The theme for this week's photohunt is hands.
It took me a while, going through my photos to find a hand representation I like.First I was going to go with some sculptures from the Vatican Museum, then I decided to stay closer to home and go with Hula Hands.
The hula is a dance that was developed in the Hawaiian Islands by the Polynesians. It is performed by men and women, and is accompanied by a chant or a song(mele). Hula tells the story of the chant with swaying hips and beautiful hand gestures.
From Alternative Hawaii:
Every movement in hula has a specific meaning, and every expression of the dancer's hands has great significance. The movements of a dancer's body might represent certain plants, animals, and even war. For example, in imitating a shark or waving palm tree, the true hula dancer believes he or she becomes the shark or palm.
It is a very beautiful and gracious dance. I took the above photos in a Luau we went to couple years ago in Lahaina. Here is an example of ancient hula on Youtube.
Beautiful hula hands.
Comments (35)
Hula hands! Very cool and perfect for the theme. Happy weekend!
Posted by Annie | March 27, 2009 1:48 PM
Posted on March 27, 2009 13:48
WHat a wonderful take on the theme! Happy weekend
Posted by jams O'Donnell | March 27, 2009 2:53 PM
Posted on March 27, 2009 14:53
It must be wonderful to see in real life.
Posted by liz | March 27, 2009 4:26 PM
Posted on March 27, 2009 16:26
Beautiful take on the theme! :)
Have a great weekend!
Anna
Posted by Anna | March 27, 2009 4:40 PM
Posted on March 27, 2009 16:40
Loved your photos... and really enjoyed the hula dancers video! Thanks for coming by to see me.
Posted by ann | March 27, 2009 5:06 PM
Posted on March 27, 2009 17:06
Very graceful, Candi. What a great choice for the theme!
Posted by sandrac | March 27, 2009 8:16 PM
Posted on March 27, 2009 20:16
I remember when I was a child, my mom sent me to a dance lesson and one which I learned is the hula. It was one of my fondest memories of childhood.
Posted by sassy mom | March 27, 2009 10:08 PM
Posted on March 27, 2009 22:08
Beautiful photos! The ancient hula is my favorite. Great choice for the theme this week!
Posted by girasoli | March 27, 2009 10:25 PM
Posted on March 27, 2009 22:25
An interesting take on this week's Photo Hunt theme. Well done! :)
Posted by YTSL | March 28, 2009 1:03 AM
Posted on March 28, 2009 01:03
very nice expression
Posted by sargecharlie | March 28, 2009 1:14 AM
Posted on March 28, 2009 01:14
Just wonderful! I was hoping to see some "hula hands"!
Thanks for dropping by and have a great weekend!
Posted by RJ Flamingo | March 28, 2009 1:31 AM
Posted on March 28, 2009 01:31
The beautiful hula dances were one of my favorite memories from our trip to Hawaii. Lovely take on the theme.
If you have time stop by and see my photo hunt this week.
JyLnC's Photo Hunt
Posted by JyLnC | March 28, 2009 2:29 AM
Posted on March 28, 2009 02:29
Hula Hands ... perfect for the theme :)
Posted by A Maui Blog | March 28, 2009 5:05 AM
Posted on March 28, 2009 05:05
Marvelous take on the theme, love it and love the pictures and video!!
Happy weekend :)
Posted by Mar | March 28, 2009 5:57 AM
Posted on March 28, 2009 05:57
Beautiful hands (and the owner, by the way). Have a great weekend!
Posted by SnoopyTheGoon | March 28, 2009 6:22 AM
Posted on March 28, 2009 06:22
i love the video. i think this is the first real hula dance i seen. it is so unlike the imitation hollywood stuff
Posted by Bengbeng | March 28, 2009 6:23 AM
Posted on March 28, 2009 06:23
Very interesting. I've heard of hula before, but never knew about the intricacies of it.
My Photo Hunt is up! I hope you get a chance to visit me, too.
http://ilovenewyorktravel.net/photo-hunters-hands/
Happy weekend!
