Hawaiian dancing
- noun
- /həˈwaɪən ˈdænsɪŋ/
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danza hawaiana
- She wore a grass skirt and performed traditional Hawaiian dancing on stage.
Examples
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The children enjoyed watching the Hawaiian dancing at the cultural festival.
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Many tourists try Hawaiian dancing during their visit to Honolulu.
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She loves Hawaiian dancing.
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Have you ever tried Hawaiian dancing?
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Many tourists try Hawaiian dancing during their visit to Honolulu.
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The children enjoyed watching the Hawaiian dancing at the cultural festival.
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She wore a grass skirt and performed traditional Hawaiian dancing on stage.
Synonyms
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A Hawaiian dance with slow, rhythmic movements that tell a story
A traditional Hawaiian dance with hip and hand movements that tells a story
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase combines 'Hawaiian' (of or related to Hawaii) with 'dancing' (the activity of dancing), so its meaning—a style or form of dance from Hawaii—is directly and transparently derived from its constituents. This simple adjective + noun composition follows regular English patterns and is cross-linguistically obvious, so a B1 learner who knows both words would understand it.
Etymology
Hawaiian dancing comes from the islands of Hawaii, where dancers use slow movements of their hands and hips to tell a story called 'hula'. That's why the phrase means a graceful, story-telling dance style from Hawaii.