In a tiny gymnasium at Foisia Park in Carson, California, an eclectic group of women ranging in age from 14 to 56 line up in rows, ready for instruction at their first siva Samoa (Samoan dance) lesson ...

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PHOENIX (AZFamily) — An East Valley Polynesian dance school is sharing the culture and music of the Pacific with Arizona. Tamāli’i Polynesian Entertainment opened in 2015 in Mesa by Dion and Gabrielle ...

Iaorana Te Otea hosted its annual Winter Lū‘au at the Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall on Jan. 24. Over 300 guests showed support for UC Santa Barbara’s Polynesian dance, drum and appreciation club.

As the women built a thrumming rhythm from their drums and began to chant while others danced, the Hula Halau ‘O Nalua and ‘Ote’a ‘Api School of Polynesian Dance seemed to teleport from the interior ...

The "Performance in the Park" event celebrated Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month with vibrant cultural performances, despite rainy weather. The event featured cultural learning ...

KONA (HawaiiNewsNow) - Kaulana Na Pua Inc. is a nonprofit on Hawaiʻi Island that aims to instill kuleana (responsibility), hōʻihi (respect) and foundation through aloha in young people between the ...

Las Vegas(KLAS)-Tevakanui is a performing arts group comprised of children and adults ranging from 5 years old and up, giving them the opportunity to experience Polynesian Culture not just through ...

On Saturday at 7 p.m., TeHamata and Va’a Beyond production groups, in conjunction with Sweet’s Hawaiian Grill, will host “The ...

Hi, I am Hanna! I am majoring in Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences with a Japanese Minor. A fun fact about me is that I have been Polynesian dancing since I was four years old. Being involved ...