
Aurélie
“N’attends rien. Et ne renonce jamais. (RenĂ©-Daniel Dubois, Bob)”
Background
I am a punk, but I did ballet (What more can I say, right?). In fact, I danced for 9 years when I had less tattoos and possessed more hair clips. Then I turned to fitness, boxing and, finally, spinning. And all this time, I struggled with my body image. Even though I genuinely enjoyed moving to push my limits, there was always that little voice at the back of my head telling me to make myself smaller. It’s here, at b.cycle, that I finally understood how it felt to make a team with my body, and not to fight it; to let it be, and not to shrink it. And that’s one of the reasons why I’m honored to be on that podium today (and also, you know, because it’s hella fun!).
Classes
Cycle
In a few words
Epic Nerd
Song on repeat
We got the moves” – Eskimo Callboy (lol)
Guilty pleasure
Eating a whole bag of Sweet Sixteen sour candies while rewatching Lord of the Rings for the 357th time. (And I’m not talking about the small Sweet Sixteen bags, mind you. “You – shall not – paaaass!” is what I say to the small bags.)
Most proud of
My Ph.D in French litt, which is now a book – a real page turner, to say the least.
Food for life
Give me all the mac’n cheese. ALL OF IT.