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Spirit of Polynesia

SPIRIT OF POLYNESIA offers the very finest in Polynesian Dance performances available in the Western United States. Our dancers, musicians and drummers are the most versatile, the most award winning, and the most professional. Performances are to live music and drumming and shows of short or long duration, for audiences big or small, can be formed with show groups from two performers to sixty to fit the most particular demands and needs of any client or occasion.

Our costumes remain authentically traditional yet are extremely colorful and full, with some headdresses up to three and a half feet high. (Learning to dance in these is an art-form of its own).

Our musicians play a wider assortment of authentic Polynesian instruments than any other performing group - an element that would please the most discriminating dance traditionalist. Such instruments: conch shells, Tahitian & Tongan drums, nose flutes, Hawaiian implements, ukuleles, Samoan punu (cracker can) to name a few.

Our drummers are unequivocally on the leading edge of Polynesian drumming, especially in the very difficult and intense Tahitian style, having won eight 1st places in drumming competitions all around California since 1983.

An assortment of "fire" dances can be arranged to include the ever popular Samoan Fire Knife, Maori (New Zealand) Fire Poi, Samoan Fire Walk (extremely rare and dangerous-seldom seen today, even in Hawaii or Samoa), and various torch lighting ceremonies and dances.

Even a group fire knife is available where the dancing area allows. Few other Polynesian companies have even one fire dancer, we have five.

We have a fine reputation for consistent business dealings, on-time arrivals and on-time performances, a trademark not enjoyed by many other such performing groups in the area.

Ethnically, a large group of our performers are Samoan and Tongan. We also have a number of part Hawn, Chinese, Japanese, Puerto Rican, Philipino, Mexican, Portugese and Caucasian and other ethnic nationalities in our performances.

For locations that are outside, have atrium areas, or nearby outside walks, lawns, paths, etc. we can provide a "Sunset Torch Lighting Ceremony". To the sound of conch shells and vibrant live drumming, our dancers light "tiki torches" placed around the area. This is a memorable experience and serves to initiate a festive luau mood when performed early in the evening and builds anticipation for a full show later. We have torches available that burn for 3 to 4 hours.

During dinner or cocktail hour, our girls can perform hulas or certain other Polynesian dances right out among the tables and guests. This can also serve as a teaser for a full show to come later or after dinner.

One feature of our larger shows that we pride ourselves upon is the role of our men as dancers, and not just musicians and drummers. Our "Tane" perform the various fire numbers as mentioned before and are further accomplished at the very difficult and seldom seen dances of the far Western Polynesian island groups to include Tonga, Samoa, Fiji (Melanesia) and New Zealand. These are very dramatic and highly animated dance styles.

Our shows can be tailored to your occasion to make your affair uniquely personal with situational comedy connected to the peculiarities of your function or group, or we can get specific members of your party up and participating with the show.

Needless to mention, our greeters can monitor a guest list and administer name tags, should your function call for it.

BANDS AND DANCING

Where dancing music is desired for the guests or audience, we have a network of excellent bands from combos of three up to full bands of eight or more that have a selection of Hawaiian and Polynesian songs to maintain the desired mood but can still perform popular music, some top 40's, some Latin, ballads, and light rock. Strolling solo vocalist musicians such as uke players or guitar players are available as are duets or trios such as acoustic guitar/uke etc.

Our musicians are available for Polynesian music as atmosphere and for ambiance for example, during a cocktail hour or for dinner music. This would be selected songs from Hawaii, Tahiti, New Zealand, and Samoa. This can be one to four musicains playing guitars, ukeleles, and twelve string guitar or base. Hawaiian steel guitar is also available as a solo with vocals or as part of a duo or trio.

For ambiance and background and where not otherwise provided by live music performers, we can provide cassette music of a Hawaiian or traditional Polynesian nature. We have an excellent selection of such tapes for cocktails or background dinner music or to provide continuing "tropical mood" during a band's break. Such atmosphere can bring just the right touch.

DECORATIONS

We can provide a variety of "props" and leis for your guests or for ambiance.

Double carnation leis (6 to 7 dozen carnations), single carnation leis, traditional Tahitian shell leis, moon shell leis, combination double shell leis with a fresh vanda orchid and bow attached are all available. Prices vary with quanity. We can also offer gardenias in leaf collars for corsages, boutonieres or to be worn in the hair. We can also provide beautiful tropical table arrangements up to two feet high that feature antherium, ti leaves, etc. Our larger arrangements up to 6 feet high for tables or floor are real tropicals set in water (oasis) and often last up to two weeks.

Such things as Tikis, large clam shells, netting, palm trees, polynesian plants and Royal Hawaiian Kahilli's made out of Ti leaves that are 10 feet tall by three feet wide are also available for rental. We have beautiful Tapa Bark cloth from Tonga that can make an impressive and appropriate backdrop.

OTHER SERVICES

We can arrange for, or refer you to caterers that include "Pupu" (appetizers) platters, Sashimi (delicious fish), Lau lau (pork Butterfish and spinach leaves cooked in a wrapped ti leaf) and other luau food such as Kalua Pig, Lomi Salmon, Haupia (coconut pudding) and even Kim Chee (Korean).

Our Wahines can give impromptu and fun hula classes and even pareo (Tahitian wrap-arounds) tying lessons. We can conduct craft classes to include Polynesian weaving of head bands and wristlets. We can give lectures on the migratory history and early nautical and navigational techniques of the most daring and fearless explorers of all time...the Proto-Polynesians.

WE OFFER A COMPLETE POLYNESIAN EXPERIENCE!!!


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