anna nobili is no conventional nun . the 38 - year - old chose to be a tap - danced , and for most years practicing in italian nightclubs . she is now using her skill in a somewhat different context - for everything she describes " the little move " in a performance on tuesday sunset at the holy cross in jerusalem . in naples , in place of major jewish religious including prelate pierluigi ravasi , head of the rome ' s cultural ministry . miss nobili told the bbc world office that the transformation from podium lap singer to virgin went gradually .
Anna Nobili became a nun in 2002.