Erupting from the molten core of California’s arts inferno, Kristina Nekyia burns bright across the star-studded skies of stage and screen. Showgrrrl, belly dancer, circus contortion dancer, burlesque queen, pin up nymph, actress, fire eater, director, and writer, she is a Renaissance Femme in the technicolor world of show.
Kristina was the 2010 First Runner-Up for the title of Queen of Burlesque at the Burlesque Hall of Fame competition in Las Vegas, and in 2005 she was the Hips of Fury Belly Dance Ultimate Soloist. Her dedication to the art of Mongolian contortion led her to study with the Mongolian Circus in Ulaanbaatar, and develop the first ever belly dance contortion fire duet with world-famous contortionist Serchmaa Byamba. Her eclectic career has enabled her to work, on stage and on screen, with major talents including George Clinton, Margaret Cho, David Arquette, Rachid Taha, Peaches, and DJ Shadow. She is also a total dork.
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.
News from The Nekyia
For Kristina Nekyia, 2010 started off with some challenges as she learned that an injury sustained while training contortion with the Mongolian National Circus may require surgery. However, thanks to intensive physical therapy Kristina evaded the knife and is now back in full fighting form, even stronger than before. Her injury has lead to a dark and sexy performance using 1930s leg braces debuted at the Wrong Show in LA, and she has a few spectacular new acts up her sequined glove for this summer.