Amy Chiu

Amy began dancing when she was 4 years old taking ballet/tap at Westlake School of Performing Arts. While at WSPA, Amy took her first class with Ms. Marilou in musical theater and at the age of 6, joined her Hula/Tahitian class. She has been with Spark of Creation since 2006 and continued to be one of Ms. Marilou’s Hula/Tahitian students for the past 20 years. Amy is currently a member of SOC’s Advanced Hula/Tahitian Company where she continues to enrich, strengthen, and express her love for Polynesian dance. She has been a member of the Te Pura O Te Rahura’a competition/exhibition teams for Tahiti Fete, Hura Tahiti, Merrie Monarch, and Tahiti. While her passion is Polynesian dancing, she has also studied fine art for at ArtWorks, Tahitian drumming with Randy Lafon, as well as participated behind and on the stage in various SOC musical theater productions (Alice in Wonderland Jr., Mulan Jr., and Once on this Island Jr.) under the direction of Ms. Marilou. Amy earned her Bachelors of Science in Nursing from Dominican University of CA and currently works as a registered nurse in San Francisco. This is Amy’s eighth year as a Hula/Tahitian instructor. She enjoys sharing her ardor for dance, creating new choreography, and passing on dances she learned to her students. Amy loves being able to work with children and perpetuate the art of Hula/Tahitian dance.