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MY BOOK
For 25 years, I danced in spaces that wanted me smaller, and I refused to shrink.
Too Authentic: 25 Years of Not Fitting In is a raw, unfiltered memoir spanning go-go dancing in village discos, belly dance competitions, and Slovenia's Got Talent, where I was booed on national television for showing my natural body hair.
This isn't a polished success story. It's a survival story about creative struggle, artist rejection, and the cost of staying authentic in performance spaces built on conformity.
Inside the book:
Go-Go Dancing: Where being creative was treated like rebellion
Belly Dance: Where innovation threatened tradition
Walked Away: Five turning points where I chose myself over approval
Every story is told honestly, exactly what happened when I kept choosing authenticity over acceptance.
This memoir is for you if: You've been told you're "too much." You've faced rejection for being yourself. You've watched others succeed by conforming, while you stayed true. You're tired of shrinking to fit spaces that were never meant for authentic people.
Not perfect. Not healed. Just unapologetically real. If you've ever been told you're "too much," this one's for you.
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Author's note
Writing this book took me back through 25 years of standing on stages where I never really fit in. Each rejection reminded me of one thing: being true to yourself comes at a price, but losing yourself costs even more.
Music Video
This art and music video shares a message about not fitting in. It’s not just a collection of provocative images or a "Sexy Compilation." For 25 years, people in the dance world told me I was "too much," "too authentic," "too provocative," or "too wild."