Application Essay: Dancing Hula In High School

By the mid 20th century, hula was becoming more commercialized and new instruments such as steel guitars and Ukuleles were introduced to the Hawaiian culture and art of hula. Hollywood took the Hula and portrayed it in a much different style as we now see in movies with women wearing coconut bras and skirts made out of grass. Until this day, disagreements continue over whether or not that hula should continue to be an ancient art form. Or if hula should just be restructured and become a modernized dance since hula is presently considered a “tourist attraction” instead of a way to connect with the gods. Since it was only seen as a tourist attraction and wasn’t supposed to be performed or practiced, it went “underground” so that the tradition could still live on. The art of hula is no longer what it once was and has been reborn from worship to tourism. If we forget what hula truly represents, we will miss out on valuable meanings that hula

Yesterday’s class was not only alarming but new information. It took me a day to process the impact of the Indian boarding school. The American felt so entitled and obligated to convert and oppression others to conform. They displaced thousand and even possibly millions of native Americans from the homes, culture, trade, etc. in order to make them the American idea of successful. The Native American’s were self sustaining and independent and successful in their own way, American ideals and trade were not needed. Only after Americans had destroyed the land and forced Native American on reserves did they begin to need American skills and even then those American skills contradicted their culture. If they really just wanted to help and make Indians

The experience of the hula movement session as well as hula itself is difficult to write about and analyze at length for a number of reasons. To start, hula is relatively simple, not to learn, but as a social wonder and characteristic of Hawaii. Although the dance possesses religious undertones – the documentary mentioned that sincere hula dancers appeal to the Hawaiian gods to assist them – it certainly isn 't driven by an overbearing religious impulse. Furthermore, although hula and its sagas are transmitted from generation to generation as oral traditions (211), the traditions are not sustained out of fear, intimidation, or social status. On the

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I don’t exactly remember my elementary years as well as I used to but I remember parts of it like my best friend was my cousin Austin we did just about everything together like we used to skate play games, I even played tee ball believe it or not, me a non-sports kinda kid playing tee ball. That all changed after I took a fly ball to my nose, and quit right then. I remember my skateboard my first one that was an ugly off set white with a black stick figure on it. I remember that my usual skate spot was at the school. I also remember this one time I was maybe 4th grade? Austin and I were at Legion Lake honestly it was more of just a pond but it had this huge hill we had a wagon because we bought 2 12 packs of mountain dew. When we got to the

Sophie – Hula Hula dancing originated in the Hawaiian islands by the Polynesians who first settled there. Hula’s are not just a dance the origin was of a religious ceremony. In the ancient Hawaii, a time when written language did not exist, hula and its chants played an important role in keeping history, mythology, genealogy and culture alive. With each movement – a hand gesture, swaying of hips, step of the foot – a story would unfold. Through the hula, the native Hawaiians connected with their gods and their land (Creations, 2018).

Hawaii, also known as the “Aloha State” is located North of the Pacific Ocean and is known for its beautiful views, lush environment, and most of all, for its traditional dance, the Hula dance. The misconception that I have, along with many other people, is that this dance mainly involves moving your arms and hips from side to side in a peaceful manner. To me, hula dancing is being performed during a luau with instrumental calming music and the dancers are swaying to the beat. In other forms, it can also be very fast paced with the dancers moving their hips in a very quick motion. When I think of Hula dancers in Hawaii I envision that the people performing the dance are happy because it is a celebration of their culture and history. People often forget the importance of hula dancing because tourism and popular culture, therefore it is not appreciated in the form that it should be. Thesis: This essay will look at the cultural importance of the hula dance by evaluating all of its history, variety, and presentation forms.

According to (Mc Coy) family is very important in the African American community. Without a family bond, this community would have struggled to make it through trying times such as the violence and exploitation of racism throughout this country’ history’’

Nipissing Bank, one of Eastern Ontario’s premier financial institutions, was established in 1986 in Ottawa Ontario. Working with corporate, personal, and commercial customers they established about 25 retail branches mainly in Ontario and provide many financial services such as general banking, trust, insurance and wealth management. Though as time went on more competitors moved in and as is usually the case, Nipissing Bank has been pressured to gain more customers and retain their current clientele. By 2008, Nipissing was struggling to maintain their clients using their current marketing tools. Their manager of administrative services, McKenzie Scott, is making an attempt to improve these efforts and has a few options with which to

b) Some people think dance involves less endurance than sports like cross-country running. However, these runners exert forces in only one direction but, as Dr. McNitt-Gray said, in dance, your hands, legs, and head are exerting forces in different directions all at the same time.

Transition: The hula dance not only serves a spiritual purpose but also helps in learning the Hawaiian vernacular.

In 1635, millions of people were sealed within the island nation of Japan where they remained undisturbed until 1854 when Commodore Perry forced opened Japan’s doors. It was only a short sixty years later that Japan would defeat one of the great powers in the Russo-Japanese War promoting itself as a world power and a model for other eastern nations. Japan had arrived as a modern country; however, this quick development ignored social issues in favor of policies and laws. It would not be until the twentieth century that Japan would come face-to-face with the societal ills that it had overlooked during the Meiji period. Through the situation of the protagonist and his lover, Toyotarō and Elise, Mori Ogai’s “Dancing Girl” addresses Japan’s uncertain

Dance is a unique sport because it combines the grit and sweat of sporting events, such as track and field, with the style and extravagance of a fashion show (D.Fowler, 2000).

A series of set of movements to music, either alone or with a partner. That is the definition of dancing. Dancing is a way to express one's feeling and to get active.

For most elementary age students around the country the core subjects such as science, math, and reading are separated from the arts. However, schools across the country are slowly combining the arts with the other subjects and are finding success. Dance is one form of art that would have multiple benefits for students. Dance and physical movement should be incorporated into elementary education because it improves students’ attention and interest in learning, improves learning in core subjects, and promotes a healthy lifestyle in students.