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15 Kristy Sellars is an Australian pole dancer, a mother of a three year old daughter Rylie, owner of the Physipole studios and a unique style. She’s an outstanding choreographer and even stars like Bendy Kate, Karry Summers or Sergia Louise Anderson seek out her help. She’s unquestionably very talented and her signature style can be spotted in every single of her choreographies. In case you need a helping hand in bringing your routine to perfection, Kristy is the one you should call. Kristy is visiting Prague for the first time (or rather she’s visiting Prague’s pole dance world for the first time as previously she’s already been here for holidays) in March as a part of her European tour and you can visit her workshops at Prague’s studio Destiny. T: When and why have you started with pole dance? K: I started Pole Dance eight years ago. I’d just gotten back from dancing in the states and decided I wanted to expand my resume as I was already trained in most styles of dance, but I didn’t have an aerial skill so I thought why not try this new thing Pole dancing! T: And what have you been doing before pole dance? K: I did a diploma in performing arts when I was about 17 and so am trained in just about every style of dance, I was dancing and choreographing professionally for artists and theatre shows before I started Pole. T: That sounds great! Tell me, Kristy, why is pole dance important for you? K: Pole has changed my life. Per- forming and teaching not only a full time career for me now, but I also own the PhysiPole Studios franchise which currently has four locations and is expanding every year, so that keeps me very busy as well as my beautiful three-yearold girl. Pole isn’t just a job for me, it’s my passion and an art form that I feel I can be truly creative whilst doing.