Hula and Ori Tahiti (Tamure) Dancing

Many people believe that there is no difference between hula and ori Tahiti dancing. The common misconception may have come from the fact that both dances came from the Polynesian islands, which is made up of several different islands including Hawaii, Samoa, Fiji, New Zealand, Easter Island, Tahiti, and many more. Although, both came from the same chain of islands, hula originated from Hawaii and ori Tahiti dancing originated Tahiti. Besides having a different origin, …

…uniqueness through origin and time while maintaining tradition. Amy Ku'uleialoha Stillman says, "there is deep satisfaction to be derived from bringing joy to oneself or someone else through hula and ori Tahiti" Works Cited: Books Blanding, Don. Hula Moons. New York: Vail-Ballou Press, 1930 Kuykendall, Ralph S. and A. Grove Day. Hawaii A History. New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, 1961 Journal Dorothy B. Barrere, Mary Kawena Pukui, and Marion Kelly. Hula Historical Perspectives. Honolulu, Hawaii: Bernice P. Bishop Museum, 1980