By age 18, native Hawaiian Kahealani Kapana had travelled all over the world performing with her mother, an expert dancer who taught her everything about the art. She and her mother worked for Hawaiian and American Airlines to promote Hawaiian vacations in places like Turkey, New Zealand and all over the United States. She and her mother would promote the islands through their traditional dance performances.

"My mother is my teacher. They call us 'dance brats,' " she said.