Kahiko Vs. Auana What is hula? Hula is an unique hawaiian dance accompanied by chants and songs that perpetuates the stories, tradition and culture of hawai’i. The movements of the body and hands translate or reflect the meaning of the song.Hula can also be performed by two different styles of dances such as kahiko and auana,Hula was also developed for part of a religion tradition of the pacific island. Kahiko is a god in hawaiian mythology who was once a chief on the earth and lived in alohawaii while auana is choreographed to interpret a poetic text called mele its a following form of dance. Kahiko and auana can be similar but also so different because they have different styles of dances and performed differently but can mean the same meanings. …show more content…
Auana bring happiness and pleasure as kahiko is more of an advance level of dance from the physical to the spiritual, auana primarily tells a stories or describes a place through sinuous movements of the limbs and hips based on western models.Kahiko is an ancient style of dance that is scared. Auana may be a slower dance but it was to tell stories of hawai’i it almost lost all of it religion but was significance and became a pure entertainment, as kahiko was danced by the ancient hawaiian as a religion homage to their god, Auana is a modern style for traditional hawaiian dance. Kahiko was passed down stories and history accurately since there was no written language, Auana is a dance that is widely performed today combining dance and spiritual telling of contemporary life in island, Kahiko use dancing and chants to relate the proud and somber history. Auana doesn't have mele and ancient instruments it was also popularized and influence by the influx of tourists to hawaiian