Posted by Mrs. Mecomber | March 28, 2009 7:43 AM
Posted on March 28, 2009 07:43
That is a great take on the theme!
Not the typical hand gesture we think of... :-0
Posted by sandi @ the whistlestop cafe | March 28, 2009 8:48 AM
Posted on March 28, 2009 08:48
So many of the Eastern dance forms use specific hand gestures as a vital part of the "message" of the dance. Probably goes far back to when humans hadn't yet developed a sophisticated language. A hand gesture conveyed the meaning the voice couldn't, yet.
Posted by Mudhooks | March 28, 2009 8:59 AM
Posted on March 28, 2009 08:59
This was a fabulous post. I love dancers hands and this was so original.
Posted by Carver | March 28, 2009 9:04 AM
Posted on March 28, 2009 09:04
Very nice ... =)
Posted by Kay | March 28, 2009 9:10 AM
Posted on March 28, 2009 09:10
Hi Candi, excellent choice for this week's theme. The ancient hula is also one of my favorites and that was a great video of one.
Great take on this week's theme Candi! Have a great weekend!
Posted by Kathy (Trekcapri) | March 28, 2009 9:35 AM
Posted on March 28, 2009 09:35
What an excellent choice for the theme!
Now that you in the islands are you taking lessons? :-)
Posted by Jerry | March 28, 2009 11:08 AM
Posted on March 28, 2009 11:08
Thanks all for the comments.
Jerry, I tried to take hula lessons the first time I was here about three years ago, well, it was harder than I thought it would be and I gave up.It was a lot of fun though:)
Posted by candi | March 28, 2009 12:18 PM
Posted on March 28, 2009 12:18
Nice job and different take on theme.
Mine's up, too.
http://sandyben.blogspot.com/
Posted by Sandy | March 28, 2009 12:42 PM
Posted on March 28, 2009 12:42
I skipped this week because I thought to myself -- "How many different takes on the theme "hands" could there be?"
Props for your originality!
Posted by Deborah | March 28, 2009 12:57 PM
Posted on March 28, 2009 12:57
Hands are so essential to the hula--graceful hands!
Posted by katney | March 28, 2009 4:35 PM
Posted on March 28, 2009 16:35
yes u remind me the hula dancers and how gentle they are w their hands when they dance.
Posted by saint3 | March 28, 2009 4:40 PM
Posted on March 28, 2009 16:40
The hand movements in the hula are so expressive and so beautiful! Thanks for visiting!
Posted by srp | March 28, 2009 9:58 PM
Posted on March 28, 2009 21:58
Hula is a great take on the theme! I love the video too.
Posted by Alice Audrey | March 28, 2009 10:31 PM
Posted on March 28, 2009 22:31
Love the hula hands! Great take on the theme. I clicked on the video and it said it wasn’t available for viewing.
Have a great Sunday in paradise!
Posted by María I. | March 29, 2009 11:16 AM
Posted on March 29, 2009 11:16
Hmm, Maria, maybe it was just that second you were trying to play it. It is playing fine now. Sorry.
Posted by candi | March 29, 2009 4:57 PM
Posted on March 29, 2009 16:57
Excellent info about the hula. I recently had the fortune of seeing some hula dancers in action. Not in Hawaii, sadly, but authentic none the less. Pretty amazing. Great shots!
Posted by tokenhippygirl | March 29, 2009 6:06 PM
Posted on March 29, 2009 18:06
What a great take on this week's theme; I hadn't thought of hula hands :) Thanks for the additional info too, always good to learn a new thing or two while blogsurfing :)
This week, I entered twice: two similar settings yet two totally different takes. Do check them out here and here.
cheers,
*lynne*
Posted by *lynne* | March 31, 2009 9:40 AM
Posted on March 31, 2009 09:40
I have been a fan of Hula dancing for a while now and finally decided that I wanted to learn how to dance hula.
Posted by Hula Dancer | October 28, 2009 2:22 PM
Posted on October 28, 2009 14:22