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 ...

New York (CNN) — In a dance studio nestled inside a building next to New York City Hall, Tamara Bejar Hernandez counts to the beat of a traditional Tahitian dance song as a group of ladies shake their ...

CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq - Dance is a form of cultural expression. Like visual art, sculpture or architecture, dance encapsulates, reinforces and transmits cultural traditions and ...

APTOS — The Te Hau Nui School of Hula and Tahitian Dance celebrated its 15th anniversary Sunday with a special performance held at Aptos High School. The large-scale event was called a ho”ike — two ...

Now known as French Polynesia, Tahiti has a long history. The islands were originally settled by Polynesian immigrants in 500 BC. Over time, the island has changed. However, it remains one of the most ...

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 pivotal moment in Lorraine Kinnamon”s life happened when she was 10 years old. Her family made a move, and it was a big one. She moved from her home in Toronto to the Hawaiian island of Oahu. At ...

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