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.

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 ...

The fast, hip-shaking dance of Tahiti is taking off around the world, with thousands of women taking classes and competing Wearing intricate costumes made of plants and adorned with tropical flowers, ...

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 ...

“Tahitian dance is all about the legs,” he adds. That much is obvious when you watch the show. From the men performing the paoti move — which is a “scissor” movement of the legs — to when the women ...

Since her baby Lily was born 1 1/2 years ago, Kristy Flanagan-Rubio has been swaying her hips and moving her arms and legs to drop 45 of her 50 pregnancy pounds. “It’s my only form of exercise,” said ...

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 ...