GOING TO THE HUKILAU

A two-step written by Dena M. Fresh.

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Record: LS 258

Music: "Going to the Hukilau"

Position: Open, facing LOD.

Footwork: Opposite throughout. Steps described for man.

                    Introduction: 1-4 WAIT 4 MEASURES
                         5-8 APART, TOUCH; TOGETHER TOUCH;
               TURN AROUND, 2; 3, 4 (man L-face)

Measures
     1-4 TWO-STEP; TWO-STEP; WALK, 2; 3, 4
     Facing LOD in open pos and starting on outside feet, dance
     two two-steps fwd in LOD; walk fwd in LOD 4 steps.
     5-8 TWO-STEP; TWO-STEP; WALK, 2; 3, 4
     Repeat measures 1-4.
     9-12 APART, TOUCH; TOGETHER, TOUCH; APART,
     CLOSE; SIDE, TOUCH
     Still facing LOD in open pos, on man's L, step twd COH,
     and touch R to L; Repeat twd partner; Release hands and
     step to side away from partner to L and close R to L; step
     again to side on L, touch R to L.
          13-16     TOGETHER, TOUCH; APART, TOUCH; TOGETHER,
          CLOSE; FACE, TOUCH
     Repeat meas 9-12 in reverse. On meas 16, turn to face
     partner (man R-face, woman L-face) man's back to COH,
     and join both hands.
          17-20     *SIDE, CLOSE; SIDE, STEP/STEP; SIDE, CLOSE; SIDE,
          STEP/STEP
     (Simulating a "hula" step), step sideward in LOD on man's
     L, close R to L; step sideward again in LOD on man's L,
     step R/L quickly in place; repeat, moving in RLOD, starting
     on man's R.
          21-24     *SIDE, TOUCH; SIDE, TOUCH; SOLO TURN, 2; 3, 4
     On man's L, step sideward again in LOD and touch R to L;
     step twd RLOD on man's R, touch L to R (woman can
     really hula here); solo turn 1 3/4 around (men L-face,
     women R-face) with 4 quick steps L, R, L, R to end facing
     LOD in open pos.
          25-28     TWO-STEP; TWO-STEP; WALK, 2; 3, 4
     Repeat meas 1-4.
          29-32     APART, TOUCH; TOGETHER, TOUCH; SOLO TURN
          AROUND, 2; 3, 4
     Facing LOD in open pos, step away from partner on man's
     L, touch R; step twd partner on man's R, touch L; turn
     away from each other, men L-face, women R-face one full
     turn in 4 steps and back into pos, open, facing LOD.

     Tag: The routine is danced through 4 times. At the end of the 4th
     time:
     1-4 APART, TOUCH; TOGETHER, TOUCH; TWIRL THE
     LADY, 2; BOW, 2

*HULA STYLING. The charm of this simple little dance lies in
hamming it up with an imitation of "island" styling. Only the lady
should try the hula steps, as her skirt conceals the mechanics. There
is no initial hip motion in this step; the effect is produced by a
slight bending of the knee as the weight is changed from side to
side; for instance, in meas 18, the lady steps to the R on R, then
steps on L quickly, bending the R knee slightly; then straightens R
knee as she takes weight on R, and bends L knee in slightly on the
"touch." This automatically twitches the hip and gives a full skirt a
pretty little switch.

Both partners can "ham up" the dance throughout, but it must be
kept light.