A night of Polynesian dance and music led by Mahealani Uchiyama, an award-winning dancer, musician, composer, choreographer, and teacher.

As the founder and former artistic director of the Mahea Uchiyama Center for International Dance, Mahea’s vision is to provide a place where students of all ages and abilities can take part in culturally enriching dance experiences through traditional training, lectures, demonstrations, performance opportunities and workshops with master teachers.

In addition to her hula and Tahitian dance training, she has performed professionally in the genres of Caribbean and North African dance. As Kumu Hula, she has led numerous performance tours to Tahiti, New Zealand and the islands of Hawai’i, and has taught workshops throughout the United States, Mexico and Canada.