海伦娜·卡莲诺特兹，Helena Kallianiotes was born in Greece. At age 10, she came to America and lived in Boston, Mass. At age 16, she started belly dancing in Boston night clubs. In 1958, she left Boston and worked as a belly dancer across the U.S. Settled in California. Belly danced at The Greek Village on Hollywood Blvd. Also belly danced in Las Vegas, San Francisco, and Elco, Nevada. Married 2 times. Taught belly dancing and folk dancing at The Intersection. Owned a private skating rink called SKATE AWAY. Owned the private supper club Helena's. Began working with young artists, writers, and directors. In 2013, Executive Produced the short film The Pimp and the Rose