hula dancer
Hawaiian hip storyteller
A hula dancer performs hula, the traditional Hawaiian dance characterized by flowing arm movements and hip swaying that tell stories through gesture.
Hula dancers may perform ancient sacred hula or the modern form developed after Western contact.
The image of a hula dancer—often a plastic figurine on a car dashboard—has become kitsch shorthand for Hawaiian tourism.
- leiFlower necklace
- flower crownHead ornament of blossoms
- HawaiiPacific island state
- grass skirtWoven fiber costume
- luauTraditional island celebration
mai tai · ukulele · swaying · tropical · Polynesian · aloha · aloha spirit · coconut · hibiscus · palm trees · ocean · ocean breeze · beach · rhythm · graceful · hips · chant · tiki
- Dancerssoloist, ballerina, breakdancer, b-boy, prima ballerina
- luauleis, luau feast, lei, tiki torches, grass skirts
- Hawaiian culturealoha, lei, luau, mahalo, mana
- Hawaiian musicukulele, slack-key, falsetto, steel guitar, Hawaiian music
- Pacific motifshibiscus, plumeria, tiki, sea turtle, palm tree
- Tiki culturetiki bar, tiki mug, tiki torch, tiki mask, tiki statue
hula dancerstatue
Three-dimensional sculpted likeness
mannequin · robot · tin soldier · living statue · paralyzed
hula dancerballet dancer
Performer of classical movement
robot dancer · flamenco dancer · tap dancer · morris dancer · square dancer