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Featured Member Mahana Dance Company

Mahana Dance Company

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4.87 
(21 reviews)
  • Salt Lake City, UT
  • Hula Dancer
  • Travels up to 90 miles
  • $200-2000
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Now in LAS VEGAS - promo video

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Mahana on tv show LSB

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Female Fire Poi Balls & Torches

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Fire Knife Dancing

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NOW in Las Vegas!

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Kona Kai Resort, San Diego, CA

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Hawaiian / Hula Dancers, Laguna Beach, CA

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Maori Poi Ball dance

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Fire Poi Can be added for the finale

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Chief Lopati amazes with double knives!

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Fun Audience Participation!

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Lei Greeters @ Catalina Island

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Hawaiian Dance with traditional implements

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Dances from the islands of Tahiti

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LSB

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OC Fair

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Burning Coconuts dance

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Invited TV appearance on American's Got Talent

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Large Cast shows up to 90mins

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"Drop the Mic" TV show taping

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Fire Knife Dancer Trio

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MOANA! Disney's Island Princess

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Christmas Hula Shows!

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Lots of aloha from Mahana!

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Overview

Current teams in: Long Beach, San Diego, Las Vegas, & Salt Lake City.

Aloha! Welcome to the home of "A Voyage to Paradise" and "Te Mahana" - our 2 new & improved Polynesian shows!

Looking for the ultimate Waikiki/Honolulu luau show experience AT YOUR next event? Look no further! We offer:
1) "A Voyage to Paradise" - a classic luau show with hula dancers and MC/drummer (feat. islands of Hawaii, Tahiti, & New Zealand)

2)"Te Mahana" - this show packs a fiery punch as we take show #1 and add burning coconuts, flaming torches, fire poi balls/fire knife!

-Each show is customizable for duration (30-90mins), # of dancers, omitting fire acts.
-All shows include photo-op with performers after show


21 Reviews

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Richard M. • January 5, 2015

Amazing!!!

The dancers and performers were outstanding. There costumes were authentic and there dancing was professional. All my guests were throughly impressed. Super friendly! I would definitely hire them again.
A huge thank you to everyone from MAHANA!
Mahalo Plenty!!!

Hired as:
Beach Music, Dance Instructor, Dancer, Drummer, Educational Entertainment, Fire Performer, Hawaiian Entertainment, Polynesian Entertainment, Hula Dancer
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Marianne V. • August 21, 2011

We loved all the dancers they were awesome!!

The Performance was great, everybody just loved it . Had so much fun. The dancer were Beautiful, very nice. OMG it was just GREAT!!

Hired as:
Hula Dancer, Fire Performer
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Onil P. R. • May 6, 2022

Hula Dance Entertainment for a Family Reunion

The 2 Hula Dancers did an outstanding performance and had excellent audience participation. They were very graceful, professional, friendly, and their costumes were very colorful and beautiful.

Hired as:
Hula Dancer
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Onil P. R. • May 1, 2022

Dancers

The dancers were great and professional.

Hired as:
Hawaiian Entertainment
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Jackie D. • March 8, 2022

Outstanding Performance!

Mahana Dance Company was perfect! We requested for 3 dancers and a drummer. I chose them because I read the Company reviews and for their reasonable prices. They performed for my wife’s baby shower. She, our guests and I loved it. The performers danced really well and were super friendly. I would request from this company again.

Hired as:
Hula Dancer

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Terry S. • January 30, 2022

Birthday Party

I was very pleased with the entertainment provided at my Birthday Party. The audience participation was the highlight of the event.

Hired as:
Hawaiian Entertainment, Polynesian Entertainment, Hula Dancer
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Maria L. • July 13, 2021

Beautiful and talented dancers

It was 2 dancers instead of 3 but they were so graceful and mesmerizing. My guests truly enjoyed participating in the show 😀 I was very impressed with how easy the girls made difficult dance moves. I highly recommend this company.

