June and Vergara aren’t the only group that has connected through dance. In her honors theses, “Dance: The Universal Language of Storytellers,” Meagan A. Woodard examines two different groups of people who use dance movements to communicate and express themselves. One of these groups is the Hawaiian people, who use Hula, a native Hawaiian dance that includes a narrative, to express ideas. Hula has expanded beyond religious rituals and now includes non-religious entertainment (Woodard 10). As explained in the article “How do you Hula?” from the website Wonderopolis, “Hula consists of dancing accompanied by either chanting (called oli) or a song (called mele). Hula dramatizes and interprets the words of the oli or mele and gives them meaning in a visual form via movement.” Hawaiian people did not have a written language of their own until the early nineteenth century, so people used Hula to communicate stories and thoughts (Woodard 10). Through different hula movements, people can take words from a poem or other text and give it life in the form of dancing. Keali’I Reichel, a hula master, believes Hula “has everything to do with language…Hula is one of the very few dance forms that requires words. All hula springs from expressing oneselves physically through the poetry of the text…It’s the physical manifestation of the chant” (qtd. in Woodard 11-12). Unlike other dance styles that can be used to connect of people in spite of a language barrier, Hula can only be used to connect those who already understand the chants it involves. Those who don’t understand the chants will not understand the meaning of the story being conveyed. Even though Hula is not a universal connector like Ballet or Hip Hop, the dance still can bring Hawaiian people together. Hawaiians can share stories and honor their culture through Hula. , Music is the universal language that connects people, transcending cultural barriers and fostering emotional expression. It plays a critical role in social cohesion and enhances individual well-being through communal experiences., With over 7,000 languages in the world, it can be hard for people who don’t speak the same language to communicate with one another. Dancers are a unique group that are able to convey speech through movement..