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Strip Down, Rise Up

My reason for competing has always been about telling stories

My reason for competing has always been about telling stories

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My reason for competing
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has always been about telling stories.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
00:21:21
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.
Can I tell a story with my body - Strip Down, Rise Up 00:07
Can I tell a story with my body
I took my very first pole dancing class, - Strip Down, Rise Up 00:21
I took my very first pole dancing class,
I never would've believed I could have done that five years ago. - Strip Down, Rise Up 00:05
I never would've believed I could have done that five y...
Being Mormon, - Strip Down, Rise Up 00:06
Being Mormon,
And if you run into a moment where it happens to exist for you, - Strip Down, Rise Up 00:08
And if you run into a moment where it happens to exist for y...
I felt like a bad person - Strip Down, Rise Up 00:07
I felt like a bad person
Like, is this really real? Is this something I actually believe in? - Strip Down, Rise Up 00:05
Like, is this really real? Is this something I actually beli...
When I started pole dancing, - Strip Down, Rise Up 00:08
When I started pole dancing,
I want to create a world where you say that you pole dance, - Strip Down, Rise Up 00:16
I want to create a world where you say that you pole dance,
I wanted to create a space - Strip Down, Rise Up 00:07
I wanted to create a space
Whatever face my students put on for work, they can take off when they come in here. - Strip Down, Rise Up 00:06
Whatever face my students put on for work, they can take off...
If they've got a belly on top of their abs, - Strip Down, Rise Up 00:05
If they've got a belly on top of their abs,
The reason we don't wear a lot of clothes is because it helps you stick to the pole. - Strip Down, Rise Up 00:05
The reason we don't wear a lot of clothes is because it...
- All the way up. - I tell my students, - Strip Down, Rise Up 00:21
- All the way up. - I tell my students,
I'm gonna show you guys three, like, tricksy things today. - Strip Down, Rise Up 00:05
I'm gonna show you guys three, like, tricksy things tod...
We'll incorporate it and kind of break up - Strip Down, Rise Up 00:05
We'll incorporate it and kind of break up
And then you're gonna tuck your hips. You're gonna sit down into it, - Strip Down, Rise Up 00:08
And then you're gonna tuck your hips. You're gonna...
Getting your pussy down to the ground. - Strip Down, Rise Up 00:04
Getting your pussy down to the ground.
I signed up for the sexy choreography class - Strip Down, Rise Up 00:07
I signed up for the sexy choreography class
I like doing things that terrify me, and I swear, this thing terrified me. - Strip Down, Rise Up 00:05
I like doing things that terrify me, and I swear, this thing...