Performance
Traditional
Hula Dance
Ancient Hawaiian hula differs from the popular hula familiar to most non-Hawaiians. In Salt Lake City, master Kuma hula, Keola Ohumukini (seated in rear) teaches select students the finer points of this rare art form. Neolani Parsons participated in a Utah Arts Council Apprenticeship grant, which allowed her to spend a year studying the history, philosophy, special hand and foot movements and vocalizations of this ancient tradition.
Courtesy
of the Utah Arts Council
Photo by Craig Miller, November 1989
The
Polynesian Gift to Utah is made possible by a
generous grant from the R. Harold Burton Foundation.