Kristina Nekyia is a dancer, fire performer, and contortionist with a sultry style and an adventurous approach to performance. She specializes in belly dance, jazz, samba, Latin, burlesque, fire eating, fire breathing, fire fans, fire bowls, and a unique blend of contortion and dance that melds grace, strength, and extreme flexibility.

The Nekyia Dance, Kristina’s company of beautiful and talented female dancers and circus performers, displays her sexy, daring, and highly original choreography where saucy hips meet high kicks.

Kristina has performed across the country in high-profile events including Margaret Cho’s Sensuous Woman, Rachid Taha’s World Tour, Lady Ga Ga at Webster Hall, Teatro Zinzani’s Cabaret Lunatique, and many more. She has appeared in numerous belly dance videos, is the 2005 Hips of Fury Belly Dance Champion, and played a vaudeville contortionist in a short film by David Arquette. She can also be seen with an assortment of California circus companies or performing her belly dance contortion duet with Mongolian contortionist Serchmaa Byamba. 

News from The Nekyia

As of January, 2009, The Nekyia Dance Company is on hiatus. Director Kristina Nekyia has relocated to the jungles of Los Angeles where she is performing and working on stage and screen. Look for her in two commercials being released this summer including a spot for Rhapsody.com with Rob Thomas of Matchbox 21. She is is also a featured dancer/actress in a new music video for Hyim and a regular performer at Show: The Supperclub in Newport Beach.

Burlesque in Vegas: Miss Exotic World 2009

In early June Kristina was honored with an invitation to compete for the esteemed title of Miss Exotic World 2009 at the Burlesque Hall of Fame Weekend in Las Vegas, the world’s largest burlesque event. The only newcomer in the title category, Kristina impressed the audience and judges with her number performed to Drumspyder’s “Nocturnal Stealth of Cats”, blending belly dance and contortion with a sultry strip tease. She hopes to return to compete again in 2010, having been completely entranced by the event and the community of glittering queens and princes of burlesque.

Kristina Appears in Extra Action Marching Band Short Film

In April Kristina traveled back to her home town of San Francisco to appear in a short film by the infamous Extra Action Marching Band. The surrealistic, sexy pirate flick, in which Kristina plays one of the slaves who take over the ship, will be hitting film festivals and YouTube later this year. Read about her experiences at Kristina’s arts blog.