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• Hula — This article is about the Hawaiian dance. For other uses, see Hula (disambiguation). Hula kahiko performance in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park …   Wikipedia

• hula — [ho͞o′lə] n. 〚Haw〛 a native Hawaiian dance marked by flowing, pantomimic gestures: also hula hula * * * hu·la (ho͞oʹlə) also hu·la hu·la (ho͞o lə ho͞oʹlə) n. A Polynesian dance characterized by undulating hips, miming movements of the arms and… …   Universalium

• hula —   Hula (for various kinds and references, see Haw. Eng. entry and entries that follow it).   Also: ōlapa, ulī ulī, pa i umauma, ku i Moloka i, hula noho, hula pahu, papa hehi, āla apapa, hue, ki elei, ōhele, kālā au, pahua, kōlani. See dance,… …   English-Hawaiian dictionary

• Dance in Kiribati — includes various styles unique to the island nation. The uniqueness of Kiribati dance when compared with other forms of Pacific island dance is its emphasis on the outstretched arms of the dancer and the sudden birdlike movement of the head. The… …   Wikipedia

• Hula (disambiguation) — Hula may refer to: *Hula, a Native Hawaiian dance *Hula hoop, a toy *Hula (film) (1927), a film directed by Victor Fleming *Hula Valley and Lake Hula, Israel *Hula, Lebanon (originally called Hule) *Hula massacre, which took place in Hula,… …   Wikipedia

• Dance in mythology and religion — Dance is present in mythology and religion globally. Dance has certainly been an important part of ceremony, rituals, celebrations and entertainment since before the birth of the earliest human civilizations. Archeology delivers traces of dance… …   Wikipedia

• hula — (also hula hula) ► NOUN ▪ a dance performed by Hawaiian women, characterized by undulating hips and symbolic gestures. ORIGIN Hawaiian …   English terms dictionary

• hula — [ho͞o′lə] n. [Haw] a native Hawaiian dance marked by flowing, pantomimic gestures: also hula hula …   English World dictionary

• hula — (n.) traditional dance of Hawaii, 1825, from Hawaiian. As a verb from 1952. Hula hoop first recorded in fall of 1958, when it was a craze; so called from resemblance of motions of one using it to the dancers hip circles …   Etymology dictionary

• dance — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Motion to music Nouns 1. dance, dancing; ball, formal, tea dance, thé dansant, cotillion, promenade, dinner dance; masquerade, masked ball, bal masqué, fancy dress ball. Informal, drag, hop, prom, mixer …   English dictionary for students

• hula-hula — noun a Polynesian rain dance performed by a woman • Syn: ↑hula, ↑Hawaiian dancing • Hypernyms: ↑rain dance * * * noun see hula I * * * /hooh leuh hooh leuh/, n. a sinuous Hawaiian native dance with intricate arm movements that tell a story in… …   Useful english dictionary