2.21.2009

Hula Steps : 6 - 10


6. 'Ami' Ami, 'Ami poepoe - jerking motion of the hips back and forth in a crude and bulgar manner


7. 'Ami kahela, 'Ami poepoe - hips rotates with the weight on the right hips as the left heel lifts very slightly, the nreversing this action


8. 'Ami kuku - like the 'ami kahela except the revolutions are smaller, faster and in groups of three; sometimes combined with two slower kahele revolutions.


9. 'Ami ku' upau (uninhibited) - rapid revolution of the hips in the ha' a; an uninhibited 'ami, like in a Tahitian dance


10. 'Ami ' oniu (spinning) - figure-eight ha' a step; the revolving hips ('ami) form an "8"with the weight shifting.

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