Lilo Hula Dance

[jikika05]

I love hula nd am nit even hawaiian..proudLy repin dee islandz in dee pacific of micronisia...

[sim1bgirl]

My halau<3

[SupayyCarinaa374]

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[mexiitalianbabe]

I'm not Hawaiian

I'm Italian and Mexican

Yet I loveee the hula:) lol

This video is amazing:)

[longbordah808]

He mele no lilo!

[bangurl86]

Hawaii is the only place that has more implants than L.A.

[iCraacked]

@bangurl86 ...er, what does that have to do with this video? o.O

[bangurl86]

@iCraacked  Duh, I think it's called wannabes!

[LiveLaughLove8489]

this doesnt rlly teach us.

[babukuka]

I really want to learn Hula, it's one of the most beautiful dances I've ever seen...

But the next school where you can learn Hula is nearly 100 km from my home so...

I have to wait and learn first (my beloved) belly dance, and when I'm living near a school where someone teaches Hula I can learn

[angeliqueey]

i absolutely love the graceful movements put into the hula. it looks very simple, but takes practice to really nail down. the way the dancers in the video danced it, it looked like it took no effort at all. they made it look easy from the swaying of the hips to the hand movements. because of this video, i am actually taking an interest in hula.

[gebei56]

"we all dance hula..in one form or another" :)

[MissVeraBlack]

"if ur small or tall or skinny or fat, we all dance hula" i luve daht quote. no discrimination.

[CxHxRxIxSxTxIxAxN]

Oh my goodness, the hula is SOOO beautiful!!! The movements are so graceful, and did you see that look on concentration on the dancers faces? Very disciplined, because I know as soon as I got the hang of the dance moves, I would've been grinning like a Chesire cat X-D Very lovely. I dont know how i'm going to find hula classes in Chicago. . .but I'll do my best!!

[funnychik2000]

that is one cool guy. i want to be his friend haha

[MinaJamille]

I didn't start until I was 17. Just pay attention, do what your kumu says and practice a lot. Sometimes I find myself dancing in the shower!

[108135363]

@MinaJamille omg lol i thought i do tht to lol but with my faarapus i dont dance hula never really got into it

[minalow8]

he taught my kumu how to dance and he is an inspiration.... he gave us special permission to do he mele no lilo:) we carry on his style of hula... with the flat footed steps as well:)

[danylively]

the correct m name is he mele no lilo

hey i had never listened to its background melody (without voices) found it so magnific, magical .... absolutely lovely and charming!!!!

[xXDenverXx1]

just wondering........can u still learn a dance and be good at it if u start at 12?? my cousin wants to start and she is 12.

Will she still be able to dance good if she learns now?

[cocacolagrrrl1234]

Probably. It depends on how dedicated she is to it. And if she's willing to have enough patience to become a terrific dancer.

[xXDenverXx1]

yea she is dedicated all right! She loves to dance. Thanks for answering ma comment ;)

[1hulababe]

I started when I was 12, all need is dedication and 12 is still young, so she will be able to pick things up fast

[huddymarie]

Sure you can there´s no age limit to learn hula :D if you have the dessiere to dance.

But as any other sport, dance etc you need to prctice. As Kumu Mark says " is you only dance a couple of hours a week, you´ll look like a couple of hours dancer"

[joeymonela]

of course! it doesnt matter how old you are!

[zahneel]

with enough practice she will be good no matter what age she starts. The two most forgiving dances that can be learned at any age is hula and bellydance.

[kirakirainu]

Yes, some people don't even start until their well into adult years! If you have the desire to dance Hula, then it can be learned.

[TheKrazy808]

i think hes hot =) hula is my passion

[ElvisLA]

I love this video! The girls are so graceful and they are inspiring me to learn the hula.

[RedHot518]

we are in Illinois and we do hula

[AKATHEBUSINESS]

What song is used for this? I really need the name!

[RikkuccinaKairuccia]

"He mene no Lilo"

is the name of the song :D

[jeffhardyrules99]

We are all the way in New Hampshire and we hula!

