Poamo is Samoan, Native Hawaiian, and Apache. He grew up doing Polynesian dance with his uncle’s dance group in Hawaii and is well known in the competitive dance world. Growing up he knew he was Native, but had not done much with that culture until he met his wife, Mickaela, who introduced him to Native Dance. He then began dancing for the Cultural Envoy Leadership Program at Utah Valley University. Through Hoop Dance he feels like he is honoring his grandpa. Now he is sharing both sides of his culture.

Doing college gigs he shares about a young boy going out into the world. His goal is to influence others to have the chance to learn and better themselves. He believes that when we share our stories on how we progress and become better, we can inspire others to do the same.
In his presentations he would be willing to teach the necessities of why we dance and how we feel about dancing. He wants to show that despite culture dying, it is not lost. His desire is to help Indigenous youth to feel comfortable embracing their own cultures.

With kids and youth he performs and talks about dance and brings a student out of the crowd. With the rest of the group they talk about what they saw in the hoops.
With groups of teachers he shares a different side of the story. He talks more on the history and the importance of hoop dance and what the dances mean to his people.