From Gesture to Story: Bringing Grace and Emotion into Your Dance
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Hawaiian Words & Meanings
manu bird
palupalu soft
lipolipo deep, dense, intense (as in the sea or forest)
uka inland/upland, shore or mountain
ke ala the pathway
hanu breath/ to breathe
aumoe deep of the night/midnight
ho'omanao/ho'omanao'ana to remember or recall/memories
puana/olelo tell the beginning of or summary of a song/story
'ike to know, understand
Arm Positions
umauma chest
iwaena outstretched to centre
huina Corner/Angle
iluna up
ilalo down
akau right
hema left