What are the names of the basic Hula steps?

Question

What are the names of the basic hula steps and can you describe them for me?

Answer 1

There are 4 basic steps in hula:

1) Kaholo (also known as the "vamp") - This is the most familiar of the hula steps. It consists of 4 counts:

#1 one foot is extended in a straight line to the side
#2 the other foot is brought along side
#3 first foot is again extended in a straight line to the side
#4 the other foot is again brought along side the first foot

2) Hela - one foot is placed at about a 45 degree angle to the front/side with the weight on the opposite hip and the knees bent; the foot is then returned to the original position and the step is repeated with the other foot

3) `Ami - rotation of the hips in a circle (can be clockwise or counterclockwise)

4) `Uwehe - one foot is lifted with weight shifting to the opposite hip as that foot is "Uehe" lowered; both knees are then pushed forward by the quick raising of the heels, with continued swaying of the hips from side to side. The actions are then repeated in reverse.

If you have the movie "Lilo and Stitch" there is an extra that shows how to do each of these steps. For a extensive list of hula steps, you can visit http://www.huapala.org/Hula_Steps.html

Answer 2

Hula Steps

Answer 3

the vamp is:

step open, step together, step open, touch together

keep your knees bent and remember to sway your hips.

glid your hads gently to tell the story that your are telling through the dance