Kelvia

Kelvia is an Award Winning Oriental Dance Artist. Expect to see a show full of passion and energy!!!

Performance Details:
Kelvia can add any of the following options to her performance: Wings of Isis, Sword (single, double or FIRE sword), veil, fan veils, candles (balancing Tray/ open flame- FIRE EATING) and of course Saidi or Dabke Assaya (cane) dance! The performance will include audience participation as well as interaction. Kelvia's goal is to ensure that everyone is up dancing and having a great time!!

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 MITRI-MEDA is a multi- award winning professional oriental dance artist, dance coach and choreographer. 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 was being crowned Queen of the Heart of American 2019 international dance festival by the biggest name in oriental dance, Superstar DINA!
Being born into a theater arts family, Kelvia’s career as an entertainer started at an early age. This privilege afforded Kelvia the opportunity to train intensively in 16 different dance styles making her an extremely versatile dancer. For years Kelvia worked as a Ballroom and Latin dance instructor, until she took a belly dance class out of curiosity in 2008 with Adina in Milford, CT . It was “Love at first hip drop”. It was through belly dance that Kelvia finally learned to love herself, embrace her body, and was able to gain confidence. Belly dance changed Kelvia’s self-perception.

Kelvia’s stage experience highlights:

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 headline dancer in the opening acts for the Lebanese singer known as the “Voice of Lebanon”, Ragheb Alama, concert on June 2019. Soon after she had the honors of being the opening act for Iraqi super star, Saif Nabeel on March 2020.

Kelvia’s Teachers and Mentors:

Kelvia owes a lot of her training success to Nourhan Sharif who she began training with intensely in 2013 while in NYC. Nourhan taught Kelvia everything she knows about being a professional belly dancer. 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 to Nourhan, Pierre Haddad took a special training interest in Kelvia and coached her one on one from 2016-2020.

In 2014, Kelvia was approached for a performance collaboration by musician Elio Mitri. That began Kelvia’s specialized stylization training in Lebanese oriental dance. The Mitri Family took Kelvia into their home for Lebanese cultural and entertainment education. Kelvia essentially was able to experience learning the intricacies of middle eastern dance in "Momma Mitri’s living room". They spent countless hours educating Kelvia on the emotional and cultural significance of movement. They adopted Kelvia professionally and soon Kelvia’s stage name changed from “Kelvia Belly Dancer CT” to “Kelvia Mitri-Meda”.

Kelvia’s experience in the Middle East:

In August 2015, she had the honor of flying with Katia of Cairo to Egypt, where she trained with Madam Raqia Hassan. Quickly following her short stay in Egypt, she took a flight to Lebanon under the host Pierre Haddad- a protege to the first famous belly dancer of the country “Nadia Gamal”. Kelvia immersed herself in learning the Lebanese styling and culture of the Lebanese oriental arts. While in Lebanon, Kelvia had the honor of performing at a charity event to raise money for cancer research in the country.

She was also able to teach small local dance classes for the community. Kelvia’s visit caught the attention local news station “Future TV”, and she was interviewed about her love for Lebanese Oriental dance. In May 2019, Kelvia moved to Lebanon for 1 month for an in-depth cultural and dance training experience with Pierre Haddad.

In 2020 Kelvia moved for a year to Jordan 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 deeper 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!!

Kelvia brings her music on an Ipod. Client should coordinate with their event DJ prior to the event, to ensure that they bring an AUX cable hook up for the ipod to connect to.

For more intimate family events where a DJ is not hired, the Client should provide a sound system with strong volume that hooks up via an AUX cable. Bluetooth set ups are not the most reliable for these types of events.

In instances were a Client does NOT have a DJ nor a sound system, they should inform Kelvia so that she can bring her own portable equipment. Kelvia will need a minimum of 24hrs notice to make arrangements to bring her travel speakers. The sound system will require an electrical outlet to plug into. The client is responsible for providing a space where an outlet is available for use.