Could you please introduce yourself? 

I am Myla Al Messa, I am an artistic director, choreographer, dancer, multidisciplinary artist (I paint, draw, write poetry, play music). I practice a large number of arts including a martial art called Bodao which is a long stick martial art, I am the founder of Bodao in France. It is a defensive martial art that I adapted to dance, so it is Bô Dance.

 

What is your vision of sport and what do you like most about sport? 

For me, sport is an ideal, it's a well-being, it's a way of life. Since I was little, I've been doing sport almost every day, so it's part of who I am. For me, sport is a great way to be alive, to feel in great shape and to clear my head. And what I like most about sport, I would say, is sweating, I love sweating *laughs* but I also really like the challenge that I find in sport.

 

Can you tell me your worst sports-related anecdote? 

I haven't really had a bad time in sports. But I have an anecdote from when I was running cross-country and marathons. I was running a regional cross-country race, it was completely muddy, we were running in the forest, the conditions were very difficult and everyone was equipped with spiked shoes and I only had smooth sneakers and I was dressed all in black so on the microphone they kept saying "and the black cat always first in the race", that was me. And I kept falling and getting up, and falling again, and 20 meters from the finish I got overtaken...

 

What are you most proud of this year? 

I think it was being able to fly hanging under a bridge. I was lucky enough to be able to do an aerial dance show hanging under a bridge and it was magical. It's a dream I had that came true.

 

Can you describe your dream sportswear to me? 

I love colorful, popping, and super flexible clothes because in what I do I can't have cotton or synthetic that doesn't stretch. And if it can absorb sweat without staining it's cool. I also need tight-fitting clothes if I do aerial dance in particular and I really like anything with straps.