Luau Male Line Captain (casual)

Highgate is a premier real estate investment and hospitality management company widely recognized as an innovator in the industry. Highgate is the dominant player in U.S. gateway markets including New York, Boston, Miami, San Francisco and Honolulu, with a rapidly expanding presence in Europe, Latin America, and the Caribbean. Highgate's portfolio of global properties represents an aggregate asset value exceeding $20B and generates over $5B in cumulative revenues. The company provides expert guidance through all stages of the hospitality property cycle, from planning and development through recapitalization or disposition. Highgate also has the creativity and bandwidth to develop bespoke hotel brands and utilizes industry-leading proprietary revenue management tools that identify and predict evolving market dynamics to drive out performance and maximize asset value. With an executive team consisting of some of the industry's most experienced hotel management leaders, the company is a trusted partner for top ownership groups and major hotel brands. Highgate maintains corporate offices in London, New York, Dallas, and Seattle.

The Luau Show Male Line Captain will work in conjunction and assist the Luau Show Stage Manager and Luau Show Dancers with all the daily operations of the Luau Show. An integral part of their responsibility is maintaining the performance standards as directed by the Luau Artistic Director to maintain the quality of the Luau show.

The Luau Show Male Line Captain will also perform as a Luau Show Dancer providing professional authentic Hawaiian/Polynesian songs, dances or skits, performances before, during and after the show. Provides excellent guest experience.

• Must attend and participate in all scheduled rehearsals and training for the Luau Show as required.
• Must attend all pre-shift and post shift meetings.
• Must perform and/or assign all pre-shift and post shift duties including but not limited to cleaning the dressing room and backstage areas before and after the show.
• Responsible for ensuring the daily preparations for the Luau Show are in order, i.e., costumes and equipment.
• Must assign the daily performance schedule (line up) to the cast members prior to the start of each show.
• Responsible to ensure each performer is dressed in accordance to the standards of each number of the show.
• Must assist the Luau Show Stage Manager and the Luau Artistic Director to maintain the quality of the choreography for each performance.
• Responsible to take nightly show notes in absence of the Luau Show Stage Manager and report any discrepancies in the Luau Show production to the Luau Show Stage Manager to take action for immediate and future improvements.
• Responsible to ensure all equipment/instruments, costumes, and supplies are kept in good condition.
• Responsible to train all new hires the existing choreography and provide ongoing training for existing dancers.
• Must perform the lei greeting and picture taking with guests.
• Participates with the Imu ceremony as needed.
• Performs the torch lighting ceremony when in operation.
• Performs the pre-show.
• Responsible to learn and perform all the dance numbers and songs of the show.
• Responsible for assisting the other dancers to learn and perform all the dance numbers and songs of the show.
• Responsible for making your own accessories and adornments using the fresh greens including but not limited to:
• Ti leaf skirts, leggings, neck
• Kupe'e
• Tahitian hip and hei
• Other items as required.
• Responsible for caring and maintaining the costumes for each dance number, including accessories.
• Responsible to assist the immediate supervisor to gather the costumes for weekly washing.
• Responsible for supplying and maintaining your own personal items needed for all performances of the show, including but not limited to:
• Hair spray, water bottle spray.
• Brush, horse brush, comb.
• Rubber bands for hair (must be same color as hair)
• Black biker shorts
• Black bikini-style underwear
• Other items as directed by supervisor/manager.
• Must ensure compliance with all local and liquor laws and health and sanitation regulations.
• Must be in compliance with Hotel policies, rules and regulations.
• Must attend and participate in all departmental and company meetings/training as required.
• Must provide an excellent guest experience for overall guest satisfaction
• Must perform other duties as directed/assigned by supervisor/management.

• At least 2-3 years supervisory experience or equivalent preferred.
• At least 2-3-year professional Hawaiian/Polynesian dancing experience or equivalent, required.
• Previous guest service experience required.
• Proven knowledge of Hawaiian/Polynesian culture, songs, and dances, required.