When you think of a hula dancer, what do you picture? A female dancer, most likely young. Long, flowing hair, a warm, inviting smile and softly swaying hips. But when I started dancing hula, nearly 15 ...

More info: Call 970-532-5030 or email [email protected]. BERTHOUD — When it comes to worship hula, coconut shell bikini tops, flimsy grass skirts and aggressive booty shaking are out. Instead, the ...

SANTA CRUZ >> To Mehana Thomas, hula is more than grass skirts, leis and hip movements. The Santa Cruz-based hula teacher sees the medium as a powerful form of storytelling, a means to celebrate ...

After years of being shadowed by stereotypes, the hula dance is experiencing a rebirth. Few American icons are as well known for their popular kitsch as the hula dance. From old Hollywood movies to ...

To learn more about the negative impact of people dressing up as hula dancers, BuzzFeed recently spoke to Chelei. "Hula dancers are greatly sexualized in the entertainment industry and Hollywood ...

For Native Hawaiians, the origins of hula are deeply spiritual and rooted in Hawaii’s creation stories and the history and culture of their kūpuna or ancestors. Many sacred dances have been passed ...

After a lifetime of not communicating with your hips, it’s not so easy to figure out how to sway. By Dana Mackenzie When you think of a hula dancer, what do you picture? A female dancer, most likely ...

The Merrie Monarch Festival hula competition is an almost overwhelming barrage of sights and sounds and scents and people. But one thing you can count on: When the kane dance, the crowd becomes ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - On the lawn of the Lanikuhonua Cultural Institute in Ko Olina, kumu hula Laakea Perry puts his dancers through a short warm-up. The men sink into a deep squat and move in ...