• ViliaNeighbor

  • San Diego, CA
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Vilia is an award winning Middle Eastern dance performer, choreographer,

instructor and director based in San Diego, California.

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 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.

In addition to her work as a soloist, Vilia is founder and artistic director of the multi-award winning,

Arabina Dance Company. Earning 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 was contracted to perform dinner shows every weekend at the

award winning Zorba's Greek Restaurant in San Diego for more than twelve years before the advent of COVID. She now performs regularly at Shiraz Persian Cuisine in Rancho Bernardo.

Currently studying with the renowned Suhaila Salimpour, Vilia has

earned Level 5 Teaching certifications in both the Suhaila & Jamila Salimpour formats.

Vilia has been honored to perform with the legendary Bal Anat Dance Company on multiple occasions

including at their European debut in Belgium during which she was also a featured

workshop instructor.

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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