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, ...

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 ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. The traditional Tahitian dance known as Ori Tahiti — involving fast movements, lots of hip-shaking and ...

Day-j Mahana Gemmel and Taina McClutchie bring Tahitian dance to Flaxmere. A Tahitian dance class run out of the Flaxmere Community Centre has been bringing together people from different backgrounds ...

STOCKTON — Something remarkable happened last weekend when a young woman from Stockton traveled to the Tahitian Islands to compete in the Ori Tahiti Nui world dance championships. She won. Competing ...

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 ...

A short walk from the buzz of South Bank, down an unassuming alleyway, you'll find a dance studio that quickly reveals itself ...

KRYSTLE MARCELLUS / [email protected] Tahitian dance moves are often rigorous, targeting the legs and core, and incorporating arm movements. Select an option below to continue reading this ...

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 ...