When Kat Hoffman was growing up in Bellefontaine, Ohio, bullies were a big problem for her.
Hoffman, 26, was born with a form of dwarfism that stunted her growth at 3 feet, 11 inches and made her a target of teasing.
“At school I felt like an outcast, people bullied me because of my size and I was angry at the world,” Hoffman told Barcroft Media. “High school was a difficult time, other kids were rude and brutally bitchy. I dreaded school every day — no one wanted to speak with me.”
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Hoffman plans to spend five more years dancing before hanging up her pint-sized pasties for good. Still, she thinks her shaking her tiny tail feather sends a positive message for anyone with a disability.
“A lot of us disabled people don’t feel sexy because of our handicaps — but I don’t think it’s necessary,” she told Barcroft TV. “Everybody is sexy in their own way and personality is all that matters. You have to have a heart, that’s really all it takes to be sexy in my book.”
