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 ...

Traditional dances, Polynesian food, and a celebration of culture return to downtown Stockton for the Te Fa'a Nō Te 'Ori 2025 Tahitian Dance Festival. The three-day festival begins on Friday, Oct. 17, ...

Luau is a cultural event hosted by BYU's Multicultural Student Services Office. Lū'au was held on Nov. 15-16, with both nights selling out. (Molly Zuniga) The energy was high as performers ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

There used to be a Polynesian-themed restaurant and nightclub in South Sacramento called the Zombie Hut, part of the Tiki-culture craze that swept the country in the 1950s and ’60s. For some Pacific ...

Slap dancing, live singing, and South Pacific storytelling: New Zealand's Black Grace brings its powerful stylings to Northrop on Thu, Nov 7 in a debut that combines eloquent movements with elemental ...

Welcome to Group Project, a series on the many ways young people are building and engaging with community. From queer resistance to finding new hobbies to forging alternate paths, working together is ...