Kelvia Belly Dancer from Naugatuck, CT

KELVIA MITRI-MEDA is a multi- award winning professional oriental dance artist. Her other specialties include dance performance coaching for artists aspiring to become professional dance artists in New England. Kelvia's "Going Pro" program has resulted in producing 7 Professional dancers in the New England. Dancers such as, Zahra, Liana, Aleathea, Cassandra, Emiliah, Eunice and Kaia! In addition, Kelvia has produced and directed CT's first Professional Oriental Dance Teams, known as the "MDA Girls", "MDA Kids" and "MDA Stars". She is the owner of the Viva Dance & Fitness Center for the Arts, and founder of the Middle Eastern Dance Academy of CT. Kelvia’s international level recognitions as a coach or performer have been: • 2017 First Runner up of the Queen Category in the Houston International Oriental & Folklore Dance festival by Simon Sarkis. • 2018 First Runner up International Kids Dance Coach at the NY Cairo Festival. Performance by Angelina Meda • 2018 First Runner up International Kids Dance Coach at the Miami Belly Dance Convention. Performance by Angelina Meda • 2019 First Runner up in the International Miami Belly Dance Convention Adult Dance Team where she was a performer. • 2019 First Runner up & 3rd Place International Kids Dance Coach at the Miami Belly Dance Convention. Performance by Madison Meda, and Alison Meda Her most recent win PERSONAL WIN was being crowned Queen of the Heart of American 2019 international dance festival by the biggest name in oriental dance, Superstar DINA! Kelvia’s passion and drive has led her to dancing on the stage of many prestigious venues and events. Kelvia has danced at venues such as Madison Square Garden (NYC), CopaCabana (NYC), Shrine at MGM Foxwoods, The New Haven CT Presidential Inaugural Ball for Barack Obama, The New Haven CT Mayor Ball for the honorable Toni Harp, Sharifwear Production in DROM (NYC), and Al Khaima Arabesque Academy, (Toronto,CA). Her proudest stage performance invitations were to be the headliner in the opening acts for Lebanese singers, Ragheb Alama, concert on June 2019, and Saif Nabeel on March 2020. Kelvia owes a lot of her training success to Nourhan Sharif who she began training with intensely in 2013 while in NYC. Nourhan opened the door for Kelvia to train with many international artist, such as Sadie, Alla Kushnir, Pierre Haddad, Madam Raqia Hassan and many more. In addition, Kelvia regularly does dance training tours in Lebanon, Egypt and Jordan. In 2019, Kelvia lived in Lebanon for a month for a training, and then moved to Jordan for 9months in 2020 for further cultural education. With Kelvia you dont only get a trained dancer, but you get an artist who has experienced daily life in the Middle East, which allows her to connect deeper with the arts to bring you a stronger cultural experience. Currently, Kelvia is the most sought-after Oriental Dancer in the CT Lebanese American community. Expect to see a show full of passion and power!! You can hire Kelvia for Weddings, Bridal Showers, Belly Blessings (baby showers), Children or Adult birthday parties, Corporate Events, Cultural Festivals, or even fundraisers.... (sorry no all male events). Kelvia can customize a show that is sure to meet your vision and event needs. You can choose from a traditional middle eastern oriental performance, or spice things up with some fusion artforms such as: FIRE eating, Fire palms, Fire fans, Single Sword, Double Sword, Fire sword, Fire Crown, Shamadan, WINGS, LED Wings, tray balancing, and beautiful veil work. Contact Kelvia TODAY and let’s get started on building your perfect entertainment party package!