She is a classically trained dancer who is highly respected in the industry. She was an original member of
The Pussycat Dolls with which she performed throughout the U.S., Europe and Asia and was the show's first producer. She can be seen with
The Pussycat Dolls on the cover of
Interview (Nov 2002) and Maxim (Dec 2002) magazines. As a member of the
Dolls, Cyia performed closely with celebs such as
Charlize Theron, 'Gwen
Stefani' and
Christina Applegate, among many others. She trained at the prestigious School of American Ballet in NYC and spent summers at the
New York State School of the Arts, in which she was one of 50 students accepted from a pool of a thousand applicants. In her work as a dancer, she danced the title role in "The Festival of the Siren" in Sorrento, Italy which aired live throughout Europe to 20 million viewers and in "Aida" with the Teatro Comunale di Firenze.