As most of us suspect, dance is an art form that helps us to express our feelings. Before the invention of language, we used to share our stories by dance. Dance has many forms and now, the world famous style is the modern street dance and anyone can easily pick this up. The street dance that has many forms listed like for example, hip-hop, popping, b-boying, krumping, locking, robot dance, animation, turfing, waving, stobbing, tutting, breaking, footwork, liquiding, and others. And most are mainly for the young.
“Dance is the only art of which we ourselves are the stuff of which it is made.”
But that is not our street dance on Oahu. Our street dancing is a dance style that resembles ballroom dancing (from the movies) and evolved outside dance studios in any available open space such as streets, parks, dance parties, block parties, school yards and nightclubs. It is hard to describe how exactly street dance in Hawaii has evolved. Basically, street dance was invented by local dancers with hints of what done in the movies in the 20th century. Today’s younger generation is inclining to modern street dance style culture as there are not any rules and everyone wants to make the different style from others and the street dance culture gives freedom of freestyles.
Local dances in Night Clubs are often improvisational and social in nature, but sticking to basics moves of dancing to music. They often encourage interaction and contact with spectators and other dancers. These dances are a part of the vernacular culture of the geographical area that they come from. Many use the Even Step, which is most common in most cultures. On Oahu the favorite even step dance is the Waltz.
“Dance is the only art of which we ourselves are the stuff of which it is made.”
But that is not our street dance on Oahu. Our street dancing is a dance style that resembles ballroom dancing (from the movies) and evolved outside dance studios in any available open space such as streets, parks, dance parties, block parties, school yards and nightclubs. It is hard to describe how exactly street dance in Hawaii has evolved. Basically, street dance was invented by local dancers with hints of what done in the movies in the 20th century. Today’s younger generation is inclining to modern street dance style culture as there are not any rules and everyone wants to make the different style from others and the street dance culture gives freedom of freestyles.
"Maui Waltz" by Loyal Garner
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| From Maile Yagi |
Local dances in Night Clubs are often improvisational and social in nature, but sticking to basics moves of dancing to music. They often encourage interaction and contact with spectators and other dancers. These dances are a part of the vernacular culture of the geographical area that they come from. Many use the Even Step, which is most common in most cultures. On Oahu the favorite even step dance is the Waltz.
"Social dancers don’t like to be the reason someone feels insecure. They would
rather be the reason someone feels seen, heard and supported."
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