Welcome to the Foundation Course,
Welcome to the 'ohana!
Welcome to Foundations of Hula!!
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Main Group
When and Where
Sunday 10th May 10:30am-1:30pm
Pepper Street, SE1 0EL
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Password: Pikake
What to wear:
Please wear anything comfortable to move in. No jeans or stiff trousers, please.
What to bring:
If you are able, please bring a pareo or sarong, or a 1meter piece of non-see-thorugh fabric. Please have water and a notebook to hand. Bring any questions/thoughts/concerns/ideas about the preparation assignments.
Before we get started…
Check out the videos below in order to gain an initial understanding in which dances belong to Hula Kahiko and Hula Auana.
Hula Kahiko
This video is of the Merrie Monarch Festival 2009 - Halau Hula O Hokulani - Wahine Kahiko
Hula Auana
This video is of the Merrie Monarch Festival 2009 Women Auana Winner - Hula Halau O Kamuela
Read The Foundations.
Preparation
Watch the Hakalama video to help you understand the Hawaiian alphabet. Practice pronouncing under olelo.
Read through the list of steps paying attention to your pronunciation, and try to sing along to the Mele Wai'oli.
Discover a story about Pele, Laka and/or Hi'iaka. What are some of their most memorable characteristics?
Dig deeper and research the word Aloha. What does it mean? How does this differ from what you thought it meant? In which ways is it the same?
Please bring your findings to the first class, we will be sharing and discovering together!
Ōlelo
List of Steps
Mele
Post Session Practice
30mins Daily Movement Practice:10min warmup and stretch.Do your warmups every day.
*Remember: Start from the ground up. Plant your roots and grow up towards the sun. High Maka Maka. Shoulders pulled back and down. Exhale and keep your core engaged, but loose. Breathe!
1hr Cultural Practice:Research the term Aloha 'aina and the term 'Ohana. Do a free write about each word, or follow the prompts below.
What do these words mean in the context of your life? What would you like them to mean in the context of your life? Do those things align? How can you ensure these things align more?
Foundations of Hula
Class recording
What’s next after BFC?
We hope you’ve enjoyed your time in the BFC. We would love for you to keep dancing with us - look to the right for exclusive discounts for our BFC members.
If you’re looking to join our monthly classes, the best places to start are our Saturday Basics, Tuesday Training, or both! Take a look at our Schedule page for timings and more details about each class, and our Memberships page to look at membership options. There’s no sign-up fee and you can cancel any time.
If you’re thinking about doing more than two hours a week, we can recommend the Everything Plan, which gives you access to all our weekly classes. Using the code to the right it’s only £60/month. You can try everything out with the discount, and choose to stick with that membership or switch to another one after three months!
If you have done one BFC course (either Hula or ‘Ori) and would like to sign up for the other, please use the code below when checking out for £25 off your second BFC. To book go here.
BFC25
We’d like to offer our BFC members 50% off your first three months of any monthly membership, just use the code below when checking out for up to £180 saving!