'Ori Tahiti

Laelia

Laelia has been dancing since childhood, with her previous major influences being in figure skating and oriental dance. She has danced in several internationally acclaimed semi-professional and professional troupes, performing on stages both with them and solo throughout Belgium and internationally. Benefitting from the experience of many excellent teachers, she has also been teaching classes for several years.

In 2015, during her first long-term stay in French Polynesia, she confirmed her fascination and love of the local dances, art and culture, and decided to specialize in ‘Ori Tahiti, learning from, amongst others, Heihere (Mo'orea), Vainui Duberne (Mahaora), Joelle Berg, and the CAPF (Conservatoire Artistique de Polynésie Française, Tahiti). Following her return to Europe, she has continued learning and created Mahana in order to share her love of this dance and culture.

If you are organizing an event, don't hesitate to get in touch! We would be honored to be a part of it.

Looking for a touch of diversity? Also check out the AetherDance project (in our Projects & Collaborations, below).

Vaiora

Vaiora is our dance school's 'Ori Tahiti performance troupe, dancing at open and private events throughout Belgium in order to make Tahitian dances better known to the general public.

Want to see us dance? Follow us on social media to know where we'll be dancing at next, subscribe to our mailing list to hear about our events, or contact us to hire Vaiora for your event!

Classes

You too would like to learn to dance 'Ori Tahiti?
Then join us in our classes!

Liège region:

Thursday: Bressoux
Sunday: Angleur

Brussels region: coming soon!

Check out our social media or contact us for

more information!

Workshops

Mahana regularly offers workshops, both in Liège and further out; don't hesitate to get in touch if you would like us to organize one in your area!

We also regularly invite guest teachers from abroad, to give workshop days or weekends. Make sure to keep an eye on our upcoming events to not miss out!.

Projects & Collaborations

A great believer in the strength and beauty of diversity, Laelia enjoys creating partnerships across dance styles. In 2019, along with 2 friends and dancers - Azora (oriental / tribal fusion dance) and Valeria (samba / Brazilian dances) - she participated in the creation of the Aether Dance performance group, and Mahana's dance school section is part of the Aether Dance network, making it easy for our students to take part in classes offered within the network and learn other dance styles.

For more info, check out Aether Dance's page here.

2021 News

This year, Laelia has been invited to share her expertise in Martinique by joining the teacher team at Moemoea o Porinetia, and opening classes in the island's South/Caribbean region. Together with Mahana, the students will learn shared choreographies across the Atlantic and work on parallel themes and projects.

Watch our pages to learn more about our sister-school projects!