Lilo and Stitch - He Mele No Lilo - Hula Dance 

What makes this movie so special, is the fact that the animators took time to make each girl unique and special and also use the true dance

I cannot elaborate how blessed we are to have had this movie growing up 😭 literally everyone adores it

1:35 I am mesmerised by the smoothness of the footwork at this part. It’s not a bunch of steps which would’ve been fije but might look a little clunky (i’ve seen a cover do it) but it’s such a smooth fluid shuffle. I dunno, I just like how effortless it looks. Also, movie notice. I noticed that Lilo’s spot is meant to be the centre of the kids. Being centre probably means she’s actually the best dancer of them all and Lilo knows it too. She seamlessly joins in even though she was late and she looks like she is having the most fun out of all of them.

THe crazy part is that there was no rotoscoping involved with animating this hula dance, Walt would be proud of them.

Whenever we play this scene on tv our dog is really focused and seems to enjoy the music

Lyrics in English Greatest Thanks To Her Majesty The Queen Of Hawaii Stands At The Crown Of The Islands The Tallest Of Rainbows The Work Of Passing Love Beams Of Colours Unrivalled Along With The Gently Flowing Rains Look At The Breaking Dawn In The Heavenly Skies From The Vastness Of Hawaii To Kauai The Beauty Is Revealed Kalakaua Is His Name The Flower That Never Fades In The Sun The Flower Blooms On The Mountain The High Hill Of Mauna Kea Glowing White Is Kilauea Illuminating The Sacred Woman Atop Uwekahuna Is The Sacred Cliff Of Ka'auea Raise Up The King Of Birdcatchers To Adorn Him In The Feathers Of The Mamo The Beautiful Flower Of Hawaii O Kalakaua Is His Name Raise Up The King Of Birdcatchers To Adorn Him In The Feathers Of The Mamo The Beautiful Flower Of Hawaii O Kalakaua Is His Name Greatest Thanks To Her Majesty The Queen Of Hawaii Stands At The Crown Of The Islands Raise Up The King Of Birdcatchers To Adorn Him In The Feathers Of The Mamo The Beautiful Flower Of Hawaii O Kalakaua Is His Name A Namesong For Our Chief Kalakaua Cast Forth!

It all just PROVES..it’s a CHOICE…it’s always been a CHOICE how they present other people to their children and the world. It’s all very carefully planned and thought out. Always has been by design.

After living in Hawaii for a few years, it adds some new meaning to listen to and watch this, because not only do I have more appreciation for hula, but I can recognize certain words and names in the song that I remember, and it helps me start to visualize the story

I'm so happy I grew up with this Disney and not with CGI and live action Disney 🥰

This song just hits all the sensory buttons my ASD needs. ❤❤❤❤ the animation and entire opening sequence is so beautiful

A reminder that they animated this BY HAND. They could've rotoscoped it, but they didn't want it to look how rotoscoping always looks. So they animated it by hand.

Thing is, Disney's Recess showed me the basics of Hula Dancing, while the Lilo and Stitch film showed the advanced moves of Hula.

The footwark at 1:35 is HARD, Idc what anyone says. So cool.

I feel like I must have been a Pacific Islander in another life. Anything featuring Pacific Island cultures has always made me feel so nostalgic since I was little! Like I cried watching this first scene when I was a kid and I still get emotional years later!

This was my favorite childhood song .

My God! Hawaiian is such a beautiful language! Practically spoken music!

Wow! Its beautiful I really love! Something so special about this song. I love it so much.

I usually see dancing as a boring thing to watch, but that dance I will admit is beautiful.

Back when disney made good movies.

It is amazing how they are so talented and blessed by their talent to dance and might bring the gospel to others to help love each other instead of judging individuals it might make them understand better.

2023 still watching this

For everyone who tried to transcribe the lyrics phonetically when they were kids so they could sing along, here are the actual lyrics: Mahalo nui ʻia ke Aliʻi wahine (Ke Kuini o Hawaiʻi) ʻO Liliʻulani ʻO ka Wohi kū (Kū i ka moku i ke Kalaunu) Ka pipiʻo mai o ke ānuenue (Nā hana a ke aloha) Nā waihoʻoluʻu a hālike ʻole (Māʻalo ana i ka ua lana mālie) E nānā nā maka i ke ao malama (I ka lani malama) Mai Hawaiʻi ākea i Kauaʻi (Hōʻike mai ana lā i ka nani) ʻO Kalākaua he inoa ʻO ka pua maeʻole i ka lā Ka pua maila i ka mauna I ke kuahiwi ʻo Mauna Kea Ke ʻā maila i Kīlauea Mālamalama i Wahinekapu A ka luna o Uwēkahuna I ka pali kapu o Kaʻauea Ea mai ke aliʻi kia manu Ua wehi ka hulu o ka mamo Ka pua nani aʻo Hawaiʻi ʻO Kalākaua he inoa ʻO Kalākaua he inoa ʻO ka pua maeʻole i ka lā Ka pua maila i ka mauna I ke kuahiwi ʻo Mauna Kea Ke ʻā maila i Kīlauea Mālamalama i Wahinekapu A ka luna o Uwēkahuna I ka pali kapu o Kaʻauea Mahalo nui ʻia ke Aliʻi wahine (Ke Kuini o Hawaiʻi) ʻO Liliʻulani ʻO ka Wohi kū (Kū i ka moku i ke Kalaunu) Ea mai ke aliʻi kia manu Ua wehi i ka hulu o ka mamo Ka pua nani aʻo Hawaiʻi ʻO Kalākaua he inoa He Inoa No Kalani Kalākaua Kulele

woah this is so cool

Hi! is there footage or remakes of the dance beginning to end? I know the choreographies created a full dance but I’m having a hard time finding it

Unbelievably beautiful

Nani is Kenya. Lilo is Namibia. Stitch is Germany. David is Britain. Cobra Bubbles is Angola and America.

Wow, this almost seems accurate lol. And is @0:36 - 0:48 the dance move in the hula? we didn't see the older hula dancers during this part, but Lilo leaving the beach to get to school.

Lilo and the sisters are so pretty!

1:30 this is my favorite Disney movie from the early 21st century.

I need someone to go with me you me you got to go with me we still got to stop him Britney is right let’s go

adorer

ja d'or Lilo et Stitch

What is the name of the dancer,I want to watch the tutorial of this choreography

Diego rios😊

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Back when disney cared vs making cheap nostalgia baity remakes

This is our story peter

There’s something so seductive about this dance despite there not being very much intense movement.

Back when animators gave a crap about their art. There’s too much reliance on computers now.

Bru

And then came the puppy movie

Now this is inclusion!!! Not what movie producers try nowadays!!

It's ok if you want to join the adult world now