[amchildress01]

I am in awe over this video! I've seen it time and time again at the end of Lilo and Stitch as my daughter replays it to try and learn the dance. lol She is only 8 but she wants to be able to do this dance at her next talent show. Good thing it's not til next year, but her heart is in the place. Her and her friends are practicing every day and for now they are learning the basic steps. L8er the hands! lol I have loved all kinds of hula since I can remember. AWESOME JOB ON THIS VIDEO MARK! MAHALO

[MissMidoria]

8 is a good age to learn any dance form! Why don't you find her some lessons? I'm sure she'd love them - she's already inspired and her mom loves the dance too. What a great way to start! :)

[gubietno]

graceful.

[dumdee]

Omg this was my old halau.

Hula halau o kuuleinani. =]

[babycham86]

if anyone knows of any classes where i can learn this and any other dances id be grateful i live in london by the way and all the classes ive found are in the usa :(

[cruelrenz]

@babycham86 I would suggest that you look for either Cook Island hula classes or Tahitian. Cook Island and Tahitian hula are a slight variance of one another but still carry the same foundations of what is installed into the Hawaiian hula i.e. the use of hand gestures and the movement of the lower body. I prefer the Cook Island tamure then Tahitian but that's just my preference. I hope this helps!

[alphalovem]

ALOHA!!!i love hula i'm not hawaiian but my heart is .

The people, culture, music are amazing thanks for sharing videos like this one MAHALO :)

[unknown1Beauty]

i kno how u feel!

[danceisloveeee]

the best of the best!

[Fanaura]

this was like how long ago !!

he's like 50 now

[misskanitha]

haha this was in 95, and yes he will be 50 soon.

[mamaong]

SO?!

[misskanitha]

whoaaa calm down now...some one asked all I did was answer.

[Haliaka]

Mark, you so... handsome!!!!

[kaylovshim]

i love hula dancing ive been doing that and surffing since i could walk its awesome

[taz18916]

hey yall im a punjabi, and im gonna start doin hola!!! hey!! im so excited...i love the dance

[funkedafied143]

whats "hola"?

you mean hula?

hahaha hi kumu MARK!!!!!! =)

[nikbr]

I'm not hawaiian, oh well, I'm not even american, but I love and respect Hula. I think it's an amazing dance, like the language and the whole culture, actually.

One day.. one day... One day I'll be there =D

[TRAVELASIA]

I did it, and took the pluge!

F*** the rat race, I'm now living in SE Asia, and LUVVIN' the culture.

Do it - you won't regret it!!

[Keliiholokai89]

@nikbr lol hawaiian or not hawaiian or american or not american, my friend, mahalo for respecting out culture ^.^

Alooooha!

[paperpad12]

i love this, so relaxing

[aimeechicken]

dancingfinn67

Agreed Agreed Agreed XD XD!!!

[1962didi]

真的很棒!我很喜歡hula

[islander9800]

i was in the hula glass that made up the hula for the movie i had so much fun in it but now im not in it anymore.....

[withoutmercyuk]

ya ya... am giving this a go - looks fab, but Im soooooooo glad Im alone right now...lolololol

[KahuKaEnaGurl]

lol

[hilogirl4eva]

that was very nice!! maika'i no!! adn that is very interesting how this halau puts ther hands up when they do there baicis...because my halau puts there hands on there hips instead. it is very cool to see all off the different styles of hula!!

[misshawaii08]

yea same with my halau malia. we dance with our hands on our hips not up. i didnt know u could dance with ur hands up. l0l.

[hilogirl4eva]

lolz.....den hunny...u gots LOTS to learn!! jk buh yeh!!! it jus da styles dat da kumus teach..or what hale dare kumu came from

[Anjimom]

Thanks Mark, so I'm not too white to Hula!!

[derikpoquiz]

Hi Guys. Just in case you were interested, try searching under USER: blck00strm00 He has Kumu Mark's latest Hula Performances posted...

