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Rhea and Fred Elias Concert Friday September 23!


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Melina's Official Belly Dance and Circus Websites

  • Moody Street Circus
  • Daughters of Rhea
  • Cirque Passion

Melina at Roxy Gala Bash

Melina at Roxy Gala Bash
The Wild Belly Dance Pants Look

Melina's Upcoming Events

  • Melina's upcoming performance dates at Karoun Restaurant in Newton, MA: Saturday November 12th, Saturday November 19th. Call Karoun's to make dinner reservations: 617 964 3400.

Radio Archives - Have a Listen: Melina Commentary on NPR's Marketplace

  • Learning Economics via Belly Dancing

Melina the Wild Gypsy

Melina the Wild Gypsy
Baltimore Museum of Art Performance

Melina's Wonderful Newton Highlands Women's Club Students!

Melina's Wonderful Newton Highlands Women's Club Students!
Empowering Spirits through a Community of Shaking Hips!

Melina, Sara, Panayiota

Melina, Sara, Panayiota
Sirens of Belly Dance

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      • Belly Dance and Circus Arts Class Schedule at Mood...
      • Fall 2011 News from Moody Street Circus!
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      • Melina in Athens 2011: Sunday April 17 Seminars
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      • Reserve your seats now for the fabulous Fred Elias...
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      • Winter 2011 Moody Street Circus Newsletter
      • Baseema and *Samantha* present Shimmies V: Peace,...
      • 1st Anniversary Party at Moody Street Circus!
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      • Tuesday October 5: Dancing for Empowerment Fundrai...
      • Helping Hips Gala October 16th
      • Tribal:Pura Performance September 24th
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      • Fred Elias Live at the Karoun
      • Melina at Kripalu Center of Yoga and Health
      • Love
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      • ESSAY: Belly Dance as Empowerment by Melina of Dau...
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      • ESSAY: Melina's Tray of Candles
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      • PiperMethod YouTube Channel
      • Whiskey Tent Dance by Melina
      • Jareeda Magazine Interview with Melina by Morgana
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To The Pointe: Melina of Daughters of Rhea's Interview with Cinda Hill

My Blog List

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Melina and Daughter Zoe hanging out on Ancient Greek Columns

Melina and Daughter Zoe hanging out on Ancient Greek Columns
Our favorite place...Philapappou Hill in Athens

Flying Wallenda's 7-Person Pyramid

Flying Wallenda's 7-Person Pyramid
Melina's Husband Sacha is 3rd Man on Bottom!

Melina with amazing students in Singapore

Melina with amazing students in Singapore
See you in April/May 2009!

Daughters of Rhea Company Founders Melina and Piper

Daughters of Rhea Company Founders Melina and Piper
We dance to live and we live to dance. Let's shake things up!

Melina's sister Piper's website

  • PiperMethod

"A Hippie Conception" - Melina Writes in Gilded Serpent

  • Gilded Serpent

Zoe the dancing Sprite - 3rd generation belly dancer!

Zoe the dancing Sprite - 3rd generation belly dancer!
Silver Wings at Ancient Art Studios

Melina, age 11: Wild Gypsy in Training

Melina, age 11: Wild Gypsy in Training
Melina Belly Dancing while Mama Rhea looks on at the Kalokairinos Taverna in the Plaka, Athens, Greece

Melina, Rhea & Piper. The power of the Matrilinear Line...

Melina, Rhea & Piper. The power of the Matrilinear Line...
Belly Dancing Families UNITE!

Melina, Rhea & Piper

Melina, Rhea & Piper
Hasapiko Greek Folk Dance Family

Melina in Singapore Performance

Melina in Singapore Performance
Sending out the Love....

Belly Dance Recital

Belly Dance Recital
Melina and students dancing it up

About Me

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Aerial Artistry

Aerial Artistry
Dancing Upsidedown - Melina the Wild Belly Dance Circus Fusionist

Classic Shot of Melina's Mama Rhea

Classic Shot of Melina's Mama Rhea
Rhea of Greece

Melina and Zoe Isadora in Circus Flora

Melina and Zoe Isadora in Circus Flora
Carrying on the Family Traditions....

Melina's Sword/Dagger Dance in Cirque Passion

Melina's Sword/Dagger Dance in Cirque Passion
Taking a classic prop to new heights

Zoe Isadora, Melina's Circus Kid

Zoe Isadora, Melina's Circus Kid
Upsidedown is a way of life for us...

Melina and Sacha in Singapore

Melina and Sacha in Singapore
Post-Performance Poses

Melina and Sacha's Trapeze Duet

Melina and Sacha's Trapeze Duet
Cirque Passion in the Air

Melina (far right) as a Flying Wallenda Lady in New Zealand

Melina (far right) as a Flying Wallenda Lady in New Zealand
I'm just a Platform Wallenda...You won't catch me out on the wire...

Melina's Backbend with Tray

Melina's Backbend with Tray
Channeling her Inner Snake

Clowning around since childhood...

Clowning around since childhood...
Melina, age 8, atop Gypsy's shoulders in Pickle Family Circus

Melina's Circus Tent Peeks through Wildflowers

Melina's Circus Tent Peeks through Wildflowers
Cirque Passion Tent

Sara Cabral, Co-Founder of 4Roses Designs

Sara Cabral, Co-Founder of 4Roses Designs
Daughters of Rhea Dancer & Cirque Passion Muse

Sacha Pavlata

Sacha Pavlata
Melina's Brave Husband in Korean High Wire Championships - crossing the Hangang River on a 1 km wire!

Another view of Sacha on the wire

Another view of Sacha on the wire
River Crossing by High Wire....

Flying Wallendas Breathtaking 7-Person Pyramid on the High Wire

Flying Wallendas Breathtaking 7-Person Pyramid on the High Wire
From left, Melina's husband Sacha Pavlata is second man on the bottom.

Snakecharmer Dad Phil

Snakecharmer Dad Phil
Melina's Dad who she roped into being a Snakecharmer for a gig

Lily Marsh

Lily Marsh
Melina's sister Lily backstage at Circus Flora

Cecil MacKinnon as YoYo in Circus Flora

Cecil MacKinnon as YoYo in Circus Flora
Melina's Extraordinary Step-Mother!

Back stage with Mikey at Circus Flora

Back stage with Mikey at Circus Flora
Melina's daughter Zoe in Pink, her brother Jack in the Tux

Melina, Sacha and Kyoko

Melina, Sacha and Kyoko
Singapore Concert at Victoria Theatre

Pavlata Family Portrait...

Pavlata Family Portrait...
A bunch of clowns at Alex's wedding!

Talented and Versatile World Drum Poet Partner John de Kadt

Talented and Versatile World Drum Poet Partner John de Kadt
Wild Energy! Download John de Kadt's Beautiful CD "Eight" and his spoken word drum poetry CD "This Rhythm is Not Mine" on iTunes and CD Baby.

Daughters of Rhea at Fernando's Hideaway

Daughters of Rhea at Fernando's Hideaway
Sara, Melina, Johanna, Panayiota

BellyPalooza Seminar

BellyPalooza Seminar
Melina's Circle Teaching

Athens Seminars

Athens Seminars
Melina's Talented Greek Students

Melina and Sacha's Trapeze Duet

Melina and Sacha's Trapeze Duet
Romance in the Air

If you have an idea...

If you have an idea...
...why not try it? Melina in Tuscany
 

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