Taere Tiai Polynesian Cultural Arts Center
Taere Tiai Polynesian Cultural Arts Center, 946 Tyler Street, Suite H, Benicia, CA 94510
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Ta’ere Tia’i Polynesian Cultural Arts Center offers Polynesian dance, Ori Tahiti traditional dances, Tahitian traditional dances, haka basics, and drumbeats. The program includes terminology and commands, group classes, private lessons, fun cultural sessions, and special wedding performances.
• Ages: 5–18 years old
• Schedule: Class options on Tuesdays and Wednesdays in the early evening, including Beginner Tahitian for Women (ages 13+) and Ballet for Kids (ages 5–10)
For over 15 years, Ta’ere Tia’i has shared Polynesian dance, music, and culture with the community. It is described as an award-winning dance group and cultural arts center with a focus on Polynesian dance, music, and culture. The program states that it is dedicated to inspiring youth and families through creative movement, cultural education, and meaningful connection, and that it seeks to perpetuate the love of Polynesian culture through tradition, storytelling, music, and dance. It offers Polynesian dance training for young children, beginners, competitive dancers, and special wedding performances, with programs tailored to fit different goals and experience levels. Several classes include performance opportunities, and classes are available from beginner to advanced. The Beginner Tahitian for Women class is described as fun, friendly, and socially interactive, the Golden Grace class for women 21+ is described as slow paced and easy on joints and focuses on memorization of Polynesian music and dance, and the Aito Tane – Warrior Men class for ages 13+ emphasizes discipline, teamwork, proper basic techniques, physical strength, and endurance. The center describes a teaching style that builds confident, well-rounded dancers while creating a strong connection to Polynesian culture and community, and it states a belief that mana (energy) within comes from what a person sees, hears, and feels. It also describes a founding principle that the raw form of dance development is enhanced by the organic sound of wood and strings and by being grounded to the floor.
Last updated July 16, 2026.
• Ages: 5–18 years old
• Schedule: Class options on Tuesdays and Wednesdays in the early evening, including Beginner Tahitian for Women (ages 13+) and Ballet for Kids (ages 5–10)
For over 15 years, Ta’ere Tia’i has shared Polynesian dance, music, and culture with the community. It is described as an award-winning dance group and cultural arts center with a focus on Polynesian dance, music, and culture. The program states that it is dedicated to inspiring youth and families through creative movement, cultural education, and meaningful connection, and that it seeks to perpetuate the love of Polynesian culture through tradition, storytelling, music, and dance. It offers Polynesian dance training for young children, beginners, competitive dancers, and special wedding performances, with programs tailored to fit different goals and experience levels. Several classes include performance opportunities, and classes are available from beginner to advanced. The Beginner Tahitian for Women class is described as fun, friendly, and socially interactive, the Golden Grace class for women 21+ is described as slow paced and easy on joints and focuses on memorization of Polynesian music and dance, and the Aito Tane – Warrior Men class for ages 13+ emphasizes discipline, teamwork, proper basic techniques, physical strength, and endurance. The center describes a teaching style that builds confident, well-rounded dancers while creating a strong connection to Polynesian culture and community, and it states a belief that mana (energy) within comes from what a person sees, hears, and feels. It also describes a founding principle that the raw form of dance development is enhanced by the organic sound of wood and strings and by being grounded to the floor.
Last updated July 16, 2026.
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