My grandmother, a beautiful hula dancer. Hula runs in my blood. When my Papa saw my Grandma Becky dancing hula one night in a dance hall, armed with her ukulele, mu'u mu'u, and beautiful smile, he ...

After a lifetime of not communicating with your hips, it’s not so easy to figure out how to sway. By Dana Mackenzie When you think of a hula dancer, what do you picture? A female dancer, most likely ...

The rates of stroke and heart disease are about four times higher for Native Hawaiians than for non-Hispanic whites, according to EurekAlert. Can a traditional dance program help? In research ...

Native Hawaiian and hula dance instructor Leila Fernandez said transplants as well as Washington residents (kids and adults) love hula dancing, Hawaiian music and learning about the culture. Every ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — It's a lesson in self-defense you won't want to miss. Michelle Manu is experienced in hula dance, martial arts, and weapons making. She is in Louisville this weekend presenting the ...

The Davis Senior Center will offer a hula dance class in March. Instructor Helene Otani has danced hula since childhood and has taught for more than 15 years at various senior centers. She teaches ...

For many people, hula is just a dance. But at Hula Maryland in Crofton, women like Joanna Capezzuto say hula is something much deeper, steeped in culture, storytelling and sisterhood. The dance ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Traditional hula dancing has been found to help lower blood pressure in ...

Hula instructor Akiko Colton spends her day living and breathing the ancient Hawaiian dance known as hula in her Eugene studio. “It’s part of my life, so I cannot just take it out. My blood needs hula ...

Hula dancers may inspire visions of paradise, with Hawaiian sunsets, floral scents and drinks in coconuts. But La Jolla High School junior Aiko Busby is looking to have it also inspire awareness of ...

SAN RAMON, Calif. -- "Hula is the language of the heart, and therefore the heartbeat of the Hawaiian people," says Desiree Elder, a Hula instructor with the Polynesian dance revue, Island Spice. "Many ...

Kuanaoo “Kua” Burke may still be getting the hang of walking, but that hasn’t stopped him from stepping into hula. The 18-month-old is charming millions after a video shows him practicing moves ...