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 ...

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 ...

Rocco Tinitali is helping to bring a taste of the Polynesian Islands to the Grand Strand. The 33-year-old American Samoa has been performing the art of fire knife dancing for the last five years. Now, ...

The real magic happens in the Islands of Polynesia, where you can row a traditional outrigger canoe, learn how to twirl poi balls, throw spears like the warriors did, make fire the Samoan way, take ...

Amid the flashes of disposable film cameras and the enticing waft of Kalua pork, students with smiling faces, open arms, and hungry stomachs filled Roone Arledge Auditorium on April 19 for a lū’au.

Polynesian Fire, a live music and buffet dinner show, is hosted by a family from American Samoa and is held six nights a week at the St. John’s Inn in Myrtle Beach, S.C. May 3, 2023. JASON LEE JASON ...