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Great Big Story, Dancing Like Warriors
produced by Great Big Story, in Great Big Story (Atlanta, GA: Cable News Network (CNN), 2017), 3 mins
A common misconception about hula is that it's a dance tradition strictly for women. Nope. In ancient Hawai'i, men were the first to dance hula, and the best dancers were even chosen to become warriors. Today, Ke Kai O Kahiki—one of Hawaii's most famous male hula schools — is carrying on this tradition by tell...
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produced by Great Big Story, in Great Big Story (Atlanta, GA: Cable News Network (CNN), 2017), 3 mins
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A common misconception about hula is that it's a dance tradition strictly for women. Nope. In ancient Hawai'i, men were the first to dance hula, and the best dancers were even chosen to become warriors. Today, Ke Kai O Kahiki—one of Hawaii's most famous male hula schools — is carrying on this tradition by telling warrior stories with dance. To do so, dancers train in the same way as their ancient forebearers, using the land itself as a harsh...
A common misconception about hula is that it's a dance tradition strictly for women. Nope. In ancient Hawai'i, men were the first to dance hula, and the best dancers were even chosen to become warriors. Today, Ke Kai O Kahiki—one of Hawaii's most famous male hula schools — is carrying on this tradition by telling warrior stories with dance. To do so, dancers train in the same way as their ancient forebearers, using the land itself as a harsh and unforgiving gym. To dance like a warrior, you need to train like one.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
News story
Contributor
Great Big Story
Date Published / Released
2017
Publisher
Cable News Network (CNN)
Series
Great Big Story
Topic / Theme
Hula
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