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Originally Posted by Brea
Hi Tarik,
Oddly, at least as I understand it (which is not very well, so don't quote me) hula was a dance performed by both sexes from the very beginning. There is a goddess of the dance (Hi'iaka) but it is unrelated...some hulas were for gods and goddesses but a great deal of them just tell stories about everyday life.
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This is my point exactly. Even if it was a dance dedicated to this or that Goddess, it wouldn't exclude men as they worship the same goddesses as well. However, there were people who mistakenly made the assumptions about Hula as they do our dance.
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Originally Posted by Brea
Much like folk songs I suppose. The hula was the way the Hawaiians told the story of their history.
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There were some people who tought it was some sort of fertility ritual when in fact the real thing was so much deeper and complex than their fantasy, same as is true with our dance.
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Originally Posted by Brea
The people I am referring to in regards to the dance are usually not even Hawaiian, but hippies that live there, and the problem is the obsession with the goddess theory, which holds no water historically as far as I am aware.
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I see, so I take it they are even disconnected from the Hawaiian culture, therefore they wouldn't even get the comparison. It sucks, but I've come to realize that there are people who don't want anything but the fantasy they have convinced themselves is real. I guess it some how gives them a sense of empowerment. However, I've seen things change. More and more people are becoming educated about the culture because the cap between us over hee and the countries of origin is getting smaller, so, just keep doing your thing.