{"product_id":"the-natives-are-restless-a-san-francisco-dance-master-takes-hula-into-the-twenty-first-century-hardcover","title":"The Natives Are Restless: A San Francisco Dance Master Takes Hula Into the Twenty-First Century - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eConstance Hale\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe art of hula is thriving in cities all over the country and the world, but it is not always understood. In \u003ci\u003eThe Natives Are Restless\u003c\/i\u003e, journalist Constance Hale presents the largely untold story of the dance tradition, using the twin keyholes of Kumu Patrick Makuakane (a Hawai'i-born, San Francisco-based hula master), and his 350-person arts organization (Na Lei Hulu i ka Wekiu). In the background, she weaves the poignant story of an ancient people and the resilience of their culture. In the foreground, she tells the story of an electrifying new form of hula that has emerged from a restless generation of artists like Makuakane. The crisp narrative is complemented by full-color photographs and illustrations. Her love for hula, and her history with the dance, inform Hale's prose on every level. She makes Makuakane's exuberant, fierce, sensuous dance style come alive on the page.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eConstance Hale is a Hawaii-born, San Francisco-based journalist who has been writing about Hawaiian culture for more than twenty-five years. Her award-winning features on slack-key guitar, the sovereignty movement, the Hawaiian language, Big Island cowboys, and Spam sushi have appeared in the \u003ci\u003eAtlantic, National Geographic Adventure, Afar, Smithsonian, Los Angeles Times, Miami Herald\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eHonolulu\u003c\/i\u003e. She has also worked as a staff reporter and editor at the \u003ci\u003eOakland Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Examiner, Wired\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eHealth\u003c\/i\u003e magazines. She has written three books on language and literary style, including the best-selling \u003ci\u003eSin and Syntax\u003c\/i\u003e, and her eight-part series on writing a sentence is on the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \"Opinionator.\" Hale started dancing the hula at seven and performed each year in May Day festivals at Hale'iwa Elementary School, switching to ballet and jazz dance while at Punahou School and Princeton University. She holds a bachelor's degree from Princeton and a master's degree from UC Berkeley. She has studied hula with Patrick Makuakāne for twenty years and edits the hālau's annual newsletter, \u003ci\u003eKaholo'ana\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 244\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 11.5 x 9.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 11, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50335745474797,"sku":"9781943006069","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/T1et37SW1M9781943006069.webp?v=1785047772","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/products\/the-natives-are-restless-a-san-francisco-dance-master-takes-hula-into-the-twenty-first-century-hardcover","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}