Tahitian Hula Dancing : Tahitian Hula Dancing: The Kaholo

The Kaholo in hula dancing is a basic step accompanied by soft arm movements. Learn the Kaholo with tips from a hula performer in this free dancing video.

Expert: Brie Kaanoi
Bio: Brie Kaanoie has been singing and dancing professionally since the age of 4.
Filmmaker: Sam Lee

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Entertainment

Tags:

• hula dance
• dancing
• performing
• tahitian hula
• hula dancing
• tahiti
• ethnic dance

[ferrier71]

I admire those of you that are keeping your culture alive. Granted, that the dances are somewhat different over the years, but then they have always changed throughout history and they will change today. The important think is to keep it beautiful and to tell the story the dance was created for. That tells me that you are surely an artist. Thank you.

[vanneswing]

Thank you very much... i'm learning a lot and you explain very clear ...

[texasgramz]

'Auwe...'auwe...'auwe! Her voice sounds like Rap Replinger's "Auntie Marialani". Not too sweet, not too rancid, BUT jus right hah? I'm going to halau today and apologize to my haumana that I have not been teaching them correctly....NOT! 

[nellie2581]

I love Hula!

[ohana4ihan]

Ugh... there are differences in the styles of Tahitian vs. Hawaiians just getting the basics down is what this is and is there really PERFECT way to hula ... NO because we are not perfect and arguing about it makes our culture look like idiots. HULA it is and has always been a way to convey to people a story in Hawaii ... that's our culture its not about the STEPS necessarily....There are also two main positions of a hula dance - either sitting (noho dance) or standing (luna dance).

[busdakine]

I am Hawaiian and you need to STOP!! So disgusted with people like you who don't know crap and trying to make money from it!!

[allysmusiccovers]

@maddywoo you're right this is ALL wrong. pretty much. for on you're not supposed to bend your wrist like that hula dancers are supposed to be graceful and elegant, she looked really stiff and the Kaholo includes both of your feet moving not just one. She right there is kinda sterotyping to me and thinks shes getting it right. I would know my hula teacher grew up in Hawaii and has been doing hula literally all her life.

[brwnhoney]

why does expert village always seem to get it wrong lol

[lunefee]

If anything, Brie is definitely a Tahitian expert. She'll definitely school anyone in Tahitian, and yes! she does know her hula though different. (I certainly don't bend my arm and wrist as much as she does...I was taught to have my body be geometric with the ground, and that my arms must be parallel to the ground with only a slight bend.)

[lunefee]

@maddywoo She's Tahitian; I've met her. She may dance hula slightly differently than what you know (which is different from what I know), but don't knock her. They do teach hula slightly differently around the world and other Polynesians (I'm Hawaiian myself, so poly's other than Hawaiian) tend to have their own interpretation of hula. You'll notice some dance with Cook Island hands, which I definitely do not use but I recognize that this exists.