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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Please log in, or sign up for a new account and purchase a subscription to continue reading. BEST VALUE! Like never before, the Daily News delivers real value every ...

Tésia Worley wiggles her hips on an exercise ball during a Hulaerobics class at the Kalihi YMCA. Instructor Crystal Gancinia leads Hot Hula Fitness class, held at Hauula Community Park. The class ...

The Mele Kini Polynesian Dance Studio was established in 1975 by Dottie Pranzatelli and Mary Jayne Anspach. Pranzatelli began her dancing career as a student with the Kealoha Studios, now located in ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — May is Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month and, even though New Mexico is thousands of miles away from any Polynesian islands, a local dance school has found a way to ...

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 ...

Whoosh! The fire hisses as Mikaele Oloa lights a nifoti, a Polynesian war weapon. Mikaele smiles. He loves that sound. He stands in a driveway in east Winter Park, barefoot with a skirt wrapped around ...

The city of Seaside will sponsor two Polynesian dance classes on Wednesdays beginning Aug. 6. Students may enroll for either the 6 to 7 p.m. class or the 7 to 8 p.m. class. The four-week classes are ...

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 ...