Hula instructor Akiko Colton spends her day living and breathing the ancient Hawaiian ... students to step away from those stereotypes and focus on the authentic performance and dance techniques ...

The class' instructor or kumu hula, Cherry Pualani Nutting, was so enthusiastic about sharing Hawaii culture and language through the dance class that the Springfield resident decided to be a ...

AND HULA IS MY WAY OF KEEPING MY CONNECTION TO MY CULTURE BECAUSE I. HULA IS MORE THAN JUST A HAWAIIAN DANCE. CINDY CALLS IT THE HEARTBEAT OF HER CULTURE. FOR YEARS, HAWAIIANS DID NOT HAVE A ...

and therefore the heartbeat of the Hawaiian people," says Desiree Elder, a Hula instructor with the Polynesian dance revue, Island Spice. "Many people visit Hawaii," Elder says, "and they think ...

OAK PARK, Ill. -- One Chicago-area Hawaiian dance school hopes to leave a legacy. "Hula is life. Hula is everything you see, taste, touch, feel," June Ryushin Tanoue said. Halau i Ka Pono is a ...