LAGUNA NIGUEL – An old home video shows 3-year-old Hana Andersen swaying her arms and hips during a family trip to Tahiti. Since then, Andersen’s never really stopped dancing, and last month the ...

Kia Ahi, a nonprofit dedicated to preserving Polynesian music and dance, will hold Tahitian dance class open enrollment starting Thursday and continuing through Feb. 11 at the Waimea Community Center.

They are rehearsing choreography for the song “Te Pua No’a No’a,” which tells a story about the flowers spread throughout the island of Tahiti. It’s the same dance I learned a few weeks ago when I ...

Even now that Monique Castaneda has opened her Mau Loa Ohana, it seems surreal. The Hawaiian-themed studio in Antioch will offer guests hula lessons and even cardio workouts to island music. Mau Loa ...

COURTESY WILLIAM KYOUNGYONG JEE The dancers of the group Tamatoa of Kaneohe wear white flowers around their necks and traditional ti leaf skirts and chest pieces. COURTESY WILLIAM KYOUNGYONG JEE ...

Come and learn the basics and culture of Tahitian Dance! This class will teach the terminology of the Tahitian Dance movement and choreography, along with the teachings of basic drum beats and music ...

While the cold and rain keeps Bellevue residents covered and bundled up in February, they'll be able to learn a warm and tropical tradition next month: hula dancing. While the cold and rain keeps ...

Sure, she dreamed about it. But never in a “million years did I ever think it would happen.” Even now that Monique Castaneda has opened her Mau Loa Ohana, it seems surreal. The Hawaiian-themed studio ...