Mahana Dance Company & Catering
- Long Beach, CA
- Hula Dancer
- 52 Verified Bookings
Aly S. said “We hired Mahana for our elementary schools Cultural Festival. They greeted the guest with lei's. They were wonderful performers and did a great job…”
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Trained & studied world & period dances my entire life & fuse them. A portable rig, for aerial, decorated to your theme. Costumes & makeup (including glow/black light) according to your event needs. Extra performers also avail.
I can combine or do a solo dance of the following: LED/Glow, Fire Dance (fire eating, fans, palm, Scimitar, belly fire belt), Silks, Lyra, Burlesque, Belly Dance, Tribal, Fusion & shortly I will be incorporating my signature Vel Dance (Flesh suspension w or w/out silks.) The Vel Dance is not a side show type performance, but an actual dance in the air once suspended, and on the floor prior to being lifted up. (I do not go on stage w/out already being pierced.)
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Price Range: Contact for rates
Gig Length: 5 - 120 minutes
Languages: English
Insurance: $5,000,000 - Each Occurrence:$3,000,000(bodily injury & property damage to others), Damage to Rented Premises: $300,000(to rented premises), Personal & Advertising Injury:$3,000,000(hurting someone's feelings), General Aggregate:$5,000,000(the most the policy will pay out during the policy year), Products – Completed Op. Agg.: $5,000,000(the most the policy will pay out during the policy year), Medical Expenses:$5,000 (emergency medical to others injured by you) with Specialty Insurance for Dance, Fire, Aerial & all types of Performances.
Unions: Other
My shows, regardless of duration you need, or the size of the venue, will always leave an audience mesmerized. Depending on what type of event & theme, I custom tailor my show for you. Before or after your show, I am always happy to do photo ops with guests, answer questions & stay as long as you need.
Native American Artist & Performer available for small or large events in Las Vegas or elsewhere. (Travel fees do apply if outside of Las Vegas.) Performances can include just myself, or additional members that I work with & trust. All shows are custom to fit your needs, including theme, music, etc.. Large shows requiring more elaborate choreography & costuming, fire permits or flesh suspension (Vel Dance) do require more notice & are a higher fee. Everything is highly professional, always artistic and beautiful.
Future addition to my set options include: my signature Vel Dance, & singing during performances. I've been involved in performing arts since I was very young, continue my studies in various genres and always building more for an audience of any size. This is not my hobby but my career.
As it grows, so will the elaboration of costume & set design, as well as additional dance routine options custom for those sets. I love blending a variety of culture, tradition and creativity into my performances. Anyone can dance, but if it isn't creative & unique, it isn't a show. For me, I think big and grand. Always have and because of that, I put everything into not just the dance, but the production.
NOTE ON SAFETY ISSUES: Though fire and aerial dance is not the only thing I do, they are the ones that require strict safety policies and extra hands to ensure it of myself and your audience. Anyone, including myself, performing is licensed and insured. I am NEVER under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Those I decorate my rig according to theme, I never make or modify my rigging equipment or fire tools to ensure the safety of myself and an audience. (Nor at any time is anyone but myself and any assistants allowed to touch those items. This is for SAFETY.) Please keep in mind wind conditions for the date of your event. It can affect the ability to do fire and/or aerial performances by any artist. All fire performances & some aerial do require a specific space from the audience. Neither of the two allow audience participation or touching of any tools or gear due to 1. Safety and 2. Liability Any fire performance always has at least one trained safety spotter. Their fee is calculated into the budget. The vel dance requires safety and rigging assistants. Their fee is calculated into the budget. The quote I give is based on how elaborate your needs are.
My rigging & lighting can take approx 30 minutes to set up. A sound system, band or dj will be needed for the music you'd like. If you wish to have fire at a venue other than private, a fire permit is required. The more notice, the less it is. Which reduces your cost. For themed events requiring specific costuming, notice is also needed to have such made. In regards to the Vel Dance (flesh suspension), I do it as a dance. At no time am I interested in being pierced in front of an audience. I prefer to wow & mesmerize, not shock. Plenty of great talent that do that very well & it is not part of my routine. As mentioned, I don't like copying others. I'm unique & I love to perform, dance & sing.
Sets are done and custom made for the event needs.
There are many great performers through out the world. I'm unique to blending a variety of styles into my own. Not interested in being a creative thieve and copying others. Just not how I am.
Need to know what music you are wanting & if any theme. Sound system required for music. Everything else I bring with, including rigging. If you need sound, dj, lighting, or anything outside of what I do, let me know. It can be arranged for you.
In your lead request, please include a budget, and how many other performers of what type if you are wanting to book more than myself. I do know fire performers that I trust & are also insured.
Keep in mind w/fire, depending on location, a fire permit may be required. Price can vary depending on time frame. An not all venues allow fire.
Please always be specific on what performance you are wanting. I am well trained but I do need to know what you need to provide an accurate quote.
Aly S. said “We hired Mahana for our elementary schools Cultural Festival. They greeted the guest with lei's. They were wonderful performers and did a great job…”
Rita R. said “The two showgirls we had for our event were professional and beautiful. We will have them back every year.”
Adda W. said “First i want to say That Mr.Mori is not only an impersonator,but an extremely unique artist and person that is much bigger than that! Honestly it was…”
Maria S. said “Matt was so awesome! I literally forgot his name was Matt and called him Michael the entire time! I highly recommend! From the performance, to the costume…”