{"id":125500,"date":"2020-01-29T08:55:27","date_gmt":"2020-01-29T08:55:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/?p=125500"},"modified":"2020-01-29T08:55:28","modified_gmt":"2020-01-29T08:55:28","slug":"meet-stephanie-kurlow-the-worlds-first-hijabi-ballerina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/?p=125500","title":{"rendered":"Meet Stephanie Kurlow, the world&#039;s first hijabi ballerina"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"c5b541d88d911dcbb84397def1a3492d\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- m -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3943282228430444\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"5751019935\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p> [ad_1]\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"id_text\">\n<p>In the past few years, hijabi women have come a long way. From sports to fashion and now, centre stage, in the world of dance. 8-year-old Russian-Australian dancer, Stephanie Kurlow, converted to Islam when she was 9-years-old. After already discovering a love for dance at the age of two, Kurlow couldn&#8217;t see a reason why she couldn&#8217;t pursue her passion and respect her religious beliefs simultaneously.<\/p>\n<p><iframe allowautoplay=\"\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allowtransparency=\"true\" class=\"instagram-media instagram-media-rendered\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-2\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B6vAv21phkn\/embed\/?cr=1&amp;v=12&amp;wp=432&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fme.icms.mashable.com&amp;rp=%2Fadmin%2Farticle%2F8871%2F1%2F%3Finline#%7B%22ci%22%3A2%2C%22os%22%3A11183.749999996508%2C%22ls%22%3A1151.8799999903422%2C%22le%22%3A1158.3300000056624%7D\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"509\" id=\"instagram-embed-2\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"background: white; max-width: 540px; width: calc(100% - 2px); border-radius: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219); box-shadow: none; display: block; margin: 0px 0px 12px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0px;\"><\/iframe><script async=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Speaking to<i> Pointe Magazine, <\/i>she said<i>: &#8220;<\/i>I find that my faith makes me really appreciate this beautiful art form and notice how all things are connected. Dance is another way that I can bring my spirituality into the world, and so performing can really bring a feeling of transcendence.&#8221;<\/p>\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"c5b541d88d911dcbb84397def1a3492d\" data-index=\"2\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- 2 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3943282228430444\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"5511153269\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<p><iframe allowautoplay=\"\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allowtransparency=\"true\" class=\"instagram-media instagram-media-rendered\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-3\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Bw1rLFCAJTm\/embed\/?cr=1&amp;v=12&amp;wp=432&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fme.icms.mashable.com&amp;rp=%2Fadmin%2Farticle%2F8871%2F1%2F%3Finline#%7B%22ci%22%3A3%2C%22os%22%3A11192.125000001397%2C%22ls%22%3A1151.8799999903422%2C%22le%22%3A1158.3300000056624%7D\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"745\" id=\"instagram-embed-3\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"background: white; max-width: 540px; width: calc(100% - 2px); border-radius: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219); box-shadow: none; display: block; margin: 0px 0px 12px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0px;\"><\/iframe><script async=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>However, wearing a hijab while performing was unprecedented and resulted in Kurlow being cast-out of many classes. This resulted in her mother opening a ballet school to welcome Kurlow and others like her, a movement that she will continue to pursue, &#8220;Once I am a professional I would also like to open my own ballet company and performing arts school that caters towards people of different religions, races or backgrounds,&#8221; she <a href=\"https:\/\/emirateswoman.com\/be-proud-of-your-identity-meet-the-hijabi-teen-changing-the-face-of-ballet\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">told<\/a> Emirates Woman.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"c5b541d88d911dcbb84397def1a3492d\" data-index=\"5\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- 5 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3943282228430444\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"9258826580\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/me.mashable.com\/culture\/8871\/meet-stephanie-kurlow-the-worlds-first-hijabi-ballerina\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"c5b541d88d911dcbb84397def1a3492d\" data-index=\"3\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- 3 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3943282228430444\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"2884989920\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] In the past few years, hijabi women have come a long way. 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