Descriptions

Hula

There are two main types of Hula. The Kahiko and the Auana.  Kahiko is the ancient dance of Hawaii.  Which involves drumming and chanting.  Auana is the modern form of hula.   There are musical instrumentation and singing.

Tahitian

Tahitian dance has two main group dancing.  There is the Ote’a, the exciting drum dance.  This is where the dancers wear pounded bark skirts and hand tassels.  The second type is the aparima which the dancers wear pareu (sarong) and tell a story with their hands similar to Hula.

There is a third category in which solo dancers compete with other dancers during drum improvisation