A Pocket Guide to How to Hula for Body, Mind and Spirit

How to Hula

How to Hula DVD How To Hula This is the definitive "how to", with 3 of the all-time favorite songs: "Hukilau", "Keep Your Eyes on the Hands" and "Hawaiian Wedding Song". Plus a bonus section which teaches 7 basic steps and over 30 hand motions. Great fun for all ages. 60 min. minutes digital ste...

BASIC HULA - Intensive Hawaiian Instruction for Steps, Hands and Posture Now in ENGLISH and JAPANESE A YEAR OF AUTHENTIC HULA CLASSES IN ONE DVD! We can barely suppress our enthusiasm for this groundbreaking instructional video! It is the distillation of over 60 years of collective learning and teaching experienced by master teacher and master dancer...

Introduction to Polynesian Dance With Tumata First hand experience of the enchanting beauty and charm of ancient Tahitian and Polynesian dances and cultural presentations are unforgettable.The pulsing drums the blur of the hip shaking intoxicating tropical flower scents and the unmistakable energetic performance that is Pol...

jam packed, but tiny
Of course a pocket guide will be small, but for a small book, this one is stuffed with information. Its not as good as an instructor, or a DVD where one can actually see the movements, but it does a good job for its medium. Foot work such as the "kaholo" and the "lele" are mapped out via foot prints (like those mats for learning box-step) which is nice and clear. Hip work such as the "ka'o" and "ami" are line drawings and are much less clear. Then, basic hand movements are shown with photographs and simple lyrics printed beneath them, these are also easy to follow. The majority of the book is choreography to 7 "traditional" songs (post-Elvis era) so the movements can be practiced in context. There is a lyric sheet and a glossery. The down side is that you basicly have to memorize the first half of the book, which is pretty technical, before the choreography will be of any use to you. And there is no music to go with the songs. A supplement to your hula collection, but certianly not the ultimate resource.