About Kaira

 Kaira has been gracing California’s stages and venues with her bellydance performances for over 20 years. A second-generation bellydancer from a family of musicians and performers, she is passionate about bringing the true essence of the Middle East to her classes and shows.  

 It’s not often that you hear an American say she’s been bellydancing since she was a little girl - but with Kaira, it’s true! When Kaira’s mother Sakina started taking bellydance classes shortly after becoming a mom, Kaira also was immersed in the dance and music of Egypt and Turkey. She pursued ballet, contemporary, jazz, ballroom, swing, hip-hop, and color guard throughout her teenage years - but she always returned to her first love: bellydance.  

Kaira won her first bellydance competition in 2006 in the Intermediate Category of the North Valley Bellydance Competition. She was voted People’s Choice Bellydancer in 2015 in Redding, CA, and she has been a finalist multiple years at Jewel of the Sierra, Hot Raqs Competition, and Bellydancer of the Year. She is currently a resident dancer in Sacramento at Darna Hookah Lounge and Yianni’s Bar & Grill, and in Chico at Fusion Hookah Lounge. 

She has studied continuously under Jillina and Amanda Rose; and she has pursued short-term trainings from master instructors such as Zara, Sara Al Hadithi, Aziza of Canada, Arielle of Cairo, Andalee, Pierre Khoury, Aubre Hill, Sonia Ochoa, Suhaila Salimpour, Courtney Duchardt, Jill Parker, Rachel Brice, and Caroleena Nericchio. A lifelong student, she is committed to continuing her dance education for years to come.