"As the women built a thrumming rhythm from their drums and began to chant while others danced, the Hula Halau O Nalua and Ote'a Api School of Polynesian Dance seemed to teleport from the interior of an industrial park in Fremont to a Hawaiian island. It was a Wednesday evening, and a class of about 25 students had gathered in this halau, or hula school, to practice their dances."
"DeJesus is the daughter of the halau's founder, Ruth Nalua Manaois, known as Auntie Nalua, and the halau is a family enterprise deJesus' son Noah also teaches drumming at the halau. Nearly 50 years ago, Manaois began offering instruction in both traditional Hawaiian hula and Tahitian dances. They practice two types of hula Kahiko, or ancient hula, features chanting and traditional instruments like the ipu heke, while hula Auana, or mode"
Hula Halau O Nalua and Ote'a Api School of Polynesian Dance holds weekly classes in an industrial park in Fremont where about 25 students practice hula and Tahitian dance. Women of varied ages play ipu heke double-gourd drums, chant ancient oli, and dance in synchronized rows, cycling from back to front under instructor Katrina deJesus. A mural of a volcano and collections of bright regalia give the space a Hawaiian feel. The halau is a family enterprise founded by Ruth Nalua Manaois nearly 50 years ago; Katrina deJesus teaches while her son Noah instructs drumming. The school teaches kahiko, the ancient chant-driven hula, and hula auana, the more modern style.
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