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A Beautiful Dance Performance by Kumu Patrick's Men Dancers

Season 13 Episode 3 | 2m 00s

Kumu Patrick Makuakāne highlights the stark differences between the men and women ʻauana, the modern style of hula. In his show, he made an effort to give male dancers the opportunity to perform to beuatiful and lyrically moving songs.

Funding provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and the National Endowment for the Arts. Distributed nationally by American Public Television
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