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Hula ʻauana

26 écoles au Canada

Le hula ʻauana est le style moderne du hula hawaïen.

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Le mot ʻauana signifie errer ou dériver, et les enseignants de la culture hawaïenne décrivent le ʻauana comme le hula qui s'est éloigné de ses anciennes racines rituelles : des danses façonnées par des chansons, des idées et des instruments arrivés après les premiers contacts avec les Européens, en 1778. Il s'est développé au cours des années 1800, à l'époque du roi Kalākaua, puis a été distingué comme une catégorie à part entière, aux côtés du hula kahiko (le hula ancien).

Ce qui distingue le plus les deux styles, c'est la musique. Le kahiko se danse au son du chant et de la percussion — des tambours comme le pahu et des calebasses comme l'ipu. Le ʻauana s'accompagne de mele mélodiques et chantés (des chansons hawaïennes), portés par des instruments à cordes comme le ʻukulele et la guitare, arrivés à Hawaï avec les contacts occidentaux. Les deux styles racontent leurs histoires par les mains de la danseuse ou du danseur; ce qu'un néophyte remarque d'abord, c'est une mélodie chantée là où le kahiko est scandé.

Comme tout hula, le ʻauana s'enseigne au sein d'un hālau (une école de hula), sous la direction d'un kumu hula, c'est-à-dire un maître ou une enseignante. Comme le dit la ressource Kahoʻiwai de l'Université d'Hawaï, la personne qui danse et celle qui joue de la musique font également partie de l'art : « the joy of the dance is made so because of both the dancer and the musician » (la joie de la danse tient à la fois au danseur et au musicien).

Pour qui découvre le hula, le ʻauana est une porte d'entrée accessible. Ses chansons mélodiques et ses instruments familiers sont faciles à apprécier, et de nombreuses écoles offrent des cours pour débutants ouverts aux personnes sans aucune expérience. Un premier cours s'en tient généralement aux bases : le travail des pieds, les gestes des mains qui portent le sens d'une chanson, et l'apprentissage d'une danse une phrase à la fois. Les pas et leurs noms, les paroles des mele et l'histoire derrière chaque danse viennent avec le temps, transmis par votre kumu.

halau.ca n'enseigne pas le hula et ne parle au nom d'aucune école; les écoles et leurs kumu font autorité sur cette tradition vivante. Les écoles répertoriées ici enseignent le hula ʻauana — communiquez avec l'une d'elles pour trouver un cours près de chez vous.

Hālau Hula I Ka LāRevendiqué
Markham, ON

Hula school serving the Greater Toronto Area, sister hālau to Hālau Hula I Ka Lā in Clovis, California. Presenter of AlohaFest Toronto.

Hoʻomaka Hanu A Ke Aloha Polynesian Dance Society
Edmonton, AB

"To begin to breathe aloha" — non-profit society established 2019, teaching hula kahiko, ʻauana and ʻori Tahiti at Blue Quill Community Hall in south Edmonton, with an annual Hōʻike.

Hui o Keikialiʻi — Montréal
Montréal, QC

Montréal Hawaiian hula group — the local chapter of Hālau o Keikialiʻi under Kumu Hula Kawika Alfiche — teaching hula kahiko and ʻauana with oli and mele, in French and English.

Spirit of Aloha ʻOhana Hula
Toronto, ON

Toronto hula school sharing Hawaiian culture through hula since 1986, with Sunday classes in Scarborough for all levels from beginner to competitive dancer.

The Hawaiian Dance Company
Toronto, ON

Hawaiian hula performances in Toronto, Ontario, and online hula instruction.

Hālau Hula O Walea
Markham, ON

Markham hula hālau led by kumu hula Joy Emalani Walea Corpuz-McKoy, perpetuating hula and Hawaiian and Polynesian arts. One of the largest hālau in the GTA (around 100 members), it presents an annual Hōʻike and in 2025 became the second Canadian hālau invited to compete at the Queen Liliʻuokalani Keiki Hula Competition in Honolulu.

ʻOhana Hula (JCCC)
Toronto, ON

Hula at the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre with instructor Renee Siao — recreational classes at three levels four terms a year, and the ʻOhana Hula performance club. Ages 18+; JCCC membership required.

Precious Kūpuna
Toronto, ON

Hula group celebrating the grace of kūpuna (elders) through dance.

