Stephanie Kurlow

Stephanie Kurlow is an Australian dancer and ballet student often credited as being the world's first Hijabi Ballerina.

Kurlow was born to an Australian father and Russian mother.[1] She grew up in the suburbs of Sydney and began dancing at the age of two. She performed with Riverside Theatre, but stopped after she and her family converted to Islam in 2010.[2][1][3][4] She wore her first hijab when she was nine years old. As a child, she was dismissed from ballet classes for wearing a hijab, as ballet schools would not allow the garment while a dancer was training in class.[5][6] Kurlow launched an online campaign to raise money for private classical ballet tutoring so that she could train while wearing the hijab, raising over $7000.[7][1] Her mother later opened a performing arts school, Nasheed & Arts Academy, catering to Muslim children, which Kurlow attends.[8][3] Kurlow lists African-American ballet dancer Misty Copeland, Chinese-Australian ballet dancer Li Cunxin, and Emirati lifter Amna Al Haddad as her inspirations.[9] She plans to open her own dance school in the future geared toward diverse youths of various backgrounds.[10] Kurlow is an ambassador for Remove Hate From The Debate, a campaign that assists youth in identifying online hate speech and tackling it.[11] She is a recipient of the Aim for the Stars scholarship and the Game Changer Scholarship by Björn Borg.[11][12][13][14]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Frank, Priscilla (29 September 2016). "These Photos Capture The Beauty And Grace Of The World's First Muslim Hijabi Ballerina" – via Huff Post.
  2. ↑ CNN, Khushbu Shah,. "Australian teen ballerina dances in hijab".
  3. 1 2 "Muslim teen wants to be first professional hijabi ballerina".
  4. ↑ Coker, Hillary Crosley. "Australian Teen Wants to Be the First Hijab-Wearing Ballerina".
  5. ↑ "Meet the Australian Who Wants to Be the World's First Muslim Professional Ballerina".
  6. ↑ Sydney, Jonathan Pearlman (19 February 2016). "Meet the Muslim schoolgirl who wants to be world's first hijab-wearing ballerina" – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
  7. ↑ "World's First Muslim Hijabi Ballerina Shows How Beautifully Cultures Can Merge".
  8. ↑ Harvard, Sarah. "Why This 14-Year-Old Wants to Become the First Hijabi Ballerina".
  9. ↑ Olding, Rachel (31 January 2016). "One girl's quest to become the first hijabi ballerina in the world". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  10. ↑ "This Teen Had The Perfect Response To People Who Said She Couldn't Be A Ballerina".
  11. 1 2 "8 Things to Know about the World's First Hijabi Ballerina". 27 December 2017.
  12. ↑ "World's First 'Hijabi Ballerina' Is Forging a Path for Dancers from Diverse Backgrounds".
  13. ↑ "The girl aiming to be world's first hijab-wearing ballerina has just won a scholarship". 16 February 2016.
  14. ↑ "SPORT FASHION BRAND BJÖRN BORG AWARDS BALLET DANCER TO BECOME 1ST MUSLIM HIJABI BALLERINA. - Björn Borg AB". Björn Borg AB.
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