story:event:itex-20:episode-5:en

Aloha! Tropical Getaway Ep. 5

Honoka

The hula dance was so pretty.

Ruby

The music was slow-paced, but the dance movements were really graceful.

Kanan

It was astounding how their posture never once wavered.

Kanata

The dancers looked so pretty covered in flowers, but they didn't miss a beat with their dynamic choreography.

Kasumi

Hey, everyone. It looks like they're holding a hula dancing class here.

Rin

I wanna give it a go!

Kanan

I do too. It might come in handy for our own choreography.

Kanata

Count me in as well! It looked so fun that I wanted to try it for myself.

Honoka

Then let's all try the class!

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Kasumi

Th-This is hard.

Honoka

I'm used to regular dancing, but it feels like I'm using totally different muscles than the ones I normally use…

Ruby

I was sure I was counting the beats right, but my movements are all so stiff!

Kanan

It might help to focus a bit more on your core.

Kanata

Ah, okay. Kinda like this?

Honoka

I can kinda assume the right pose, but I can't get it to look like the demonstration…

Rin

Huh? What, huh? This is so touuugh!

Honoka

It really is. I'm starting to feel kinda lightheaded.

Rin

I've gotten more robotic. I'm not moving anywhere near as beautifully as they did in the demonstration.

Ruby

Slow-paced tempos are tricky to dance to.

Kanata

I think you should try to release all that unnecessary tension. Like, try to be aware of the dance's natural breathing rhythm, I guess?

Rin

Breathing? Should I breathe deeply, then?

Kanata

Let the tension seep out from your shoulders. But try to keep some in your core…

Kanan

Kanata's getting the form down. She's amazing.

Kasumi

I heard this from the teacher earlier, but apparently, every move in hula dancing has its own meaning.

Honoka

Meaning? Like what?

Kanan

Perhaps she means that they can communicate through dance moves.

Ruby

Does that mean that the dance move we're doing right now has a meaning too?

Kasumi

Don't you think that knowing the meaning behind the dance moves might change up how you perform them?

Rin

Hey, yeah! I wanna know the meaning behind the moves too!


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