Contortionist americas got talent nina burri biography

Nina Burri is an exceptional entertainer and stage performer originally from Bern, Switzerland. After a very successful year ballet career for the best dance companies in the world e.

Nina, a year-old, ex-ballerina and contortionist from Switzerland wows the judges and audience of America's Got Talent.

That led to a successful worldwide career and countless accolades. Today, Nina is considered one of the oldest professional working contortionists in the world. I have been a professional contortionist for 14 years. I started this profession at 30 years old when I went to China and learnt the art of contortion and hand balancing after a successful career as a ballet dancer.

Well, I guess through my 4-hour daily training I am very flexible compared to other people, I have to have strong willpower and discipline to do this demanding art every single day, and I have to be the best version of myself, every single day. Clearly not!

In she was one of the finalists in America's Got Talent.

The biggest hurdle was going against all negative opinions about starting a contortion career from scratch at that late age of Nobody felt it was great to start over, except myself, of course. Why not try something unknown and new when it feels right? Not from talent or physical advantage. I never had a teacher that guided me through training and or gave me the keys to a successful career.

So, everything is research, stop and start, detours, learning by doing, collecting experiences. That means I could have had it much easier if, in the beginning of my career someone could have told me the ideal ways of stretching and bending and telling me how to avoid accidents and joint problems etc. I always found a way to get out of injuries and they luckily were never so bad that I had to stop for a long time.

My body tells me clearly today what it can handle and what should be changed.