Dances Around the World
Section 1
There are many dances/around the world. Each of them/has a unique background. Here,/let’s look at three styles of dancing:/the hula,/Irish dance,/and breakdancing.
The first dance is the hula/in Hawaii. It comes from the indigenous religion there. In ancient Hawaii,/people showed their respect for gods/by dancing. They also danced to pass on important values/from generation to generation. That was because/they had no formal writing system/at the time. In other words,/the hula was more than a leisure activity.
In the hula,/dancers use their hands/to express emotions/and things in nature. The dancers believe/that they can communicate various messages/through the hula.
Section 1
There are many dances/around the world. Each of them/has a unique background. Here,/let’s look at three styles of dancing:/the hula,/Irish dance,/and breakdancing.
The first dance is the hula/in Hawaii. It comes from the indigenous religion there. In ancient Hawaii,/people showed their respect for gods/by dancing. They also danced to pass on important values/from generation to generation. That was because/they had no formal writing system/at the time. In other words,/the hula was more than a leisure activity.
In the hula,/dancers use their hands/to express emotions/and things in nature. The dancers believe/that they can communicate various messages/through the hula.