Kristina Cañizares is the founder and director of The Nekyia, a San Francisco-based dance company. An award-winning dancer, instructor, and choreographer, she performs and teaches belly dance and Latin jazz fusion throughout California. Kristina teaches fire eating at The Crucible and teaches workshops in fire performance for dancers. Her background includes belly dance, Afro-Cuban and Afro-Brazilian, Latin cabaret, samba, jazz and fire performance.

The Nekyia