He Mele No Lilo Hula- Kaleinani

He Mele No Lilo Hula - Kaleinani dancing at Tumwater High School Dance show Mar. 10, 2012

[MeruchanSG]

After reading all this coments I just have one thing to say: I don't think most of the people do things from other cultures to make fun of them or maybe insult people of any culture. The fact is than you have just one culture and it's not possible to know perfectly the others so you can learn different things from another cultures BUT you never will be an expert. Maybe this girl has learned in the wrong place or maybe with a wrong teacher, this not mean she wants to be rude or insult the hawaian culture. Im from Uruguay but I live in Spain and I don't know how to dance perfectly "sevillana" or "flamenco" but I try to do my best when I dance, this is not "culture apropiation" Im just having fun with something beautiful from another country... I hate this word because some people uses it to transmit the idea of "this is MY culture, not YOURS, and you can't do anything of my culture" (wtf) Please... remember that we are HUMANS, not only races... thank you.

[sandramorey]

Our kumu Mark Keali'i Ho'omalu composed, performed and choreographed the animated dance you see in Lilo and Stitch. It is wonderful to see how many young folks have learned it.
It is a beautiful and very traditional chant to King Kalakaua in a new setting. Every halau has a different styling and I find it very interesting to see how they all preserve the important meaning in the words of the chant even if the interpretation is a bit different.

[tiffanyray]

this song makes me cry it brings back stitch memories

[aliciaedwards]

I love my Polynesian side. Hula is such a beautiful cultural dance. Living in Deep South Virginia I can't get to any real instructors. So YouTube is all I have to learn from. I wish more natural born Polynesians would be more accommodating to those of us not as close to the mother islands, but still want to connect to them through dance. I love how gracefully she danced the piece. It didn't look like she was in front of a panel of traditional judges for points. She was just sharing a cultural piece at a talent show.

[noelanisinclair]

I've watched this video a few times and every time the comments depress me. If you're offended by this try and keep and open mind and realize all the factors that went into her dancing how she did and maybe don't go all out WWIII on her. Believe it or not but helping people by kindly guiding them in the right direction is more effective than screaming.

[Nayamiii]

Considering she did the dance from the movie, I'd say she did pretty great. If you're honestly insulted, take it up with Disney.

[genovevaavila]

I think she did great. All this negativity is sad. She was nervous which was probably why she did the dance so fast but her arms were at the right speed. Give her a break.

[tonyprado]

i dont care if the dance is wrong. she did it very lovely and very beautiful. good job pretty girl👍

[mariesandoval]

Honestly, i love this version. It's fun to watch. It's beautiful in my eyes.

[anisargsyan]

Her movements are so soft, it is really comforting to watch this dance❤️

[bellapugh]

It sucks being half Hawaiian and half white because everyone just assumes I'm Mexican. 😂

[DianaJ]

You're so graceful! I love your hands~ their movements looked so delicate ^^

[blurplepie]

...In all honesty, this is the best I've seen so far while browsing the web. It felt fluid, much like waves moving on the ocean. Which is, in my opinion, where the beauty of this dance shines the most. 

[psalm]

beautiful! love her graceful moves. so smooth

[anhduynguyen]

Well, at least she knows the hand movements for ka pua, ka mauna, kapu, much better than those who hula dance like they just got zapped

[GeorgeBrites]

2:08 Definitely my favourite part. So beautiful!!

[leemebaby]

Everyone's commenting "um you're doing it too fast" or "good try" while I'm over here like "well looks like I'm still a potato!"

[terava-roseperreira]

she does a great job with the feel appreciated for the because im full polynesian and all

[El-cege]

Hey! You did an amazing job!! Just remeber to relax your arm movements and your hip sways make them like the ocean! But I'm so proud that you took up a new type of dance!!! You did great love!!! ♥️♥️♥️😃😃

[Venus]

That was probably the most accurate to the movie version I've seen, I wish you would post a how-to video.