THIS IS THE RAIN ☔ | #IfCitiesCouldDance #Shorts

For many Native Hawaiian practitioners like Honolulu Kumu Hula (hula instructor) Snowbird Bento, hula is far from just an extracurricular activity. Its origins are deeply spiritual and rooted in Hawai‘i’s creation stories and the history of Bento’s kūpuna (ancestors) before her. Driven by the mele (poetry), hula marries movement with spoken word to express stories about specific deities, people, places and events.

In this hula how-to video, Bento and the dancers from her hālau hula (hula school), Ka Pā Hula O Ka Lei Lehua, demonstrate wāwae (foot) and lima (hand) movements. They dance to the song “This is the Rain,” composed by Kumu Hula Johnny Lum Ho. Kumu Johnny passed it down to Kumu Snowbird, who now uses the song to teach the basics of hula ‘auana movements to kids and beginners.

Want to learn more moves? Watch the full how-to video here 👉 https://youtu.be/xCWhAwllo38

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Видео THIS IS THE RAIN ☔ | #IfCitiesCouldDance #Shorts канала KQED Arts