Kaya is an international performing artist recognized worldwide as an exciting and innovative belly dancer. She is a dynamic performer who brings an unmatched level of passion, energy, and joy to every performance. Kaya draws upon her background as an international runway, commercial and print model to bring both poise and passion to her performances. Audiences and students on four continents have been thrilled by her performances and workshops, which combine her unique brand of dance and entertainment.
Kaya’s signature “popping and locking” dance style has drawn particular praise from the middle eastern community; eliciting personal praise from such Egyptian dance legends as Mona el Said and Dina. Fans point to her incredible muscle control, powerful isolations, unbelievable abdominal work, and intricate layering skills as technical highlights. Kaya has the rare gift of bringing to life the powerful rhythms and sounds of the music through her dance. As an artist, Kaya strives to continually evolve in her dance form and she draws upon her love and training in other dance and art forms for inspiration which can be seen in some of her work, these inspirations include: Samba no ‘Pe, Tahitian, and jazz.
Some of Kaya’s professional dance highlights include: making the Top 48 for Season 5 of America's Got Talent out of 70,000 contestants, numerous instructional and performance dvds, receiving the Denver Post’s “Critic’s Choice” award for best belly dancer, the Westword Magazine’s coveted “Denver’s Best award”, as well as dance appearances in music videos, musicals, and commercials. She is constantly evolving as a woman and as a dancer, and if you haven’t seen Kaya perform recently, then you haven’t seen Kaya.
In addition to being a performer, Kaya is a highly regarded instructor. Her thorough, informative, motivating, and humorous style of teaching keeps her in high demand with students. Kaya draws upon her degree with high honors in psychology as well as her background in public speaking, to keep everyone working hard and committed to the goal of learning and individual achievement. Kaya’s students benefit from her rare ability to communicate the intricacies and subtleties of movement and to help them learn how to control their bodies from the inside out. For that reason, Kaya has dedicated students from all walks of life. She teaches children, adults, and seasoned adults, with a special ability to modify the dance for every participant.
Apart from her busy solo schedule, Kaya is the co-director and founder of Groove du Monde, a cutting edge dance company based in Denver, CO. She and her dance partner, Sadie, created Groove du Monde to develop top-of-the-line entertainment in many areas including: Belly Dance, Brazilian Samba, Tahitian, Salsa, and more. This critically acclaimed duo has created a new genre of entertainment, combining the beauty and artistry of belly dance with other dance and art forms creating a world of fantasy and imagination for their audiences. Their Las Vegas style collaborations have been called “The hottest shows ever performed in a nightclub;” featuring innovative choreography, music, and costuming.
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