Repost from Tumblr: Pole-Dancing Sport

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Going along with the theme for this week, I bet you all think that pole-dancing is just what strippers do? Well, you’re oh so very wrong. Pole-dancing is becoming a HUGE sport, in Europe, Australia and recently in the United States. Pole-dancing isn’t just about stripping anymore; it’s about grace, beauty, strength, tone, and thrilling audiences by moving bodies in a way that seems impossible! Pole-dancing is becoming so big in Europe infact, that they are considering putting it in as a sport in the Olympics! It takes more strength and ability than rhythmic gymnastics and I’m about to show you why…
Meet Felix Cane everyone! (: She is a 21 year old Australia-native who has been pole-dancing for 10 months. Yes, I’m serious…only 10 months! And she is the best pole-dancer in the world. She won the Miss Pole Dance World competition in 2009. She’s so good in fact, that Cirque Du Soleil saw her dancing, couldn’t believe their eyes, and RECRUITED HER, she now works for Cirque Du Soleil because of what she can do on a pole! Needless to say, she’s phenomenal, absolutely breathtaking, and she can move her body in ways that will make you go, “How the hell is she doing that?!” when you watch her.