To book Aloha Wind:

e-mail

booking@alohawindhula.com

or call

515-710-1665

Below are answers to some commonly asked questions about our shows.

What Can I Expect From An Aloha Wind Performance?

What you can expect is dancers performing a variety of numbers from some of the Polynesian islands. Below is a breakdown by island:

 Hawaii

We perform a variety of kahiko and auana style dances. We utilize the puili sticks, uli uli gourds, and ipus. We dance to songs in both Hawaiian and English. 

Tahiti

Dancers perform an otea or drum solo utilizing ii’s as implements. Dancers also perform an aparima called I Roto Ta’u Tino or “Kiss of the Hands”.

Samoa

We perform a dance utilizing the coconut shells and also a sitting Samoan number.

We also enjoy having the crowd participate in part of the show. Below you will see a list of different activities that we do to get audience participation.

Audience participation

 Fa’arapu Contest – We choose two volunteers from the audience to come up on stage. We teach the volunteers how to do the fa’arapu move, which is a Tahitian dance move. Once they have learned the step we put on some music and they have a dance off. The winner is determined by audience applause. This is a very fun activity and great for a bride and groom, birthday person, husband and wife, etc.

 Hukilau – We invite the entire audience to join us on stage to learn a simple hula called the “hukilau”. The hukilau song is in English so that the audience can easily determine which hand motion to do next. People that are unable to stand can do the hand motions for the dance from their seats. This is also a fun activity that can be used at a company party, wedding, etc. Sometimes people feel more comfortable dancing with a large crowd.

 Teaching hula/Tahitian – We invite anyone who wants to learn some basic hula or Tahitian moves to join us up front and we give everyone a mini dance lesson. The moves consist mostly of hip and leg movements. People enjoy learning moves that they can later show their friends and family.

So what does a typical show look like?

 Typical Show

A typical show consists of the Aloha Wind dancers performing a variety of dances and then throwing in some audience participation activities. Normally the fa’arapu contest is done in the middle of the show and the hukilau or teaching activities are done at the end. We also like to save Hana’s fire knife dance at the end of the show so that he has time to prepare. This is just an example of how you can shape your performance. We are flexible and can develop a performance that will suit your event. A typical show can be 20 minutes to 45 mintues and anywhere in between.

Aloha Wind’s goals are to educate, as well as to entertain, our audiences about the beauty, power, and diversity of the dances of the South Pacific.