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Strip Down, Rise Up

This lifestyle and practice has made me confront all the thingsthat have made me...

This lifestyle and practice has made me confront all the things
that have made me self-conscious, made me feel judged, made me feel shut down

Full Transcript

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This lifestyle and practice
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has made me confront
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all the things that have made me self-conscious,
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made me feel judged,
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made me feel shut down.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
34
Timestamp in Movie
00:15:58
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.
One day, - Strip Down, Rise Up 00:07
One day,
It was a mom I didn't really know. She goes, um, - Strip Down, Rise Up 00:13
It was a mom I didn't really know. She goes, um,
My kids came up against challenges, - Strip Down, Rise Up 00:07
My kids came up against challenges,
The mothers and the fathers would not let their daughters come over here - Strip Down, Rise Up 00:08
The mothers and the fathers would not let their daughters co...
I eventually opened studios in Chicago, San Francisco, - Strip Down, Rise Up 00:07
I eventually opened studios in Chicago, San Francisco,
When I first started, - Strip Down, Rise Up 00:07
When I first started,
Even though I wasn't physically crying, - Strip Down, Rise Up 00:06
Even though I wasn't physically crying,
I was just in a really, really dark, dark place. - Strip Down, Rise Up 00:04
I was just in a really, really dark, dark place.
It just felt like… - Strip Down, Rise Up 00:14
It just felt like…
When I first started, - Strip Down, Rise Up 00:10
When I first started,
There's a fight happening - Strip Down, Rise Up 00:05
There's a fight happening
Between your lust and your fire - Strip Down, Rise Up 00:07
Between your lust and your fire
As a Black woman in the workplace, - Strip Down, Rise Up 00:07
As a Black woman in the workplace,
There's such a stigma around this idea of the angry Black woman. - Strip Down, Rise Up 00:06
There's such a stigma around this idea of the angry Bla...
That's been something that I really try to keep a handle on - Strip Down, Rise Up 00:10
That's been something that I really try to keep a handl...
S Factor can be sort of a safe place - Strip Down, Rise Up 00:05
S Factor can be sort of a safe place
A lot of it is about the deepness of the relationships - Strip Down, Rise Up 00:07
A lot of it is about the deepness of the relationships
I went from believing that pole dancing - Strip Down, Rise Up 00:13
I went from believing that pole dancing
Pole is an industry that is unique - Strip Down, Rise Up 00:05
Pole is an industry that is unique
The original pole studio owners - Strip Down, Rise Up 00:08
The original pole studio owners