D ancer, Choreographer, Teacher, Lecturer, and Native of Latvia Vija Vetra's performances worldwide in concert and on television include:

- solo dance concerts in all main cities of Australia - was the principal dancer in Kismet, in the Australian production - performed as a soloist in the Royal Command Performance for the British Queen in Australia - lead her dance group in the International Arts Festival in Adelaide - managed her own studio and dance company; created television dance program series; and performed on tour with the Arts Council and Adult Education throughout Australia - performed as a soloist in the Bodenwieser modern dance company touring throughout New Zealand.

- performed in dance concerts in each of the main cities in India - performed dance programs which aired on television in Bombay, Madras and New Delhi - taught a course in modern dance at the Max Mueller Bhavan in New Delhi - was awarded a grant by the government of India and studied Indian classical dance in Madras with Guru Chockalingam Pillai - bharata natyam, in New Delhi with Guru Kundan Lal - kathak, and Guru Mayadhar Raut - orissi - a film on her work was produced by the Indian Government Film Division in Bombay, and aired on television in India, and was distributed to all embassies of India - when received by Prime Minister Pandit Nehru and Indira Gandhi, Vija was called "the bridge between East and West".

- performed repeated dance concert tours coast to coast in the US and Canada - performed and taught on faculty as guest artist at universities and colleges, art centers and drama schools, including the Pacific School of Religion at Berkeley, the Pittsburgh Playhouse Theater School, and the Drama School at Carnegie Hall - has been interviewed and has performed for national television, on stations such as Channel 13, CBS, ABC, and WOR - after her tour, Vija studied additional modern dance with Martha Graham and Jose Limon, and performed with Jose Limon's company at the American Dance Festival at Connecticut College in New London - Vija's dance training at the Conservatory and Academy of Music and Performing Arts Dance Departments in Vienna, Austria, under Prof. Rosalia Chladek "modern, classical ballet, character, and ethnic dance" is considered the equivalent of a Master's degree from the Juilliard School.

Vija Vetra was the first to introduce sacred dance to church services in England, Australia, and many churches throughout the US, and Latvia. She is listed in the international biographies in Cambridge, England.

Vija is a resident at Westbeth and conducts yoga and dance classes (Indian classical, modern and Spanish dance) in her private dance studio.