Great videos. Aloha, I just started my hula class a month ago. I love watching your videos. Your videos also help me to learn the hawaiian meaning of each dance step by step. Mahalo
Oh that was fun! I love your teaching style and I followed along with you. I had some trouble getting the hand movements in while doing the steps but that will improve as I practice. Thanks for a great lesson.
oh my goodness, thank you so much for this! You're an excellent instructor! I'm working up such a sweat following you! 😄 Can anyone please comment on roughly how much time a beginner needs to put in to build up the strength to get really good at this (and shake fast)? 🤔
I really enjoy your lessons in basics.other times I've watched other people give lessons but I have really no idea how they are doing. New show exactly how to do it and you go slow, I appreciate it
It’s important to explain the shifting of the knees as well as the fullness comes from using the pelvis/stomach and bend ones knees until you feel your hips can move freely. When I first started out 8 years ago it was so confusing because people told me different things and not always the best to explain when it comes to terminology to understand how to use the body which each step. Which messed up my technique since some say hips, others back or butt, when it’s just stomach and knees. I was taught the Kao as “Hura” in Te Reo. Is Kao Hawai’ian? This can also be confusing as many groups do both Hula and Ori and mix terms...very common in the US. Love these tutorials! Btw in Tahitian Ami, is Tumami/Fa'arapu.
Gille87 great advice, yes ka'o is a Hawaiian term. Even here in the U.S terms differ from school to school. So making these videos I think what should I call it, so I can only go off what I know it as.
fromdebster hi! Yes I did have my baby he was born November 1st! So We’ve been adjusting to having 3 kids and a newborn! The Xmas tree was at a clubhouse where were allowed to have gatherings, were trying to work on a backdrop that follows their no hanging rules. Also I don’t have a template for the paper hip hei pieces- it’s about 6-7” tall and 1 1/2” inch wide- you can always customize/ improvise your own size. So sorry I don’t check my comments often but I do reply when I can. Thanks for watching the videos! Take care
Great videos. Aloha, I just started my hula class a month ago. I love watching your videos. Your videos also help me to learn the hawaiian meaning of each dance step by step. Mahalo
Oh that was fun! I love your teaching style and I followed along with you. I had some trouble getting the hand movements in while doing the steps but that will improve as I practice. Thanks for a great lesson.
Thank u 😙
All your teaching and work you do for dancing is amazing, you are so talented
thank you so much. I miss dancing everyday. I hope to make some videos soon
oh my goodness, thank you so much for this! You're an excellent instructor! I'm working up such a sweat following you! 😄 Can anyone please comment on roughly how much time a beginner needs to put in to build up the strength to get really good at this (and shake fast)? 🤔
I really enjoy your lessons in basics.other times I've watched other people give lessons but I have really no idea how they are doing. New show exactly how to do it and you go slow, I appreciate it
This actually taught me a lot thank u soooo much! Love from Maine
You done again Abby, great video! Thank for share.
It’s important to explain the shifting of the knees as well as the fullness comes from using the pelvis/stomach and bend ones knees until you feel your hips can move freely. When I first started out 8 years ago it was so confusing because people told me different things and not always the best to explain when it comes to terminology to understand how to use the body which each step. Which messed up my technique since some say hips, others back or butt, when it’s just stomach and knees. I was taught the Kao as “Hura” in Te Reo. Is Kao Hawai’ian? This can also be confusing as many groups do both Hula and Ori and mix terms...very common in the US. Love these tutorials! Btw in Tahitian Ami, is Tumami/Fa'arapu.
Gille87 great advice, yes ka'o is a Hawaiian term. Even here in the U.S terms differ from school to school. So making these videos I think what should I call it, so I can only go off what I know it as.
Abby Quiet Yeah more and more groups goes to Tahiti now days, so they start using the «proper» Te Reo terms, so no confusion hehe:)
My ami still looks very stiff even when I bring my pelvis into it. So you're saying it's just the knees that should propel you?
Good teacher
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Did you have your baby sister?
fromdebster hi! Yes I did have my baby he was born November 1st! So We’ve been adjusting to having 3 kids and a newborn! The Xmas tree was at a clubhouse where were allowed to have gatherings, were trying to work on a backdrop that follows their no hanging rules. Also I don’t have a template for the paper hip hei pieces- it’s about 6-7” tall and 1 1/2” inch wide- you can always customize/ improvise your own size. So sorry I don’t check my comments often but I do reply when I can. Thanks for watching the videos! Take care