Hired as:
Hula Dancer

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Alex P. • May 25, 2021

Amazing Performance!

Super happy with the teams performance. We had two hula dancers and the fire show. It was amazing! Thank you again!

Hired as:
Children’s Party Entertainment, Fire Dancer, Fire Performer, Hawaiian Entertainment, Hula Dancer
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Elizabeth C. • May 22, 2019

Amazing Dancers!

Aurora and George were amazing entertainment for my Mother’s 85th Birthday Luau. All guests were thrilled with their performance. I loved that they did audience participation and took time to make my Mother feel special.

Hired as:
Hawaiian Entertainment, Polynesian Entertainment

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Jill K. • December 21, 2018

Great performance

Sunny made sure their wonderful hula presentation was enjoyed by the right audience. Many Mahalos for making sure those needing some Aloha for Christmas, received it from Maui.

Hired as:
Hula Dancer

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Monica N. • July 5, 2018

Great performance with audience participation!

We had 3 dancers from Mahana Dance Company come out to a luncheon we were having for about 60 seniors. The performers did multiple dances from different islands and even did a costume change! They were patient with the seniors and gracious about us being a few minutes behind schedule. Overall, the performance was amazing and it was especially great to have audience participation. The seniors enjoyed themselves immensely and loved the photo opportunity at the end of the performance. I will definitely keep Mahana Dance Company in mind for future events!

Hired as:
Dancer, Polynesian Entertainment, Hula Dancer
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Heidi B. • June 27, 2018

Great entertainment

We had a Luau for the second graders at our school. The children and adults loved the show! The dancers were great and allowed the kids to participate. The fire dancer was awesome!! Some of my students asked me if the fire was real. :) We will definitely ask them to come back next year!

Hired as:
Dancer, Fire Performer, Hula Dancer
Mahana Dance Company

Response from Mahana Dance Company:

Mahalo for having us!!

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Kristine E. • October 2, 2016

Entertaining!

Pros: I hired 2 hula dancers, then paid extra 100 for fire dancing. Great costumes and performance. I love how the package comes with audience participation.

Cons: I was kind of expecting more of the fire dancing number. Not to be sexist at all, but I was hoping it'd be anothe person, possibly a guy to perform the fire dancing but it was the girl. She made a mistake too. She spent at least 3-5 mins untangling the firechains. Mistakes happen, that's fine but've performance felt like her number was cut short.

Hire again? Maybe.

Overall, my party went well and my audience had fun because of the performance.

Hired as:
Dance Instructor, Dancer, Fire Performer, Hawaiian Entertainment, Polynesian Entertainment, Hula Dancer
Mahana Dance Company

Response from Mahana Dance Company:

Thank you for the good parts of your feedback. But WOW! Some total false expectations here. First, if you were concerned the sex of the fire dancer you could have asked. Second, you must be exaggerating about the poi getting tangled. Iit is impossible to spend 3-5 mins untangling fire poi - dealing with fire anything more 20 seconds and we put it out. I asked our dancer she said it took a second to untangle. Sorry we were not completely up to your standard, but next time we would ensure you have the proper expectations with a more thorough phone call.

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Shirley C. • August 22, 2016

Great Show

Had a Great time the music could have been a little louder and the narration could have been a little louder. The dancers were Great I should have included a couple more dancers.

Thank You

Hired as:
Dancer, Polynesian Entertainment
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Shirley H. • April 3, 2016

Beautiful costumes

Dancers were happy and friendly. Costumes were bright and colorful. Awesome show with several costumes and dances.

Hired as:
Beach Music, Dancer, Hula Dancer
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Jessie H. • August 30, 2015

Wonderful people and entertainment!

I had a ukulele player and a dancer booked for an event I planned and I couldn't have asked for anything better! They were wonderful! Great people and great entertainment. I would highly recommend to anyone and would use them again!

