Bellydance Evolution is
Storytelling Through World Fusion Dance
Interested in Joining Bellydance Evolution or Looking for a transformative dance intensive? Visit www.JoinBDE.com to learn more about our BDExperience program and casting opportunities.
Discover Bellydance Evolution's
Current and Past Productions
Próximos eventos
- mar 11 de febSan Diego11 feb 2025, 8:50 a.m. GMT-8 – 15 feb 2025, 10:00 p.m. GMT-8San Diego, San Diego, CA, USAApply to join our cast in San Diego! Application deadline is December 2, 2024.Tuition to the BDEx program for accepted dancers is $650
- jue 06 de marKapalua06 mar 2025, 7:00 a.m. GMT-10 – 10 mar 2025, 11:50 p.m. GMT-10Kapalua , Kapalua, HI 96761, USAJoin Jillina Carlano, Artistic Director of Bellydance Evolution, Co-Director Luna Poumian (March 2025) in breathtaking MAUI for this five-day intermediate to professional level dance intensive.
- mar 15 de abrMerida15 abr 2025, 9:00 a.m. GMT-6 – 19 abr 2025, 6:20 p.m. GMT-6Merida, Merida, Yucatan, MexicoApply to join our cast in Merida, Mexico! Application deadline is November 18, 2024.Tuition to the BDEx program for accepted dancers is $650 USD
- sáb 19 de abrMerida19 abr 2025, 7:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.Merida, Merida, Yucatan, MexicoFor the first time Jillina's BDExperience show Alice in Wonderland will be in Mérida, Yucatán; Mexico!
- mar 20 de mayMelbourne20 may 2025, 9:50 a.m. – 24 may 2025, 10:00 p.m.Melbourne, Melbourne VIC, AustraliaApply to join our cast in Melbourne, Australia! Application deadline is January 28, 2025.Tuition to the BDEx program for accepted dancers is $700 USD
Meet our Cast
“My passion for dance is driven by a deep desire to connect physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually with the creative artist inside each of us. After 30 years of performing and teaching, I continue to find deep reward in sharing the art of bellydance through coaching, choreography and production.”
With a background in Middle Eastern, Folklore, Jazz, Ballet, and Hip Hop, Jillina creates a colorful Middle Eastern fusion repertoire that has inspired collaborations with some of the world’s leading instructors and performers.
From 2003-09 she served as Artistic Director and Main Choreographer for the Bellydance Superstars, performing with them in over 700 shows across a dozen countries. Highlights include the main stage at Lollapalooza, The Follies Berger in Paris, and Theatre Mohammed V in Rabat, Morocco.
In 2009 Jillina created Bellydance Evolution with the goal to take Middle Eastern dance to a higher level. Bellydance Evolution has appeared in over 20 countries and was a featured company at the Mawazine festival in Morocco, performing for the Queen of Morocco.
Jillina has appeared on several television programs, including, “Dancing with the Stars” & “Tsukiri,” a widely-viewed show in Japan. She has co-produced 12 instructional DVDs, now offered in five different languages and distributed by Universal Records. In the summer of 2009 and 2010, Jillina was the first American to be invited as a featured performer in the prestigious Closing Gala at Ahlan Wa Sahlan in Egypt.