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​Cierra Bliss, an eclectic artist, is a dancer, singer, choreographer, model, and burlesque performer currently residing in Las Vegas, Nevada. As a dancer and choreographer, Bliss specializes in the modern techniques of Hawkins, Graham, and Gaga with a BFA in Performance and Choreography from University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Her choreographic work highlights her eclectic training and performance experience to create her current choreographic project titled My Body of Work, which has received accolades such as “Best Choreography” in 2022 from the UNLV Dance Department and a finalist position in the 2021 Florence Dance On Screen Festival. As a singer, Bliss is a trained vocalist specializing musical theater, pop, and R&B styles, appearing in musicals such as Mary Poppins directed by Philip Shelborne at Super Summer Theater, as well as performing and hosting weekly live music alongside Estevan Velasco and The Showkids Band at Gipsy Nightclub. Her singing career has led her to hosting as well, as she is the host of Glitz: The Showkids Show, produced by Ferly Prado and Estevan Velasco. In addition to her cumulative performance experience, Cierra Bliss is a burlesque performer, performing alongside Dita Von Teese as a featured dancer in her Vegas residency show, Dita Las Vegas: A Jubilant Revue as well as her newest residency, Dita Von Teese: The Queen of Burlesque at Voltaire in the Venetian Resort, Las Vegas, with burlesque training from Dita Von Teese herself and her mentor, Catherine D’lish. As a model, Cierra Bliss has worked locally in Las Vegas for over 7 years as a print and runway model, getting her published in magazines such as The Luna Collective and The Las Vegas Weekly. Her unique look has allowed her to work with equally unique brands including Heretic Parfum, as well as being shot by iconic photographer duo, Albert Sanchez and Pedro Zalba.
Burlesque
Cierra Bliss is a burlesque performer, performing alongside Dita Von Teese as a featured dancer in her Vegas residency show, Dita Las Vegas: A Jubilant Revue as well as her newest residency, Dita Von Teese: The Queen of Burlesque at Voltaire in the Venetian Resort, Las Vegas, with burlesque training from Dita Von Teese herself and her mentor, Catherine D’lish. She performs Dita's "Baroque Cake" act as well as a variation of Dirty Martini's "Balloon Girl" act in the Voltaire edition of the show. Additionally, Cierra Bliss performs her own acts independently and has headlined shows in both Las Vegas and Los Angeles.
Model
Cierra Bliss has worked as a freelance model locally in Las Vegas for over 7 years as a print and runway model, getting her published in magazines such as The Luna Collective and The Las Vegas Weekly. Her unique look has allowed her to work with equally unique brands including Heretic Parfum, as well as being shot by iconic photographer duo, Albert Sanchez and Pedro Zalba.
Dancer
As a dancer and choreographer, Bliss specializes in the modern techniques of Hawkins, Graham, and Gaga with a BFA in Performance and Choreography from University of Nevada, Las Vegas, appearing in works by Louis Kavouras, Erick Hawkins, Ari Mayzick, and more. Her choreographic work highlights her eclectic training and performance experience to create her current choreographic project titled My Body of Work, which has received accolades such as “Best Choreography” in 2022 from the UNLV Dance Department and a finalist position in the 2021 Florence Dance On Screen Festival.
MY BODY OF WORK
My Body of Work by Cierra Bliss is a collection of original pieces, abstracting individually the intimate parts of the body to then recognize their universally emotional and metaphysical connections to the human condition, inviting those experiencing the work to release themselves cathartically through the kinship made from body to life.
SKIN SHED
An evolution of of self exploration, inside of your skin and out
Singer
As a singer, Bliss is a trained vocalist specializing musical theater, pop, and R&B styles, appearing in musicals such as Mary Poppins directed by Philip Shelborne at Super Summer Theater, as well as performing and hosting weekly live music alongside Estevan Velasco and The Showkids Band at Gipsy Nightclub. Her singing career has led her to hosting as well, as she is the host of Glitz: The Showkids Show, produced by Ferly Prado and Estevan Velasco.
"Cierra Bliss is an inventor of environments. She opens a window into a moment where she amplifies an image and emotional state into an immersive environment of sensation."
Louis Kavouras, Chair, UNLV Department of Dance