Hālau Ka Liko Pua O Kalaniākea — Canada
Toronto, ON

Canada branch of Hālau Ka Liko Pua O Kalaniākea — the Kāneʻohe, Oʻahu hālau founded by Kumu Hula Kapua Dalire-Moe, a former Miss Aloha Hula whose dancers compete at the Merrie Monarch Festival in hula kahiko and ʻauana.

The Hawaiian Pacific Magic
Toronto, ON

Founded in 1982 by Kumu Hula Mela-Lilia Uriarte — over 200 dancers across the GTA, with classes in Markham and Mississauga (ages 3+) and decades of festival performances worldwide.

Leiʻala Dance School
Mississauga, ON

Mississauga Polynesian dance school teaching hula and ʻori Tahiti, presenting an annual Hōʻike at the Maja Prentice Theatre.

HulaLa
Toronto, ON

Scarborough hula group run by Lourdes Sadiua, teaching Hawaiian hula and connecting local dancers through its Facebook community.

Siony's Dance Company
Toronto, ON

Founded 1978 in Toronto — Hawaiian hula, Tahitian and Filipino dance for all ages, with a 48th Annual Hawaiian Night held in 2026. A multi-generational community spanning beginners to experienced performers.

Forest City Hawaiian Dance Co.
London, ON

London, Ontario's authentic Hawaiian dance company — hula kahiko and ʻauana for performances, events, and workshops.

Hālau Hula KaʻUhane O Ka Pākīpika
Maple Ridge, BC

Hawaiian hula school in Maple Ridge, BC under the Spirit of the Pacific Cultural Society, a non-profit preserving Hawaiian and Polynesian cultural heritage. Teaches Hawaiian hula and, through its sister school Te Varua O Moana Nui A Hiva, Tahitian dance, with an annual Hōʻike.

Paradise of Polynesia Dance School
Langley, BC

Langley, BC Polynesian dance — hula kahiko and ʻauana, Tahitian and Māori — founded by Susan Hill Madec in 2000. Now performing as Paradise Found Polynesian Entertainers (2024), with classes for all ages and levels.

Hālau Hula O Ka Poli Mehana ʻO Lehua
Aldergrove, BC

Aldergrove, BC Polynesian dance studio, also known as Carol's Polynesian Dance Studio — Hawaiian hula and Polynesian dance for all ages.

Paul Latta Dance Studios
Surrey, BC

Canada's first authentic premier Polynesian dance company, established 1971. Kumu Hula Paul Tavai-Latta holds Canada's only Master's degree as Kumu Hula/Raʻatira (Instructor/Director). Classes for all ages across four BC locations plus online, with 55 years of instruction and performance.

Spirit of the South Seas
North Vancouver, BC

North Vancouver Polynesian dance studio teaching Hawaiian kahiko and ʻauana, Tahitian (ʻōteʻa) dance and poi, including Hula for Health classes at Silver Harbour Centre.

Wailele Wai Wai
Vancouver, BC

Founded 2006 — Vancouver contemporary Hawaiian hula (ʻauana) group, teaching and performing at venues including the Nikkei Centre and Kitsilano Showboat, plus multicultural events and senior centres.

Hula Hālau o Ke Kuahiwi i Ke Kai
Vancouver, BC

Carrying forward the lineage of the late Kumu Josie de Baat — hula education including lei making and pāʻū (skirt) crafting, alongside Hawaiian history and storytelling.

Aloha Fit
Victoria, BC

Hawaiian hula and Polynesian dance classes in Victoria, BC for preschoolers, school-aged children, adults and seniors, including Hawaiian dance fitness.

NalaniDance
Calgary, AB

Calgary's only Hawaiian performance arts group, founded in 2011 and directed by Taraya Middleton, who travels to Hawaiʻi to study hula with master kumu. Modern Hawaiian routines for weddings, lūʻau and community events across Alberta and Western Canada.

A Hawaiian Holiday Polynesian Dance & Drumming
Edmonton, AB

Edmonton Polynesian dance and drumming group directed by Tracy ʻKelikaʻ Thorne, teaching the dances and mele of Hawaiʻi, Tahiti, Aotearoa and Samoa for over 20 years through recreational classes, an intermediate program and a performing company.

Kaleʻa Polynesian Dance Company
Montréal, QC

Polynesian performance group and dance school in Montréal — hula for events and celebrations, with seasonal class sessions.

Polynesian Dance with Ms. Nenette
Winnipeg, MB

Winnipeg hula dancer and instructor with over 45 years of experience — Polynesian dance (hula and ʻori Tahiti) alongside HOT HULA fitness classes.