Born and raised in Norway, Christine is a classically trained ballet dancer from Elmhurst Ballet School and Royal Ballet School in London. She is a principal dancer in the Norwegian National Ballet and has also danced in English National Ballet.
She has been Vice President of Creo – the union for arts and culture (formerly Norwegian Musicians` Union) since 2014 and has been Creo`s representative in FIM for the past 4 years. In Norway, she has been central in LO’s work for freelancers and the self-employed, and she also collaborates closely with the other Norwegian artists` unions on subjects regarding social rights and pension for freelance and self-employed artists.