Georgina Philp, also known as Legendary Mother Leo Saint Laurent, is considered a German pioneer of ballroom culture. She organised the first ball in Germany in 2012. In 2022, she was honoured in Atlanta as Germany's first ‘Legend’ in her main category, Women's European Runway. Georgina graduated from the Fontys Dance Academy in Tilburg (Netherlands) in 2008 with a Bachelor of Performing Arts. Since then, she has been successfully working as a freelance performer, choreographer and curator in the European dance and cultural sector.
Together with the international members of her company, she brings extensive experience at the intersection of ballroom, performance art and political activism and education. Projects include: the Give Me Life Festival at the Volksbühne (2022), the Pump into the Future Ball at the Ruhrtriennale 2024, and the current Fierce Foundations Festival 2025 at HAU (Hebbel am Ufer), supported by the Capital Cultural Fund.
As of: September 2025