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Hannah Mermaid

Co-Founder

IAM Ambassador of Education

Founder of the Remember Atlantis retreat 

Ocean Conservationist

Underwater Model 

As Seen On Netflix's "MerPeople"

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About Hannah

Hannah Fraser created the vocation of  ‘Freelance Mermaid’ in 2003, and has been featured worldwide for her ocean conservation and underwater performance art, creating spectacular mermaid tails, performing for film, music videos, photo campaigns, public speaking, events & environmental actions.  

 Hannah broke records as the first person to dance with Tiger Sharks on the ocean floor with no scuba or snorkel gear, and was one of the main activists who paddled out to protect dolphins from slaughter in the academy award winning film ’The Cove’.

In 2013 She released a short film called 'Manta's Last Dance' that propelled Manta Rays into the public eye and helped pass a law to protect mantas worldwide.

She dances with sharks, whales dolphins, seals, turtles, rays and more in the open ocean, capturing breathtaking imagery of human & animal encounters that look like renaissance paintings.

Hannah can hold her breath for up to 4 minutes at a time and dive to depths of over 50 feet on a single breath of air. 

Hannah has performed at events for high-end clients such as Adele, Victoria Beckham, Chris Brown, Priscilla Presley, Vin Diesel, and Cirque Du Soleil.

She teaches workshops & retreats around the globe, sharing her unique skillset, joyful enthusiasm, and breath-taking stories from the deep. Hannah is an advocate for ocean protection, female empowerment, animal conservation and universal love! Hannah has headlined at many Mer-centric events, as well as performing at large festivals such as Burning Man, Symbiosis, Global Eclipse, Lightning in A Bottle, Envision, and Beyond Wonderland.

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MeduSirena Marina

Co-Founder

IAM Ambassador of Performance

Head Mermaid & Swim Show Creator at the Wreck Bar (Florida)

Aquatic Dance Historian

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About Marina

MeduSirena's (Marina) body of work is the result of her lifelong love of stunt, retro-aquatic & Polynesian pop culture.

She has performed at revered Tiki temples such as the Hawaiian Inn -Daytona Beach, The Mai-Kai -Fort Lauderdale (where she was also a Mystery Girl),  and at tiki and aquatic events and venues all over the U.S.

 

No stranger to the news, Marina preaches her love of all things aquatic and retro in documentaries such as Duda Leite's 'TIKIMENTARY' and PBS' 'Plastic Paradise'. Marina was the last woman ever to be physically photographed by legendary pinup photographer, Bunny Yeager. In 2018, Marina was even chosen as one of "Miami's Most Fascinating People" by the Miami New Times.

Marina's Polynesian pop culture interests & aquatic work have been featured in variety of publications, including National Geographic, Tiki Magazine, Pirate's Magazine, and Noir. Having amassed quite a cult following, Marina's image has even been made into tiki mugs and even comic book characters, appearing in Jim Balent's 'Witch of the Black Rose' and Michael Gordon & Peter Cutler's 'Tiki Zombie'.

Her labor of love is her original AquaBurlesque swimshows. Hosted at Fort Lauderdale's world famous Wreck Bar (aka Yankee Clipper), Marina has been starring in and producing her famous underwater swimshows since 2006. She has been training swimming apprentices in 2007; creating the MeduSirena AquatiCrew which currently performs at the Wreck Bar.

 

Now at  51, MeduSirena continues to push boundaries- training aspiring performers, advocating healthy lifestyles - and contributing further as an ambassador in normalizing aging and diversity in art, entertainment fields and beyond.

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Syrena, the Singapore Mermaid

Co-Founder

IAM Ambassador of Performance

IAM Ambassador of Education

Founder of the Singapore Mermaid School 

Finfolk Productions Ambassador

FINIS Ambassador 

Miss Universe Singapore Finalist 

As Seen On Netflix's "MerPeople"

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About Syrena

Syrena, Singapore's First Mermaid is Singapore's first and premier professional mermaid, and the founder of the Singapore  Mermaid School

 

Her career spans features in Netflix, CNN, Vogue, Elle, Tatler Singapore, Robb Report, The Diplomat, High Net Worth, Shape Magazine, Singapore Women's Weekly, Her World Singapore, NHK (Japan), HGTV (USA), and SEAToday (Indonesia). 

