Just Another Day of Work

Nothing special really happened this week. Everyday at work has been the same for the most part- pre-show activities, smile for the cameras, take pictures with the guests, laughing and talking story in the dressing room with my girls, and show. Thursdays show, the Waikiki Starlight Luau at the Hilton Hawaiian, was probably the highlight of my week. There were a lot of special guests in the audience- VPs, hotel management, Tihati's own guests from Samoa, and a big group of Tahitians. Tahitian dance is not my forte. I'm a mediocre Tahitian dancer, not the best. Out of all of those special guests I was most worried about those Tahitians. So to help me boost my energy and self-esteem I bought me a Monster energy drink. The show turned out to be a success! I felt better, my dancing was better and I was able to shake it for those Tahitians. They all looked like they enjoyed the show. They were always smiling, applauding, and cheering so that made me feel a lot better. It always helps when the audience is responsive to the show. I love it when I see people in the audience smiling while we dance. It just makes us feel so much  better about our dancing and makes us happy because we know you enjoy it. Our M.C. always says, "the more noise you make, the better our dancing" and that is very true. So when you go to a luau, be responsive, cheer on the dancers, give them a chee-he here and there and you'll make their day.

Tahitian solo portraying Hina, the moon goddess.