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 ...

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 ...

Half a century ago, in a mostly white neighborhood in Buena Park, there lived a woman who had brown skin and didn’t speak any English. One day, her daughter’s high-school talent-show committee invited ...

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HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - In the Windy City, a Chicago couple perpetuate the dances of Polynesia, and neither of them are of Hawaiian or Polynesian descent. They own the Hokulea Academy of Polynesian ...

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 ...

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 ...

Last fall, when Sarah Mendoza posted a video of her fellow dancers from Te Varua Ori on Facebook, she simply wanted to promote the decade-old troupe by showing their regular warm-up routine. The clip ...

The performers from each section of Luau return to the stage after completing their performance. The ballroom of the Wilkinson Student Center was standing room only as students, faculty and members of ...

Heiva I Hawaii returns to Kailua-Kona this weekend for three straight days of competition and festivities showcasing Tahitian dance and culture. ADVERTISING Heiva I Hawaii returns to Kailua-Kona this ...