Aloha!

[dancingfinn67]

I hope you do not mind, correctly its from

blckSTRM2007. Thank you for the tip!!! ;)

[dancingfinn67]

I just must to comment about this someone else´s culture talk... I love to listen and dance tango (Argentina), samba (Brazil), fado (Portugal), hula (Hawaii) and so many other music and dances from all over the wold. I`m not from any of those cultures, but still I can and have right to enjoy listening and dancing those music and dances - why not? With all respect music is universal and so is dancing too. And lets dance, how about merengue, salsa or polka ;)

[pimbadoti]

Can you believe that this great art of dancing was forbidden by the catholics ....

iam soo happy that this people fight for there culture

[Launuali]

I thought it was forbidden by Christians.

[simmy178]

Hey does anyone know how I can download a video like this. I have a project to do on Hawaiian culture and I would love to be able to show this rich culture to other so they to can be enlightened......please help me.

[beetlejuiceflorida]

Do a websearch for a YouTube to iPod video download program. The one I use converts to mp4 if I recall correctly. I use another video conversion program to comvert it to mpg. Of course, I can't use the program names here, but a search should make it obvious.

[simmy178]

Thanks so much...

[simmy178]

Hey does anyone know how I can download a video like this. I have a project to do on Hawaiian culture and I would love to be able to show this rich culture to other so they to can be enlightened......please help me.

[nohealani89]

I miss home, I miss dancing.....

"E oni wale no 'oukou i ku'u pono a'ole e pau"

Have a nice day...

[desperatejulie]

omg. i miss hawaii so much.

i used to dance hula in the big island of hawaii, until i moved here, in florida.

[kukus2008]

i use to dance i started when i was 7 till 12 but i stoped because i like the water better.

[kauihana]

ALOHA UNCLE MARK !!!uncle mark has always been deep in in the hawaiian culture. My cousin and sister used to dance for him. I have always went to the classes and watched in san leandro, ca He has touched many that he has taught hula and has always had open arms to people of no hawaiian culture and to welcome them as his own family...

MAHALO UNCLE MARK.

[NaniMeaAloha]

i am a very cultured person, i have no hawaiian in me but i value the culture and many others. taking hula is an amazing experiecne for me. it shows me disciplin and grace. i have and etreamly large performance comming up in three days we had only thee weeks to prepare. i hope all goes well and i am so excited that i can share in someone elses culture!

[KatexDilligaf]

i'm exactly the same way. i've got no real CULTURE in me that is worth valuing and i'm very inspired by hula. i think it's beautiful.

[Laugorlin]

I wanna know to dance hula but I live in Wales! (UK) And i really wanna learn :(

ANYONE KNOW OF ANY HULA CLASSES IN THE UK?

[secretwaters]

omg! no shaved armpits!!!! aaaaagh *dies*

[juguydog]

i dance for Kumu Ho'Omalu. These here are my aunties (we call our elders that) he has a sense of humor...well ya GO A.H.A!!!!!!!!!!!

[WolfofSilverBlack]

O! I miss u Hawaii!

[sistaORAH]

This is cool...As part hawaiian and a dancer myself, I really appreciate the part when he says stuff like..."Anyone who wants to learn someone else's culture"...That's me right there.I know some who no like his style, but hey...change happens.I'm all for that AND a balance between remembering and respecting the past.

[boSSieNukkAH]

my uncles in this..one of the male hula dancer in the back..luv my culture..lol

[gregfujita]

what part of oahu was this place at??

[Lokelani62288]

in california

[kaleilehua808]

eh dats mai mom's hula braddah

[alina885]

aww this was filmed at auntie renee price's old halau studio ... miss that place =)

[misskanitha]

whoooaaaa this is from a long time ago, but still awesome!!

[antwansswan]

Yeah. That was cool.

From what I hear, a lot of Hawaians don't like 'foriegners', but Mark seems to be sincere. Mahalo right back at cha.

[808domz]

It's all about the money.

[Boggsbaby]

your welocome.