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Hula dancers...


Hawaiian hula dancers photographed
in J. J. Williams' photo studio, ca. 1883
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Hula is a dance form accompanied by chant (oli) or song (mele).
It was developed in the Hawaiian Islands by the Polynesians
who originally settled there. The hula dramatizes or portrays
the words of the oli or mele in a visual dance form. There are
many sub-styles of hula, with the main two categories being
Hula 'Auana and Hula Kahiko. Ancient hula, as performed
before Western encounters with Hawaiʻi, is called 'kahiko'.
It is accompanied by chant and traditional instruments

Read more about hula here


Hawaiian hula dancers photographed
in J. J. Williams' photo studio, ca. 1885
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Hawaiian hula dancers with guitar and ukulele
photographed in J. J. Williams' photo studio, ca. 1885
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Hawaiian hula dancers photographed
in J. J. Williams' photo studio, ca. 1885
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Hawaii hula girls, ca. 1885
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Hawaii. Hula dancers, 1910
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Vintage postcard
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Hawaii hula postcard, 1908
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Hawaiian hula dancers, early 1900s
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Hawaiian hula girls, 1930's
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Hula Dancers, Hawaii postcard, 1930s
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