Habibitch, whose real name is Lissia Benoufella, is a non-binary artist, voguing and waacking dancer of Franco-Algerian origins, formerly known as Ari de B.
As a queer feminist decolonial activist, they transform dance floors into political spaces.
After completing their first level of undergraduate studies with a specialization in humanities (known in the French education system as classes préparatoires littéraires), they then earned a double degree in history and Spanish[1] (equivalent to a bachelor's degree with a double major) as well as completing a master's degree in gender studies at Sciences Po Toulouse (class of 2011).
[1] Habibtich discovered voguing in 2011 during a trip to San Francisco with their partner at the time.
In 2017, they organized their first dance conference, that they called Decolonize the Dancefloor[1] which they then adapted depending on the events and places they participate and intervene in, following an approach that prioritizes the «application of all of their intersectional and decolonial practices in dance».