Nyla Crystal

San Francisco Bay Area belly dancer, Nyla Crystal, began her obsession with belly dance while earning her B.S. in biotechnology at UC Davis. Her background of ballet, tap dance and cheerleading, combined with belly dance result in her unique style of belly dance. She has won multiple belly dance awards in solo, duet and troupe categories. Performance highlights include belly dancing in shows with Cirque du Soleil's Zumanity, Turkish pop star Sertab Erener, and the Grammy nominated Brothers of the Baladi.
She has performed for international corporations including Cirque du
Soleil's cast of Alegria, Nordstrom, SanDisk, and Herbalife as well as
belly dance shows in Japan, Iceland and Germany. Between performing at parties, weddings and corporate events all over Sacramento and the San Francisco Bay Area, co-directing Troupe Scimitar, and the Dangerous Beauties belly dance national tour, Nyla earned a Ph.D. in biochemistry at UC Davis researching the molecular pathways of breast cancer.