaii could have been cheap...

[@manumagick]

@@TheWarforged pick up a history book to prove it lol what

[@kimmyseon46]

@@TheWarforged search up the apology resolution the us made to hawaii

[@melodieaustria]

Beautifully communicated

[@jbn03canada]

hawaii is beautiful island like philippines. i wish america had preserved their culture, language, and people. i regret that their culture and kanguage are dying. i cant even tell who is hawaiin. when i went there, i was looking for hawaiin people.

[@richardcogbill6791]

Hawaiian language and culture is not dying. It is very much alive.

[@JanSilins]

Unfortunately I'm inclined to agree. The most recent Annual Population Survey (June 2020), as conducted by the Office for National Statistics, suggests that 28.6% of people in Wales aged three and over were able to speak Welsh. Both Hawaiian and English are the official languages of the State of Hawaii, but the Hawaiian language is critically endangered, according to UNESCO.2 Oct 2020. Only 5.7 percent of total speakers on the island can speak Hawaiian. The Welsh Language society managed to get a law passed that every single public sign must be bi lingual. So when you are in Wales you constantly see signs, half of which you don't understand but it reminds you that you are in Wales and there is a rich Welsh culture. If both Hawaiian and English are official languages in Hawaii how come public literature is not bi lingual?

[@queserasera3]

Thank you for posting this, Ben. I had not seen this before. When was this filmed? Nona Beamer died in 2008. It was so nice to see and hear her again. Miss my homeland, which does not feel like this anymore except on the the Big Island and maybe Kauai.

[@benshapiro1932]

Thanks for commenting--I filmed this in November 2000. Meeting and interviewing Nona Beamer was a special experience I'll never forget.

[@sandramorey2529]

Lovely. Mahalo nui loa. Oakland CA 2021

[@benshapiro1932]

Thank you!

[@aio1067]

I want to become a dancer. Have the opportunity to captivate the audience with my dance. Let the spirit shine clear and loud.

[@RamKumar-ks8nu]

I love Hula, I love nature

[@julieappel3154]

Can anybody tell me the name of the song towards the ending where a woman dances on the beach. I need that song please help me

[@SwimminWitDaFishies]

What does it mean when the dancers respond to the chanter (?) And is there meaning behind what the dancers wear? Sometimes grass skirts, sometimes fabric skirts?

[@NoBodyKnows514]

Good question...

[@hilife8225]

The dancers are calling out rather than responding. The calling out is a “kahea” it’s a cue/announcement for the chanter, dancers and the observers. There is significant meaning for the attire of the performers, both chanter and dancers. The nuances and meanings cannot be detailed here. Hula is spiritual as well as entertaining so the choices for adornments and costumes can be personal choices as well as culturally driven.

[@rampadvocate3849]

Bring Back HAWAII to the hawaian. Please.

[@martaallegra2586]

Hello! I am a dancer and I would like to go to study Hula dance. These masters seem very good to me, could you give me some indication? Because I can't find this school. Thank you

[@hannahkremer3325]

Hi, I am researching about Hula and I came across this wonderful video. I was wondering where this video is from. Who is the director and when was it made?

[@benshapiro1932]

Hi, thanks. I am the director and I made it in 2001

[@DanceApp]

Thank you for sharing this! I wonder if there is a chance of getting this video captioned for accessibility? I would love to share it with my dance history class, but can't use it if it's not accurately captioned.

[@benshapiro1932]

Glad you enjoyed it! Unfortunately there is no captioned version or simple way to get it done at this point. Hope you can still find it of use.

[@Dragon34th]

Their hair 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🤔

[@alexissungcad8392]

please someone reupload the "he noa no hina" plssssss

[@hmhbanal]

Jo Koy is right! 🤣 🤣 🤣

[@shineawake2]

Gorgeous! Thank you! From what little i understand, there was also an erotic, sexually suggestive hula that apparently was eradicated by the missionaries. I wonder what that was like. I guess it is lost forever, idk. Beautiful documentary. Mahalo.

[@bluedragon1]

Ok, this is epic

[@vallgonzall3084]

Cool aloha!😜☺️

[@elena-8234]

Beatiful 🙏

[@giggles2302]

Why does it say Egg at the end?

[@benshapiro1932]

I made it for a PBS series on the arts that called "EGG"

[@lenaserra]

Lindo!!!

[@gilbertescalante4284]

Acts 17:29 "Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man's device. And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:"