Biography
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Vilia is an award winning Middle Eastern dance performer, choreographer
and instructor based in San Diego, California. An accomplished and
popular dance soloist, Vilia has performed and currently performs
at
numerous professional venues throughout Southern 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 a
professional Middle Eastern dance company (Arabina Dance Company)
which performs regularly for public and private venues.
Currently studying with the renowned Suhaila Salimpour, Vilia has
achieved Level II certification in the Suhaila format and continuously strives
to improve her dance and teaching technique. 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.
Through this dance form, Vilia has found a conduit through which
to express
her creativity and to help others experience and participate in what she considers to be
a beautiful and moving art form.
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