Biography
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Vilia is an award winning Middle Eastern dance performer, choreographer
and instructor based in San Diego, California. In addition
to being on staff as a Middle Eastern dance instructor at the University
of California San Diego, Vilia also choreographs and directs the
multi-award winning,
Arabina Dance Company. Recently securing the titles of Group Champions
(Belly Dancer of the Universe Competition),Troupe of the Year (Belly Dancer of the
Year Competition) and Ensemble of the Year (Wiggles of the West
Competition), the
Arabina
Dance Company has performed dinner shows every weekend at
the
award
winning Zorba's Greek Restaurant in San Diego for the past five
years.
An accomplished and popular dance soloist, Vilia has performed at
numerous professional venues throughout Southern California. She
spent
six years as a principal dancer with the Lebanese dance company
Raks El Anwar, directed by Middle Eastern Dance Hall of Fame inductee,
Morwenna Assaf and was a featured instructor at Arabian Fest in
Guadalajara, Mexico. Vilia was also two-time winner of the Belly Dance Evolution
competition through which she was selected by Jillina (former artistic director of the
Belly Dance Super Stars) to perform in her Belly Dance Evolution
theatre
show debut in Los Angeles and New York City.
Currently studying with the renowned Suhaila Salimpour, Vilia has
recently achieved Level 2 certification in the Jamila Salimpour
format and
Level 3 certification in the Suhaila Salimpour format through which
she continuously
strives to improve her dance and teaching technique. In March of 2013, Vilia was
honored with an invitation to perform with the Suhaila Salimpour Dance Company
at Rakassah West in a special of production of the legendary Bal
Anat show.
A former student and instructor of ballet, tap and jazz dance styles,Vilia’s primary goal
is to use every facet of her dance expertise and extensive training to expose,
educate and entertain others in the art of
Middle Eastern Dance.
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