Kellita comes from a long line of sassy dancers:
her Spanish grandmother routinely danced flamenco on tabletops while her Lebanese aunt entertained vaudeville audiences with her signature hula striptease dance. Kellita continues the tradition of interpreting world dance through a showgirl lens, travelling far and wide, leaving glitter and grins in her wake.
She is a 5-time finalist at the Burlesque Hall of Fame, 5-time burlesque festival headliner, and Queen of Carnaval San Francisco, 2008. Some performing and teaching highlights include: Tease-O-Rama, Margaret Cho's Sensuous Woman Show, The VaVa Voom Room, NY Burlesque Festival, New Orleans Burlesque Festival, Montreal Burlesque Festival, Vancouver International Burlesque Festival, St. Louis Show Me Burlesque Festival, Moisture Festival, BurlyCon, America's Got Talent. Kellita has headlined burlesque festivals in Chicago, Austin, Toronto, Osaka, and down the west coast with Tease-O-Rama roadshow.
She is the founder of both Hot Pink Feathers Dance Company and Showgirl Awakening,
her innovative dance and life practice. Named Little Miss Aftershock for her outstanding shimmy shake at the Miss Exotic World pageant 2002 (a title she shares with Miss Exotic World 2011 Miss Indigo Blue), Kellita is also the proud owner of 2 Golden Pastie Awards from the New York Burlesque Festival: Best Derriere 2004 (which she shares with Mr. Exotic World 2010 The Evil Hate Monkey) and Most Sensual 2009 (which she shares with Peekaboo Pointe).
She loves spreading her joy, light and passion through burlesque performance and awakening showgirls worldwide. She has awakened hundreds of showgirls, & won’t stop until everyone who wishes to, discovers and reveals their true radiant essence.
Awards
Queen of Carnaval San Francisco 2008
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Featured soloist on Legends night 2010 at Burlesque Hall of Fame
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Featured soloist on Icons & All-Stars night 2009 at Burlesque Hall of Fame
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2-time finalist for Miss Exotic World title 2002 & 2004 at Burlesque Hall of Fame
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2-time finalist for Best Troupe title 2005 & 2007 at Burlesque Hall of Fame
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Finalist for Best Duet title 2008 at Burlesque Hall of Fame
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Voted “Most Sensual” 2009 at the New York Burlesque Festival
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Voted “Best Derriere” 2004 at the New York Burlesque Festival
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Won Little Miss Aftershock title 2002 for Outstanding Shimmy Shake at Miss Exotic World
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Featured soloist & troupe leader in Margaret Cho’s Sensuous Woman cabaret
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Named Best Dance Classes of the Bay, 2010 7x7 Magazine (creator & instructor)
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Voted Best Dance Company 2008, “Best of the Bay” SF Bay Guardian (creator & director)
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Voted Best Theater Company 2005 San Francisco, SF Weekly (core member)
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First Place Original World Fusion Dance 2005 & 2006, Carnaval San Francisco (choreographer)
Featured In
Featured In
CABARETS
Miss Astrid’s VaVa Voom Room - San Francisco
Margaret Cho’s Sensuous Woman Cabaret - SF & LA
Dirty Little Secret - San Francisco
SupperClub - San Francisco
Midweek Burlesque - Tokyo
Dr. Sketchy’s - Tokyo
Dress Room - Tokyo
Filles de Joie - Paris
Micca Club Cabaret - Rome
Ohh! LaLa! Cherie! - Zurich
Roz Burlesque - Altanta
Burlesque N’ Brass - Oakland
Red Hots Burlesque - San Francisco
Hubba Hubba Revue - San Francisco
Barbary Coast Burlesque - San Francisco
Festivals
Tease-O-Rama Roadshow
Burlesque Hall of Fame Pageant
New York Burlesque Festival
New Orleans Burlesque Festival
Montreal Burlesque Festival
Toronto Burlesque Festival
Vancouver International Burlesque Festival
Munich Burlesque Festival
Berlin Burlesque Week
BAPS Burlesque Festival-Osaka, Japan
Colorado Burlesque Festival
Texas Burlesque Festival
Southwest Burlesque Festival
Minneapolis Burlesque Festival
Best of the Midwest Burlesque Festival
Windy City Burlesque Festival
Show-Me Burlesque Festival
How Berkeley Can You Be
Carnaval San Francisco
Pride San Francisco
National Dance Week
Moisture Festival
Tiki Oasis
Venues
1015 Folsom - San Francisco
111 Minna - San Francisco
12 Galaxies - San Francisco
7th Floor - Tokyo
A.C.T. Theater - Seattle
Avalon - New York City
B.B. King Blues Club - New York City
Balajo - Paris
Bar Theater LUDO - Osaka
Bernie’s Bungalow Lounge - Anchorage
Bossanova Ballroom - Portland
Broadway Studios - San Francisco
Cafe Van Kleef - Oakland
Casanova Lounge - San Francisco
City Museum - St. Louis
Club Soda - Montreal
DNA - San Francisco
Dante’s - Portland
Danzhaus - San Francisco
Dress Room - Tokyo
El Cid - Los Angeles
El Rio - San Francisco
Footloose Studios - San Francisco
Ginmaku - Tokyo
Greenhouse Theater - Chicago
Historic Ashland Theater - Ashland
House of Blues - New Orleans
Joe’s Bar- Chicago
Kimo Theater - Albuquerque
Krave Nightclub - Las Vegas
Lannie’s Clocktower Cafe - Denver
Latin American Club - San Francisco
Micca Club - Rome
ODC Theater - San Francisco
Off Broadway - St. Louis
Ogden Theater - Denver
Red Devil Lounge - San Francisco
Relapse Theatre - Atlanta
Rickshaw Stop - San Francisco
Roccapulco - San Francisco
Shotwell Studios - San Francisco
Slim’s - San Francisco
State Theatre - Minneapolis
The Crucible - Oakland
The Dark Room - San Francisco
The Fonda Theater - Los Angeles
The Gothic Theater - Denver
The Impala Lounge - San Francisco
The MakeOut Room - San Francisco
The Marchesa Theater - Austin
The Metro - Oakland
The Mod Club - Toronto
The Odeon - San Francisco
The Orleans Showroom - Las Vegas
The Palms Casino - Las Vegas
The Pink Cow - Tokyo
The Pink Door - Seattle
The Plaza - Zurich
The Plush Room - San Francisco
The Pussycat Lounge - New York City
The Rio Theater - Vancouver
The Riptide - San Francisco
The Ritz - Minneapolis
The Stork Club - Oakland
The Triple Door - Seattle
The Uptown - Oakland
The Voodoo Lounge - San Francisco
Transmission Theater - San Francisco
Vanilla Club - Venice
Venue 9 - San Francisco