hula technique

6.8

A way of moving the body when doing the hula

noun

Jargon

: técnica de hula

She spent years perfecting her hula technique before joining the dance troupe.

Examples

The instructor corrected my hula technique so my movements would be more precise.
Learning a new hula technique can bring depth and variety to a dancer's performance.
The hula technique requires a lot of practice.
She mastered the hula technique quickly.
Learning a new hula technique can bring depth and variety to a dancer's performance.
The instructor corrected my hula technique so my movements would be more precise.
She spent years perfecting her hula technique before joining the dance troupe.

How Complex

hula technique

Jargon

6.8

step

113 1.0

Surface Forms

hula technique singular

hula techniques plural

Morphology

hula + technique

The meaning 'a method or style used in performing the hula dance' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'hula' (the Hawaiian dance) with 'technique' (a learned method). This noun-noun compositional pattern is literal and common across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE's meaning.

Etymology

Hula technique comes from the Hawaiian dance hula, where dancers use specific hand, hip and foot movements to tell a story. So, hula technique means the particular 'method' or 'style' a dancer uses when performing hula.