Summary: The Uwehe in hula dancing is a movement of the feet and knees. Learn the Uwehe with tips from a hula performer in this free dancing video.
Brie Kaanoi was born in Hawaii and raised in both Hawaii and Tahiti. She has been singing and dancing professionally since the age of 4, and has performed with legends like Stevie...read more
"Hi I'm Brie and we're dancing Hula. Going into movement no.13. Okay. In 13, we're going to do Uwehe. Here we go from the top; one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen. So on thirteen, you plant your right foot. You have to really plant. Okay. And when you plant that foot, your hip goes to the left. Let's try it from the top. One, two, three, four, five, six and seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen. And my left, I'm using the left ball of the, of my left foot. Let's try it from this angle. Five, six, ready go; one, two, three, four, five, six and seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen. Let's try it slowly one more time. Ready and one, two, three, four, five, six and seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen."