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Mana Polynesia - Pacific Island Entertainment Dedicated to the promotion of Pacific Island culture through dance, music and island entertainment Can't afford a trip to the islands?

Let the islands come to you! Mana is the spirit of Polynesia. We are dedicated to the promotion of Pacific Island culture through dance, music and island entertainment. We also offer handmade Polynesian items on our ETSY site. We are family owned and operated. We perform authentic dances from Hawaii, Tahiti, Samoa, Aotearoa (New Zealand), Tonga, Tokelau, Marquesas and Fiji. We can customize shows

to meet every client's budget! We can include the dramatic Samoan fireknife dance, Maori fire poi balls, fire-making, dance lessons, lei greeting, island serenaders, Polynesian tattoos, traditional weapons demo, island themed contests, Hawaiian shave ice and more! Overview

We love our island cultures. We're proud of them and we love to share them with you. A true Polynesian performance creates a connection between dancers and audience members. We strive to have this "mana" in every show. Our audiences never leave disappointed! A TYPICAL SHOW
- dances from at least four islands
- explanation of what we're dancing about
- an island gift for you or a special guest
- an audience participation number (optional)
- costumes handcrafted by us
- no coconut bras

OTHER ADD-ONS
- Samoan fireknife and/or Maori fire poi
- glow in the dark/blacklight poi ball dance
- Coconut cracking demo (always a hit!)
- Hours of authentic island music for your event using our powerful sound system
- Poi ball instruction
- Tititorea (Maori stick games)
- Polynesian tattoos (temporary)
- Fire making, the Samoan way
- Lei greeting
- Fresh leis
- Lei making (with ti leaves, fresh flowers or CANDY)
- Island themed contests
- Traditional weapons display and demo
- Basket weaving with coconut fronds
- Musicians
- Just about anything Polynesian you can think of

An early Christmas present to poi dancers!
15/10/2023

An early Christmas present to poi dancers!

Time to start practicing so you can have this down for Christmas! All you need is- one short poi- two long poi- Michael Jackson’s “Drummer Boy”My past videos...

Cheering for Toa Samoa in the Rugby League World Cup tomorrow! Here's a great video with the Mini Toa.
19/11/2022

Cheering for Toa Samoa in the Rugby League World Cup tomorrow! Here's a great video with the Mini Toa.

The Toa Samoa siva tau has been under the spotlight with the team making their way through the 2021 Rugby League World Cup and all the way to a historic Gran...

Big news for Samoans! We are happy for all the families that will be able to reunite. We're hoping for the same.
02/08/2022

Big news for Samoans! We are happy for all the families that will be able to reunite. We're hoping for the same.

Samoa's borders officially open again next week - with the first flights from NZ full.

We are missing our annual performance at the DC Temple Festival of Lights, but here is a video from our friends at the P...
02/12/2021

We are missing our annual performance at the DC Temple Festival of Lights, but here is a video from our friends at the Polynesian Cultural Center to get you in the holiday spirit:

Mariah Carey's Christmas song lipsync by the Polynesian Cultural Centers Nightshow Dancers.As featured on Greatest Hits. Click to buy the track or album via ...

New dresses (Hawaiian, Maori & Samoan) added to the shop!
13/11/2021

New dresses (Hawaiian, Maori & Samoan) added to the shop!

From my collection of fabric horded--I mean gathered--from around the South Pacific! Comfortable T-shirt dress that slips on over the head. No zippers, buttons or fasteners. Your little one can put this on all by herself! Perfect for your princess to wear at an upcoming special event—wedding,

We had a wonderful time today watching all the performances at Pacific Fun Day, especially these two young stars who jus...
22/08/2021

We had a wonderful time today watching all the performances at Pacific Fun Day, especially these two young stars who just returned from dance training in Utah—malo Malia and Genevieve!!

This girl is hard to contain.
17/08/2021

This girl is hard to contain.

Missing Polynesia? Come see plenty groups perform, eat some ono food and support small businesses. We’d love to see you ...
11/08/2021

Missing Polynesia? Come see plenty groups perform, eat some ono food and support small businesses. We’d love to see you there:

Saturday, Aug. 21, 10am - 7pm. Humans age 9+ need to buy a $5 in advance to go.

Looking forward to the weekend 🍍 🌈
29/07/2021

Looking forward to the weekend 🍍 🌈

We had a wonderful experience yesterday dancing for and with all the ninõs at CentroNía in DC. The boys were really cha...
23/07/2021

We had a wonderful experience yesterday dancing for and with all the ninõs at CentroNía in DC. The boys were really channeling their inner warrior. Thank you for having us!

I know the question on all your minds--is our favorite Tongan ambassador returning to the Olympics?? The answer thankful...
22/07/2021

I know the question on all your minds--is our favorite Tongan ambassador returning to the Olympics??

The answer thankfully, is YES. Look for him during Friday's Opening Ceremony!

Known for donning his ta’ovala during the opening ceremonies, Pita Taufatofua is hoping to inspire all of Oceania in the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.

Our youngest dancer has been busy busy busy learning all her choreo. I woke up this morning and discovered she had chang...
16/07/2021

Our youngest dancer has been busy busy busy learning all her choreo. I woke up this morning and discovered she had changed out of her pajamas and into two different costumes during the night.

We are taking this moment to mourn with our friends in the Asian American community and to stand with them. Art by .crea...
23/03/2021

We are taking this moment to mourn with our friends in the Asian American community and to stand with them.

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Happy Aloha Friday, stay cool in the heat! 😎

“Thank you so much for an amazing performance. Everyone has been coming to me and saying how much they enjoyed it. It was so emotional for me and brought back many wonderful memories of going to Hawaii...You really brought it all back and it was so special.” 🌺 Mahalo to our wonderful client yesterday, we enjoyed sharing our cultures with you!!

Mahalo to Shelly for putting this together at a recent performance for our long time clients at University of Maryland, Baltimore ❤️💛🖤

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Nea's fire otea performed in New York last night 🔥🔥🔥

Lipo teaching some brave warriors the haka

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