Hula instructor Akiko Colton spends her day living and breathing the ancient Hawaiian dance known as hula in her Eugene studio. “It’s part of my life, so I cannot just take it out. My blood needs hula ...

Hula is a Polynesian dance form accompanied by chant or song. It was developed in the Hawaiian Islands by the Polynesians who originally settled there. Not just daily walk or controlling salt in your ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — It's a lesson in self-defense you won't want to miss. Michelle Manu is experienced in hula dance, martial arts, and weapons making. She is in Louisville this weekend presenting the ...

SANTA CRUZ >> To Mehana Thomas, hula is more than grass skirts, leis and hip movements. The Santa Cruz-based hula teacher sees the medium as a powerful form of storytelling, a means to celebrate ...

If you're interested in learning to dance don't be afraid to take that first step, even if you have the proverbial two left feet. Here's a quick tour -- from Afro-Brazilian to belly dance -- of what's ...

SAN RAMON, Calif. -- "Hula is the language of the heart, and therefore the heartbeat of the Hawaiian people," says Desiree Elder, a Hula instructor with the Polynesian dance revue, Island Spice. "Many ...

As the women built a thrumming rhythm from their ipu heke and began to chant the oli, the Hula Halau ‘O Nalua  and ‘Ote’a ...

NOT JUST SPINNING A HULA HOOP AROUND YOUR WAIST! Hula Hoop 101 is the perfect way to begin your hula hoop dance journey. Perfect for those with ZERO hoop experience or a beginner looking to learn more ...