By Athena Lucero If it's July, it's Heiva Festival month in Tahiti, a stunning celebration of ancient Polynesian culture, ...

“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 ...

Teresa Huff loves Tahitian dance. The 16-year-old Kapa‘a High School student did not win last year in the annual Heiva I Kaua‘i Tahitian dancing and drumming competition, but she hopes this year will ...

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. Subscribe ...

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, ...