Muslim girl aspires to be world's first hijab wearing ballet dancer
5 Feb 2016 10:10 AM IST5 Feb 2016 10:10 AM IST
Stephanie Kulow aspires to be world's first hijab wearing ballet dancer.
Like many young girls Stephanie Kulow dreams of becoming a ballerina. She has been dancing since the age of two. (Photo: Instagram/ stephaniekurlow)- \"I believe I am here to inspire and motivate youth who feel isolated or disengaged due to labels and restrictions, to pursue their dreams no matter what,\" she added. (Photo: Instagram/ stephaniekurlow)
- \"By your investment in me I will be able to receive my qualifications and diplomas so that I may open a performing arts school that caters to children and teenagers of different religions, races or backgrounds. (Photo: Instagram/ stephaniekurlow)
- “So many inspiring changes are happening to the world. Like one of the first female African-American ballerinas- Michaela De Prince and Misty Copeland, the first Hijabi Emirati lifter Amna Al Haddad and the first Hijabi news anchor on American television Noor Tagouri - that have motivated me to pursue my passion against the odds of the world,†she writes on her page. (Photo: Instagram/ stephaniekurlow)
- \"I want to encourage everyone to join together no matter what faith, race or colour. To bring harmony and a world of acceptance for future generations.\" she writes on her crowdfunding page. (Photo: Instagram/ stephaniekurlow)
- Kurlow is trying to raise fund of $10,000AUD in order to go for her training at a ballet school. She has already raised more than $1,000 of her target. (Photo: Instagram/ stephaniekurlow)
- \"The hijab is so important to me because it's a part of who I am and represents the beautiful religion that I love,\" Kurlow told Mashable Australia. \"If people have the right to dress down then I have the right to dress up and my hijab is my expression of love to my creator and I believe it covers my body but not my mind, heart and talent.\" (Photo: Instagram/ stephaniekurlow)
- She wanted to wear hijab to her dance classes and no school was ready to accept her. But recently she decided to to continue and pursue her dreams. (Photo: Instagram/ stephaniekurlow)
- \"There are no facilitations or services targeted at Muslim girls,\" the 14-year-old explains. \"In this day and age there is a lack of facilitations for youth who are disengaged or of a different religion or race,\" told Kulow from Sydney to Huffingtonpost.uk. (Photo: Instagram/ stephaniekurlow)
- However in 2010 she gave up her dream of becoming a ballet dancer after converting to Islam with her Australian father, Russian-born mother and two brothers, as reported by Mashable, Australia. Kulow thought she couldn't be a Muslim and a professor ballerina both. (Photo: Instagram/ stephaniekurlow)
Like many young girls Stephanie Kulow dreams of becoming a ballerina. She has been dancing since the age of two. (Photo: Instagram/ stephaniekurlow)
Stephanie Kulow aspires to be world's first hijab wearing ballet dancer.
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