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Welcome to Daughters of Rhea. Nestled in the shadow of the mythic Acropolis in the Plaka of Athens, Greece and with studios in Baltimore and Boston, Daughters of Rhea is an international belly dancing family that brings the ancient art of belly dance to new heights of beauty, creativity, intelligence and entertainment.

   Icon of Oriental Dance Rhea of Greece (pictured at left) and her wildly talented daughters Piper and Melina -- and granddaughter Zoë Isadora -- continue the family tradition of oriental dance at prestigious venues around the world.

CONTACT US for special bookings.


Melina, Rhea and Piper
We are Family!
Daughters of Rhea Company CoFounders
(upper left photo of Melina and Violinist Chris Woods by Scott Raffe)

Daughters of Rhea: an international, multi-generational life of dance extravaganza
CARPE BELLY-UM!
 

 

The Daughters of Rhea Baltimore BellyPalooza Festival is back! August 21 and 22nd 2010: Workshops, Shopping & Belly Dance Magic Show!

January 2010: The Grand Opening of Melina's new Waltham-based Belly Dance and Circus Arts studio, MOODY STREET CIRCUS, 397 Moody Street, 2nd Floor in Waltham, MA was marked by celebratory workshops for belly dancers of all levels given by Belly Dancer of the Year 2000 PIPER!

Photo of Piper in power red. Please visit the PiperMethod website and search for the PiperMethod channel on YouTube.

Moody Street Circus will offer Daughters of Rhea Belly Dance classes and workshops of all levels as well as special workshops in Circus arts for adults and kids.  Visit Melina's Tips from the Hip Blogspot for Studio Calendar and Piper workshop information.  Moody Street Circus is located at 397 Moody Street in Waltham, MA, catty-corner from Solea Restaurant.

Melina's world-famous sword on dagger balancing dance in performance at Victoria Theatre, Singapore. Photo Courtesy Goddess Motion.


 

Upcoming Events:

March 27th 2010 - Melina seminar and show at Shimmies for a Cure in Boston area.

April 10-11, 2010, Melina seminars and performance in Madison, Wisconsin.

April 24-24, Melina and Piper seminars and performances in Asheville, NC. Details at www.lisazahiya.com.

May 15 & 16, 2010 seminars with Melina in Athens, Greece. Details TBA.

July 2010 - Look for Melina's Cirque Passion tented circus and belly dance shows in Nyack, NY under the fabulous "Amazing Grace Circus!" production umbrella.

August 8-13, 2010 - Weeklong workshop with Melina at Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health - "Wild Hips, Gypsy Heart:  Belly Dance as Self-Empowerment."  Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health August 8 - 13, 2009.

Check out Penny Hahn's profile essays "Legends of the Dance: Rhea" and "Meet the Divas: 'Just try it' guides the daring Melina" in the latest issue of Ancient Art Studios "Ancient News."

Recently...

July 15 - August 2:  Melina's Cirque Passion Circus Tent went up along the Hudson River in collaboration with Amazing Grace Circus of Nyack, NY.  Circus camps, family circus shows featured Amazing Grace Staff and Cirque Passion co-founders Melina and Sacha Pavlata.

Weeklong workshop with Melina at KRIPALU - "Wild Hips, Gypsy Heart:  Belly Dance as Self-Empowerment."  Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health August 9 - 14, 2009.

Melina and Rhea in Singapore
Also featured 6th generation Czech circus star Sacha Pavlata with Melina on Trapeze
Victoria Theatre Show on April 30th, 2009.
Seminars May 1 - 4, 2009
www.goddessmotion.com

Melina's latest essay "A Hippie Conception" published  the Gilded Serpent.
 

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Portrait of Melina's Daughters of Rhea Belly Dance and Music Ensemble by Andrea Legge

 



If you'd like to receive information about upcoming Daughters of Rhea classes, product releases and dance or circus events, send Melina your questions or cyber contact info. We'd love to hear from you

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Piper teaching at our BellyPalooza Festival in Baltimore

WALTHAM, MASSACHUSETTSMelina's 2010 Belly Dance Classes of all levels at Moody Street Circus - 397 Moody Street, 2nd Floor in Waltham, MA.  Check the Moody Street Circus website for class calendar.
Visit Melina's "Tips from the Hip" (TM) Blog for her most-to-date class notes, music playlists and essays.

BALTIMORE: Belly Dance Classes and special workshop with Piper in Baltimore

GREECE:  Rhea's Belly Dance Classes in Athens, Greece

  
Rhea of Greece with her daughters Melina and Piper

 


Daughters of Rhea featured musician ALI ARSOY. Visit his website for more on his inspiring life in music.

 

Check out Melina's venture in life, love and circus: Cirque Passion.


Melina and Sacha Pavlata dance upside down in the air at the Baltimore Museum of Art

 

We live to dance
and we dance to live. 
...and we always have fun in the process.



5.07.00 Piper wins
Belly Dancer of the Year 2000!

 

 

Public Radio Archives:  Listen to Melina's essay on the economics of belly dance on NPR's MARKETPLACE
 


Melina

Masters of Belly Dance, renowned for their expert dance artistry, prop balancing, creativity, beauty, humor, dynamism and professionalism, the Daughters of Rhea raise the art of belly dance to new heights.

Melina's Performance Schedule
in Boston & Beyond.

Piper's Performance Schedule
in Baltimore & Beyond

Rhea's Performance Schedule
in Athens, Greece & Beyond

BOOK A 5 STAR DAUGHTERS OF RHEA BELLY DANCER TO MAKE YOUR EVENT A PHENOMENAL SUCCESS!


Melina, Sara & Panayiota
Daughters of Rhea Boston
Photo by A. Legge

"From the Four Seasons Hotel to Boston's Wang Center, from the Ritz Carlton to the Taipei Arena, from the European-style Circus Ring to the Baltimore Museum of Art theatre stage, the Daughters of Rhea belly dancers are  consummate professionals: gorgeous, highly skilled practitioners of the dance, friendly and "outrageously entertaining.""

 Melina sending out the Love
at Goddess Motion Concert in Singapore

The amazing Rhea with her sword up on YouTube!  Watch a master at work!


Piper and Melina's Flamenco Fusion Duet
Photo by A. Perna courtesy of the Baltimore Sun.

Watch Via Streaming Video Melina's January 2007 TV performance and interview on "To The Pointe" with host Cinda Hill.

View new clips of Melina 's World-Class Belly Dancing in Athens on YouTube!  Watch her ONE OF A KIND sword and dagger act!

If you would like to receive information about upcoming Daughters of Rhea classes and events, send Melina your contact info. We'd love to hear from you.

Piper performs Fatamorgana

 

The amazing Rhea with her well-trained sword up on YouTube!  Watch a master at work! 

Visit Melina's Cirque Passion YouTube Channel.

Visit Piper's Daughters of Rhea YouTube Channel

Catch Melina's Cirque Passion montage on YouTube.