Outside Source: Hula
Art can be described as many different things. It can be
more than an understanding but a part of your body. This particular art, the
art of dance, speaks to me. Society as a whole often allows their body to be
taken over by the sound of music and by continuing to listen to music their
body continues to move to the rhythm and the beat. Certain music can provoke
certain memories which elicit particular feelings which influence the way in
which a person dances. Hula dancing is a prime example. The art of Hula dance
has morphed into more of a source of entertainment for tourists, however it was
not always that way. Hula dancing is a type of poetic text called Mele. All the
movement, expressive hand and arm gestures are interpreted and performed to
rhythmic twisting and swirling on the basis of this text. Each move has a
specific meaning and is performed at a specific time of day or time of year.
Tourism however changes the uniqueness of the dance. It allows and expects the
Hula dancers to in turn become performers rather than honor the memory of their
ancestors. Tourism changes the ritual art of a dance to modern art which is
then viewed as a spectacle.
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