Nilay started her dancing journey in Turkey. Born and raised in this culturally rich country, she has the roots of the rhythm embossed upon her soul. She began dancing in her Parents’ living room in Ankara (the Turkish Capital City) at the age of 15. She started off dancing to cassettes by artists such as Burcin Orhon, Mezdeke and the like. Although she could dance and flow with the rhythm, she was not yet aware of the techniques and had not developed her own style.
After coming to US for college studies, she took her first dancing lessons from Julie Johnson of Socorro, New Mexico. Julie, who has more than 20 years of belly dancing experience, teaches belly dancing classes at New Mexico Tech. She also leads the college troupe Aditi Natesa and her own troupe, Et Alia. Nilay learned the techniques and basic steps from Julie, while at the same time gaining experience and encouragement in running shows and solo dancing. After four and a half years of mentoring by Julie, Nilay moved to Bakersfield, California to start her professional career in the petroleum industry.
Nilay enjoys the self-expressive beauty of traditional middle-eastern belly dance in loyalty to its origin. She has a one-woman belly dance show embellished with all the joy and rhythm of middle-east and a wide variety of props. Today Nilay performs at birthdays, weddings, celebrations for the family and public events. Please see the Booking Info page for extensive information.
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