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Amy Joy Chang

Haiku,United States

Summary

Heartfelt passionate decades of dance, ceremony and performance in Hula Kahiko, ʻAuana and African dance choreography. Also comfortably capable in versatile character movement, improvisational dance and vocal musicality. I Would So Love to be in the village scenes representing happy, fit, clumsy or caring kupuna! Mahalo!

Overview

37
37
years of professional experience

Work History

Childrens Music Teacher

Hawaii DOE
04.2020 - Current

Develop and teach the entire Music program for 80 keiki K-5 at Pāʻia elementary school, p/t English side. We chant in the morning facing the Sun with 400 haumāna and kumu

Hawaiian Chant, Lei and Hula Instructor

West Coast Connections
06.2016 - Current

Teach a mini-workshop of Hawaiian chant, beginning Hula moves and Ti Leaf Lei Making for 25 visiting teens In Summer programs where they also do volunteer work

Actress

Maui Youth Theatre
06.1987 - 06.1988

Our troupe of five toured 3 islands performing for over 10,000 keiki in public schools. Fast changing roles being Pele, Maui, the Sun and more.

Healing Lomi Practitioner

Self Employed Services
07.1989 - Current

Using deep intuition, and studies of Lomi Lomi with Aunty Margaret Machado of Hōnaunau with prayer, improvisational song, subtle energy cranial, lymphatics and chi nei tsang (abdominal Thai treatment) I offer a tailored belly blessing massage and counsel. Have a successful private practice out of Hale Akua retreat center in my neighborhood

Education

Associate of Arts - Music

University of Hawaii Maui
Kahului, HI

Certified Hypnotherapy Therapist CHT - Hypnotherapy Trance Power of Words

Maui Hypnotherapy
Makawao
05.1995

Licensed Massage Therapist LMT #2076 - Deep Tissue, Polarity, Swedish, Traeger.

Maui School of Therapeutic Massage
Kihei, HI
06.1989

Skills

    ʻOlapa Dancer with Kumu Pi'ilani Lua, a Merrie Monarch Judge, in the Hana Arts Hālau 2016-2019

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    'Olapa dancer at the Ka ʻAha Hula O Hālauaola Kauai Conference with Hālau Hula I Kona Maui Lima Kumu Ualani Smith Calleja 2013-2015

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    Hula dancer at the Kaho'olawe ceremony when the US military gave back the island to Hawaiʻi and Maui County With Kumu Kealiʻi Reichel 1987

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    Hula dancer with Kealiʻi Reichel at Opening ceremony for first immersion preschool 1987

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    Afro Brazilian dancer with Village Pulse and the Maui Dance Council for over 30years!

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    Improvisational and interpretive dancer

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Additional Information

Studied 2 years of ʻolelo Hawaiʻi at University Maui.


Sing and play on the ʻukulele


Please text or email! Jungle internet has phone calls bouncing off cocos and into the compost pile for days. Thank you!

Timeline

Childrens Music Teacher

Hawaii DOE
04.2020 - Current

Hawaiian Chant, Lei and Hula Instructor

West Coast Connections
06.2016 - Current

Healing Lomi Practitioner

Self Employed Services
07.1989 - Current

Actress

Maui Youth Theatre
06.1987 - 06.1988

Associate of Arts - Music

University of Hawaii Maui

Certified Hypnotherapy Therapist CHT - Hypnotherapy Trance Power of Words

Maui Hypnotherapy

Licensed Massage Therapist LMT #2076 - Deep Tissue, Polarity, Swedish, Traeger.

Maui School of Therapeutic Massage
Amy Joy Chang