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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