03/13/2026
I rarely post pictures and announcements about the many performances I do for independent living, assisted living, or long-term care centres. But today's performance at Kingsland Terrace was one that had to be shared.
Look at the creativity that people hold when it comes to putting on luaus with limited resources and staffing. There were other elements that I forgot to take pictures of such as 5ft-tall palm trees made out of brown and green craft paper, and all the delicious food and beverages.
I performed over the lunch hour for the small group of residents and staff. We had so much fun dancing to songs about:
🌊 picking seaweed
🏄🏽 celebrating the energetic lives of children surfing
🎗️ honouring places that no longer exist or ones that don't look the same as they did when the song was composed
🌺standard luau-type songs
🌴 and many other routines
I shared my story of dancing hula, the Kumu that inspire and encourage me to dance, the story behind the songs, and an introduction to the basic hula movements that I do.
And as always, I encourage the residents and staff to dance with me to the best of their abilities. Many prefer to watch, but there are always a few that get up to dance with me, sometimes to their own rhythm, sometimes following along with me. I look forward to being invited back in the future.
If you would like to book me for a performance large or small, and everything in between, send me a message and let's connect. I have packages available for all budgets and my Spring calendar is open for reservations.
💃🏽 And if you would like to learn how to hula, I am offering a 2-day intensive workshop at the end of March. Registration is still open here https://nalanidance.square.site