She has made appearances for a myriad of prestigious international brands, including but not restricted to: Bloomberg, Facebook, Leica, TikTok, Boehringer-Ingelheim, JW Marriott, W Hotel, Marina Bay Sands, and the Singapore Zoo. 


She has made mermaid history in Singapore; including having her own weekly aquarium show; collaborating with the Singapore Zoo; performing atop the iconic Marina Bay Sands hotel made famous by the Crazy Rich Asians movie; and performing in a custom-built tank outside Tiffany's.

Syrena is the founder of the prestigious Singapore Mermaid School. 

 

A trailblazer in the industry of mermaid education, the Singapore Mermaid School was the first mermaid school in the world to establish a tiered and holistic syllabus. It was the first mermaid school in Asia to be established by a professional Asian mermaid. It is also the first mermaid school in the world to offer a course providing a simulated performance experience at the highest level. The vibrant community that has sprung up from the School has quickly become recognized internationally as a bridge between East and West.

 

To date, the Singapore Mermaid School has been the go-to learning ground for aspiring merfolk of all walks of life, and counts creators of fitness empires, Cake Boss stars, TV personalities, aristocracy, and Asian royalty among its members. 

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Mermaid Rachel

Co-Founder

IAM Ambassador of Performance

Founder of the California Mermaid Convention

Founder of "Mermaid And Mom" 

Head Mermaid at Dive Bar (California)

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About Rachel

Mermaid Rachel is one half of the mother/daughter team of Mermaid and Mom; a mermaid entertainment and costuming LLC. She has been the Head Mermaid and Artistic Director at the popular Dive Bar in downtown Sacramento, CA since their opening year in 2011. She trains, schedules, hires, choreographs and performs with Dive Bar's team of mermaids and mermen who swim nightly in a 40ft saltwater aquarium.

 

Since becoming a professional aquatic entertainer, Mermaid Rachel has traveled through the United States, and internationally, showcasing her skills at corporate events, as an underwater movement and modeling coach, giving lectures at mermaid conventions, and being a featured performer in documentaries and films.

 

Throughout California, Hawai'i, the Bahamas. Mexico and the West Coast, she has performed at countless parties and events for children and adults, both on land and in water.

In 2019, Mermaid Rachel and her business partner Mermaid Ashley produced, planned and executed the first ever Mermaid Convention in California - the renowned California Mermaid Convention

She has starred in the 2017 documentary Mermaids, directed by Ali Weinstein. She is also a featured performer in the film Lorelei, in which she also trained Jena Malone in the art of mermaiding.

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Mermaid Vayna

Co-Founder

IAM Ambassador of Performance

Founder of WW Mermaids

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About Caroline

Caroline Kauffman, also known as Mermaid Vayna, is the founder of the prestigious Wands and Wishes Mermaids. WW Mermaids is a professional specialized team who performs at AZA (Association of Zoos and Aquariums) accredited Aquariums.

Since 2015, Caroline has developed a mermaid program specifically for Aquariums. The tours have had record breaking numbers at historic facilities, with 30,000 guests attending on average.

She focuses on teaching her performers high level performance skills in both SCUBA and Freediving as well as ocean conservation.  She has trained over 50 professional underwater performers and has logged over 1500 aquarium mermaid dives in 20 different Aquariums.

She is partnered with AZA SAFE Shark and Ray (Saving Animals From Extinction) and is focused on sharing accurate messaging about sharks and rays in order to influence positive changes for these endangered species.

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Mermaid Sirenity

Co-Founder

IAM Ambassador of Content Creation

Finfolk Productions Ambassador

Founder of Mermaids of Sirenity

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About Sirenity

Stephanie Baker, also known as Mermaid Sirenity, has been a driving force in the world of mermaid social media.

Well-known for her creative and frequently viral ocean content, her high quality images and interactive videos have garnered a collective following of 4 million.

Sirenity is a full-time content creator and photographer who is conversant with different genres of photography, including fashion, makeup, fantasy, lifestyle, and underwater. It is this versatility that has seen her 7 years’ extensive experience representing and collaborating with top brands such as Disney, Urban Decay, Booking.com.

To date, her revolutionary social media career has been featured on notable portals such as USA Today.

Sirenity is also an aquarium performer, and travels across the US touring with WW Mermaids. She has also ventured into the world of mermaid literature, and wrote an Amazon top-selling book titled "Tell Me, Mermaid". 

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