| | |  | PACIFIC ISLANDS | Home » » BASIC HULA - Intensive Hawaiian Instruction for Steps, Hands and Posture | | | | | | | Product Promotions: | | | | | Description: | | Now in ENGLISH and JAPANESE A YEAR OF AUTHENTIC HULA CLASSES IN ONE DVD! We can barely suppress our enthusiasm for this groundbreaking instructional video! It is the distillation of over 60 years of collective learning and teaching experienced by master teacher and master dancer. We teach the underlying basic movements of the body in Hula. From there, we add each succeeding Hula step in order of difficulty and importance. We culminate the lessons with a Hula exercise section, using all the steps taught. This is your practice time so that you can perfect what you have learned. Our instruction is very specific and very detailed. We call ourselves RealHula because we teach hula the way it is taught to real students in real hula classes here in Hawai'i. We are a cultural and educational group catering to sincere and serious hula lovers world-wide. We can say with confidence that with "Basic Hula," it is now really possible to learn the Hawaiian Hula in your home. DVD languages: ENGLISH & JAPANESE This product is manufactured on demand using DVD-R recordable media. Amazon.com's standard return policy will apply. | | | Product Details: | | | Format:
| NTSC | | Studio:
| CustomFlix | | DVD Release Date:
| May 24, 2007 | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 11 reviews |
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1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
 From a Kumu HulaJan 22, 2010
I was asked to review this video by a friend who wants to learn, but is very shy. The Hula moves taught here are explained easy enough for the newest person to understand. I have been dancing for 24 years and was fortunate to study with a halau (Hula School). The only thing you'll miss out on is the critique of a Kumu Hula. So, if you're doing it wrong, you won't know, but if this is your only option, go for it! Some advise...be patient with yourself!
0 of 7 found the following review helpful:
 Boring, very elementary video!Sep 23, 2009
I have had many years of professional dance experience, but not in hula, and wanted to learn it. However, this is very much a beginner's level video for someone who has never studied dance before. The instructor breaks down every movement in such detail and in such a quiet, monotone voice that you almost fall asleep watching it. The dance demonstration also moves too slow. It is very boring and I never did finish watching it. Very disappointing.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Nice Beginning Hula LessonsMay 15, 2009
I was expecting a glossy, semi-Hollywoodesque video. Instead, the Kumu Hula is very real, and it feels like she's giving you private instruction because of some of the word-grasping that she does and some of the non-polished aspects of the video. It's a great video. The lessons are simple, and they remind me of when I was taking in-person hula classes from a Kumu.
Although it's sometimes hard to completely understand what the Kumu is asking students to do, her assistant being able to show the end product really helps. I do wish the assistant had chosen another color of shorts to wear, however, as it's hard to see discrete leg movement with a mass of solid black and legs.
I did expect to learn even a simple dance, and except for the practices (slow, medium, or fast), there is nothing put together into a dance for the student as a kind of culmination of the DVD's learning. At the same time, I like the format where the step is presented and repeated during instruction, and then a few minutes of practice immediately follow. By learning/practicing two or three of the steps, and then adding all three of the practices, I not only get to enjoy the beauty of hula, but I also get a great workout.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
 Missing printed instruction bookletApr 29, 2009
Enjoyed the video, but it is missing the printed instruction booklet it says it comes with. I don't know how to contact Amazon directly to have this sent out separately.
8 of 8 found the following review helpful:
BEST DVD FOR LEARNING HULA !!Jun 26, 2008
This DVD is very informative and worth every penny. Everything you need to know about hula is on this DVD. Do not be discouraged by the word "Intensive" in the title of this DVD. Kumu Kea is a great teacher and explains everything in detail and with kindness. The steps are thoroughly explained and presented in such a way that even a beginner will feel a sense of accomplishment as they learn each new step. Take your time with this DVD. It is quite lengthy, but you will not feel rushed into learning the steps. I have purchased several DVD's of this type, but no longer used them anymore. I put "Basic Hula" on top of the list for learning hula dancing.
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