What do I, as a white german woman, identify with?

Art plays a very important role in our society.

In our modern culture, in my family and surroundings, we didn’t have traditional dance or musicians. I wasn’t connected to rhythmic movement as much. I am very proud and thankful for the other skills my family gave me. When I found Fusion dance in my 20s, it was something new that felt so good for my body. It was almost like finding something I had been missing for so long: the shakes and shimmies of proud women, the connection and community of independent women.

At 23, I started getting into Burlesque, and I loved it. The sensuality, the weirdness, the freedom. The variety shows and bar shows. I also began connecting more with queer artists, political activists, and so on.

So I identify with the feminist movements, freedom of choice, and freedom in expressing the way one wants to express and move.

I am not a folklore nor bellydancer. I am a Neo Burlesque dancer, getting inspiration from all those aspects mentioned above.