A Born Dancer
Bardot’s childhood took place against the Nazi Occupation of France in WWII. It wasn’t all bad for Bardot, though. Because of the war, she was forced to stay home quite often. So, to entertain herself, she would spend hours dancing around to records.
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It didn’t take long for her mom to notice how talented Brigitte was. To help her reach her potential, her mom enrolled her in an elite private school that encouraged and supported her dancing. When she was only fifteen, the teenager was accepted into the Conservatoire de Paris.