I believe that all polar opposites have at least one similarity in them. This is the same thing for Hula and Tahitian. Hula and Tahitian are both polar opposites, but since they are both originated from Hawaii and Tahiti, which are basically blood sisters, they are one in the same. Hula and Tahitian use a few different movements, different kinds of music & instruments, but they also contain are many similarities that can be found in Hula and Tahitian. So, Hula and Tahitian both use different movements. With Hula, it’s based off of flowy, graceful movements. This requires more of the arm movements then the feet. When you use your arms for Hula, you have to make sure you have the required muscles because your arms are held up the whole time, with the occasional drop. Tahitian, on the other hand, requires more of your lower half, which mostly involves your hips. The movements in Tahitian are face-paced, unlike Hula where it’s more graceful and slow. For Tahitian, fast hip movements and fast arm movements are required to do this dance. …show more content…
Since Hula is more slow and graceful, Hula usually uses slow paced music. People usually sing the Hula chants or songs, but they are very soulful and the singers sing in a certain way to make it sound very native to the Hawaiian culture. Hula uses different instruments, one being the pu’ili, which are bamboo sticks. When you hit the sticks, they cause a certain sound to make the hitting of the sticks more prominent. Tahitian, in contrast, uses fast paced drum beats. The people who would use the Tahitian instruments usually have a medium sized cylinder made of wood or bamboo paired with a stick, which can also be made of wood or bamboo. They would hit the cylinder with the stick at certain beats, causing a tempo for the dancers to dance