Hired as:
Beach Music, Dancer, Hawaiian Entertainment, Ukulele Player, Hula Dancer
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Julia L. • June 15, 2015

Absolutely wonderful!

Great professional dancers helped to make our beach party truly memorable.

Hired as:
Polynesian Entertainment
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Hilda R. • June 9, 2015

Great Show...Everyone enjoyed the performance.

I hired Mahana Polynesian Entertainment for my son's graduation. The theme was Hawaiian and some of the school families thought a Hawaiian performance would be ideal. The dancers were great. They were on time, the girl dancers engaged the audience and the knife fire dancer had everyone in awe. I highly recommend them.

Hired as:
Fire Performer, Hula Dancer
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Margot A. • April 22, 2015

Great show and interaction with guests!

Mahana Polynesian Dancers did a great performance at our event. They made our guests travel to the South Pacific islands and we really appreciated. The dancers were really nice and took the time to mingle with the crowd, take pictures etc.

Hired as:
Dancer
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Kathleen B. • December 16, 2013

Daughters 11th bday

My daughters had a bday party luau party for 18 girls. The performer arrived 30 min early and was prepared for the afternoon. She had two costume changes and the girls thought she was awesome. She gave them a brief history of the dances and got them to perform a dance too. My girls and her guest had such a wonderful time and the night ended with the limbo. What a great night! Thank you Mahana for the wonderful entertainment.
Kathy, Orange County

Hired as:
Hula Dancer
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Andrea • June 28, 2013

Wonderful, entertaining, Great for everyone at our party

I hired a hula dancer for my daughter's 1 year old party. The dancer was on time, beautiful and even had several costume changes throughout the performance. She stayed after to take pics with our guests. She was talented, energetic and involved the crowd which really varied in age. I would definitely recommend Mahana to anyone looking for Polynesian entertainment.

Hired as:
Hula Dancer

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Price Range: $200-2000

Languages: English

Insurance: $1,000,000 - Fully insured, GENERAL LIABILITY INSURANCE

Website: Visit website

Phone Number: Call

About

We currently have teams in Los Angeles (greater Long Beach), San Diego, Las Vegas, and Salt Lake City (with Orlando TBD).

Why book with us? Experience (over 2000 bookings serviced since 2009), authenticity (dances, costuming, and music identical to a luau show in Hawaii; our leadership consists of an actual Polynesian who has formerly performed on the stages of Hawaii and Tahiti), and professionalism (our team is happily standing by to book your perfect show package). We Love what we do!

Our resume includes TV appearances on Lip Sync Battle, America's Got Talent, Drop the mic, Catalina Island Company, Staples Center, Taco Bell Corp, Tiki Mermaid Cruises, Don the Beachcombers, and hundreds of private residential luaus.

Hula Dancers, Tahitian Dancers, Maori Dancers, Fire Knife, Fire Poi Balls, Ukulele, Island Bands, Disney's Moana, Tahitian Drummers, & Leis Greeters

Meet the director
Mahana was started in 2009 by Sunny Purcell. Of Samoan decent, Sunny's professional experience includes performing with former top Hollywood group at age 14 - Adventures in Polynesia, Nonosina's Professional "Black Team", and former 6-island performer at the world-famous Polynesian Culture Center in Hawaii. Additionally she has traveled as an invited guest to Tahiti and Samoa to perform as well.

Sunny is a Business graduate from the University of Southern California, and currently resides in Salt Lake City, Utah with her daughter.

Additional Booking Notes

Depending on event, performers arrive (call-time) 30-60mins prior to showtime.

Services Offered

Hula Dancer Children’s Party Entertainment Fire Dancer Fire Performer Hawaiian Entertainment Polynesian Entertainment

Team

Tech Person Assist during show

Influences & Inspiration

Luau shows in Waikiki/Honolulu, Hawaii.

Setup Requirements

We can make more "stage areas" work. Just make sure surface area is clean, level, and not too hot to the touch.

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