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Strip Down, Rise Up

I want you to think of the pole as the frame of the artwork of your body

I want you to think of the pole as the frame of the artwork of your body

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I want you to think of the pole
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as the frame of the artwork of your body.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
00:25:51
Uploaded
May 25, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Kavana Entertainment

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Movie Summary

Academy Award Nominated director Michèle Ohayon's Verite film follows women of all ages and ethnic backgrounds who heal trauma and body image shame through sensual dance and daring pole dance artistry.
When I was younger, I was repeatedly sexually abused by - Strip Down, Rise Up 00:14
When I was younger, I was repeatedly sexually abused by
My whole life, I just pretended like it never happened, - Strip Down, Rise Up 00:07
My whole life, I just pretended like it never happened,
I was two when I started gymnastics, - Strip Down, Rise Up 00:08
I was two when I started gymnastics,
I remember the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, - Strip Down, Rise Up 00:06
I remember the 1996 Atlanta Olympics,
I didn't have friends or a social life or anything. - Strip Down, Rise Up 00:04
I didn't have friends or a social life or anything.
When I was 15, - Strip Down, Rise Up 00:06
When I was 15,
As a gymnast, what you're told by your coaches is, - Strip Down, Rise Up 00:19
As a gymnast, what you're told by your coaches is,
We went to a few doctors. They couldn't find what was wrong, - Strip Down, Rise Up 00:12
We went to a few doctors. They couldn't find what was w...
When Kerri Strug broke her foot, - Strip Down, Rise Up 00:08
When Kerri Strug broke her foot,
He would sort of start this massage, - Strip Down, Rise Up 00:06
He would sort of start this massage,
And then he'd camouflage - Strip Down, Rise Up 00:11
And then he'd camouflage
And it was painful. It hurt. I'd walk out of there sore - Strip Down, Rise Up 00:06
And it was painful. It hurt. I'd walk out of there sore
I knew from day one that something was wrong, - Strip Down, Rise Up 00:06
I knew from day one that something was wrong,
I just kind of stopped living - Strip Down, Rise Up 00:06
I just kind of stopped living
And I went to therapy, and I was proactive, - Strip Down, Rise Up 00:07
And I went to therapy, and I was proactive,
You're put on this Earth to be life force, - Strip Down, Rise Up 00:08
You're put on this Earth to be life force,
So thank you for joining me on this crazy, crazy amazing journey of reclamation. - Strip Down, Rise Up 00:05
So thank you for joining me on this crazy, crazy amazing jou...
They will tilt your pelvis another 30 degrees - Strip Down, Rise Up 00:05
They will tilt your pelvis another 30 degrees
They're also gonna allow your body to be more heightened in her sexuality. - Strip Down, Rise Up 00:05
They're also gonna allow your body to be more heightene...
My husband, Terry… - Strip Down, Rise Up 00:07
My husband, Terry…