The Hawaiian Dance Company

Aloha!

Our classic show runs 30 - 45 minutes and can include Hawaiian Dancers & a Grand Fire Finale if you like. The Grand Fire Finale consists of 1 Male Fire-Knife Warrior plus one of the Hawaiian dancers already booked in your show will perform the The Fire Poi Ball of New Zealand dance.

Extra service we can offer you are:
- traditional Hawaiian lei greeting typically done at the beginning of your event
-conch shell blowing typically used to get peoples attention like at the beginning of an event or to accompany the guest of honour in
-Hawaiian games....this can be added to any event but typically kids shows, bridal showers and employee appreciation/staff parties and backyard parties love to add games on.
- Pics with our beautiful Hawaiian dancers.....people love having the Fire-Knife Warrior in their pics

Typical Show Includes:
- Dancers for a 45-minute show:
- beautiful dancers 💃💃💃💃
- hula lessons for all👯👯👯👯👯
- fun audience interaction for women, men and kids
- authentic costumes handmade and ✈imported from the South Pacific Islands🏝
- 2 beautiful costumes your guests get to see
- the show is hosted on a mic by one of our beautiful dancers🗣🎤
- pics afterward with your guests if you would like for memories👪
- a professional sound system🎚 🎛fully equipped with a speaker and microphone🎙 at no extra cost to you if you don't already have one.

Note: Maximum show length is typically 45 minutes. 🕤The price is the same whether you would like a 10 minute or a 45-minute show. (Please let us know how long you would like the show.) If you would like extra services we would love to customize a package for your event!

A LITTLE ABOUT US
The Hawaiian Dance Company is the leading Hawaiian entertainment company in Toronto, Ontario booking over 100 events per year. The first and only authentic Hawaiian company in Ontario owned by our Polynesian family that moved here from the islands in the 1970s. Because of our high-energy and island talent we are the go-to company for party & event entertainment in Ontario.

WHY WE ARE THE GO-TO DANCE COMPANY

Our dancers have been the preferred entertainers for companies like MTV, Google, Coca-Cola, Pepsi, The Canadian Armed Forces, Television commercials & even NHL players ...and of course many happy families across Ontario.

We are proudly the most authentic Hawaiian cultural show in Ontario!  Our company founder's family has been hosting traditional luaus for generations.

Not only do we give you a fun high-energy show but we get your guests up and dancing as well.  "Shake what your mama gave ya!"

WE PROVIDE SHOWS FOR ALL DIFFERENT TYPES OF EVENTS LIKE:
Milestone Birthdays, Wedding Receptions, Corporate Events, Staff Appreciation, Kid's Parties, Senior Home Parties, School Events, Grand Openings, Summer Parties, Patio Openings, Celebration of Life Parties, Bridal Showers, Lu'au Parties, Themed Parties, Product Launches, Bar Mitzvahs, Bat Mitzvahs, Sweet 16 Birthdays, Annual Pig Roasts, And the list goes on!

FOUNDERS

MESSAGE FROM MAMA LA'AINA
Aloha!. My name is La'aina Mo'ungaloa Kavouras and I helped my daughter Aliki start The Hawaiian Dance Company in 2010. I am honoured to be able to share my culture with you, your family, and friends.

I am a 100% Polynesian islander that moved away from my paradise home, Tonga Islands to come to Canada in 1973. Hawaiians and Polynesians are the same. Hawaiians are the most well-known Polynesians in our Island chain in case you are wondering about the word Polynesian.

Dancing, singing, grass skirts, fresh flower lei, the ocean breeze, and palm trees blowing in the wind are all memories from my childhood. When I had my daughters the only way I knew how to raise them was, the Polynesian way, with lots of lu'au celebrations, dancing, singing and of course lots of lu'au pig:) Our family to this day keeps our Polynesian culture going strong and we are so happy to be able to share it with you.

Hawaiians & Polynesians - Skilled Voyagers

The Polynesian Triangle
My family is from Tonga and Samoa.... the birthplace of Hawaiians and all Polynesians. From Tonga and Samoa (Western Polynesia) my ancestors, skilled natives, began their voyage from island to island exploring and settling the islands of the Pacific. These islands today are known as Polynesia or the Polynesian Triangle.

In Toronto there is only a small population of under 50 Indigenous Polynesians (most of us are related:) .

MESSAGE FROM DAUGHTER ALIKI

Aloha my name is Aliki, the daughter in this team. I like to say I was born into a lu'au party and have not stopped dancing and living my culture since. Everything Polynesian I have learned has come from my mother, aunts, cousins and teachers along the way and I am very proud to say "I share my culture for a living!" I am the Artistic Director of the show overseeing costume creation, choreography and overall product authenticity. I've worked as a Hawaiian/Polynesian Culture Specialist in the United States and I have studied and perpetuated Polynesian culture all over the world.

Aliki's Hawaiian Dance Accomplishments

Throughout my career, I have danced at numerous engagements, including:

the Nascar Races in Homestead Florida

on MTV’s My Super Sweet Sixteen Show

for the late Anna Nicole Smith at lu'au hosted by her

at private parties for many celebrities

Google & Coca-Cola Corporate Events

NHL Philadelphia Flyers player private party

My training includes dancing with the following world-renowned Polynesian groups:

Drums of Polynesia under the direction of Maori culture expert, RJ Rewi

Na Ohana ‘O Kealoha Dance School under the direction of Hawaiian culture expert, Kumu (Teacher) U’ilani Kam

The Tongan National Centre on Tonga Island.

I have studied under many of the world’s finest Polynesian teachers including:

Tahitian culture expert, Maire Tuia (Heiva I Tahiti Winner)

Tongan culture experts, Ma’ata Mo’ungaloa (Miss South Pacific 1996)

Kau Fo’ou of Tonga Island.

I have been teaching Polynesian dance for over 15 years and I have a wealth of experience in the professional Polynesian dance world. I am a graduate of York Universities Theatre Program and I have also earned her Musical Theatre Diploma from Etobicoke School of the Arts.