Hoku-Loa Polynesian Dancers provides luau entertainment for all occasion. Bringing the magic of the South Pacific Islands to you! Our show incorporates the various authentic Polynesian dances being performed by dancers in full costume. Our typical performance begins with the island of Hawaii where they are famous for their Hula and implements and of course, the audience partipation where the dancers teach the audience how to do basic Hula. The next stop is the island of Samoa, New Zealand/Maori and our finale where we take you to the island of Tahiti where the dancers perform to the sound of the drums. We make sure that your special event is the most memorable one.
I hired the Hoku-loa Polynesian Dancers to come out to our Camp Luau and am thrilled with their performance. From the beginning, they were a pleasure to work with. Not only did they perform for over an hour, but they really engaged the audience and invited over half of the audience members on stage to take part in the dancing. They taught each and every one of the participants how to do the basic hula and we now have wonderful memories and videos of our campers and counselors doing their first hula dance! The price was exceptional, professionalism was always great and they really adapted well to our facility! I would highly suggest the Hoku-loa Polynesian Dancers for any event! We cannot thank them enough for making our experience so memorable and extraordinary!
At first the party was hard. Trying to keep the birthday girl from seeing the dancers, the time of the show was moved up then back then up again, it rained off and on and YET...The Hoku-loa Polynesian Dancers stayed sweet, helpful and put on a show that everyone will not soon forget :-) Everyone enjoyed them very much and hope to see them again. THANK YOU SO MUCH Malia for a job well done :-)......Christina aka The Tiki Lady :-)
Great job on our luau party. Everyone had a great time I have alot of compliments with our guests. I am highly recommending her for any events.
Great job well done! Very reasonable price.
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Malia Williams have been involved in Hawaiian and Polynesian dance for over 15 years in Hawaii under Aunty Iwalani Tseu of Iwalani School of Dance, Aunty Pola Teriipaia of Manutahi Tahiti and other instructors. For her, Polynesian dance which includes New Zealand, Samoa, Tonga,Fiji, Cook Islands and Tahiti) is not just a dance. It has many other elements like history and legends, the language, native religion, songs, chants, prayers, poetry, daily life, and the people, places and events. You need to know the culture. As one hula teacher told me, “The dancer must understand the meaning of the song (if it's in Hawaiian), visualize the place or setting, and convey the emotion from the heart.” She prefers to be called a “mea hula”, or dancer instead of “kumu hula'” for dance teacher.
As a professional dancer, she performed in different places in Hawaii. After moving to Jacksonville, she formed a dance group called Hoku-loa (Morning-star) Polynesian Dancers and has been active all over Jacksonville and other places.
•She appeared and performed on WJXT's Television Morning Show in June 2003.
•Her dance group was featured on the front page of the Nassau County Herald News and News Leader in July 2003.
•Won the Tourist Development Council Judge's Award “Best Expression of Theme” in Gator's Bowl Parade in December 2003.
•Received Letter of Appreciation from Mayor Payton for volunteering time and talent during Super Bowl XXXIX in February 2005.
•Received Certificate of Appreciation from Trident Refit Facility (TRIREFAC) for May 2008 and 2009 for participation on Asian Pacific Heritage Month Celebration.
•Received Certificate of Appreciation from Military Entrance Processing Station (MEPS) for participation on Asian Pacific American Heritage Month event on May 2009.
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