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For those of you who yawn at the thought of watching ballet, you simply must watch Elena Gibson’s jaw-dropping performance.


Like young ballerina Sarah Pippin, dancer Elena Gibson combines the grace and elegance of ballet with the athleticism and strength of a pole dancer.

Now I know when you think of pole dancing, you probably associate it with erotic dancing; the two may use the same tool, but they have totally different intentions.

When taken out of a night club, pole dancing is merely a form of acrobatic choreography. Recently, it’s been used to enhance and elevate all different kinds of performances.


Elena Gibson, featured in the video below, is a classically trained ballerina. However, after a car accident, she was forced to retire. While she was recovering, she discovered pole dancing as a way to regain her fitness.

The new form of dance completely reinvigorated her career. It allowed her to continue ballet, albeit an entirely new form of ballet, even after her injury seemed to take it all away.

Today she is a world champion pole dancer. Watch as she does incredible acrobatics and leaves the audience roaring in the video below.

Please SHARE if you’ve never seen anything like this before!