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 ...

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 ...