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Susi Feltch-Malohifo'ou was in the grocery store with her husband when she was reminded how stereotypes define the way some see her. "The chitlins are on sale," a woman told her, adding that her ...

GRANADA HILLS, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Lyn-Del Pedersen has been teaching students at Aloha Hula Polynesian Dance Studio in Granada Hills for over 15 years. "What we try to do is perpetuate the culture ...

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 ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month and a local dance studio is giving New Mexico a taste of the tropics. Ka Lā Kapu Polynesian Dance Studio is bringing the ...

Learning Polynesian dancing in Hawaii at 8 years old, Jonell Tomas-Haiola was taught the fundamentals of her culture, which led her to share it with others. Now, 18 years later, the 26-year-old Humble ...

Dancer Salle Webber of the Kūhai Halau O Mehana Pā ‘Ölapa Kahiko Hawaiian Dance & Cultural School rehearses for the 27th annual Aloha Outrigger Races and Polynesian Festival on Sunday, Aug. 18 at ...

JACKSON TWP. ‒ "Dance with your heart." That was instructor Audrey Godoy's message as she gracefully moved her hips and arms to the beat of the song. "Let your emotions out." Godoy, artistic director ...

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 ...

What do you do? I am the founding leader of Huraiti Mana, a Seattle-based, empowering Polynesian dance troupe; director of museum services at the Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American ...

The founder of a Polynesian dance troupe who brought the performance art of the Pacific Islands to Ventura County and beyond has died. Tina Vainuku was 67. Vainuku, the matriarch of Tina's Ports of ...