Maren Vivien Haase was born in Freiburg in Breisgau in 1992 and graduated with a degree in German studies. Even as a child, she just had to get all those stories whizzing about in her head down on paper. She's been a hip-hop dancer with her Dope Skit crew for twelve years, and regularly vlogs about TV series, books and films on YouTube. Her debut series about the Move District dance academy in New York became an instant bestseller, and is hugely popular.