anna nobili is no other nun . the 38 - year - girl used to be a lap - musician , and spent many years working in italian nightclub . she is now using her prowess in a rather different way - for who she calls " the holy dance " in a performance on mondays afternoons at the good cow in resurrection basilica in rome , in front of other cardinal imams and duke gianfranco ravasi , member of the cardinal ' s cultural section . judge nobili warned the bbc world service that the transformation from podium air dancer to lady happened gradually .
Anna Nobili became a nun in 2002.