{"id":445079,"date":"2022-05-11T00:58:13","date_gmt":"2022-05-10T21:58:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/i-can-do-everything-in-heels\/"},"modified":"2022-05-11T00:58:13","modified_gmt":"2022-05-10T21:58:13","slug":"i-can-do-everything-in-heels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/i-can-do-everything-in-heels\/","title":{"rendered":"#&#8217;I can do everything in heels&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2e18102cf16\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2e18102cf16\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/i-can-do-everything-in-heels\/#%E2%80%9C%E2%80%98I_can_do_everything_in_heels%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;&#8216;I can do everything in heels&#8217;&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1>&#8220;&#8216;I can do everything in heels'&#8221;<\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Even in her 50s, Sabine Christine is head over 8-inch heels in love with pole-dancing.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>And despite being deemed \u201cthe worst slut on earth\u201d by her north New Jersey neighbors for flipping, splitting and swinging around a sleek, stainless steel cylinder, the 55-year-old married mother of two has no plans to hang up her sky-high dancing shoes anytime soon.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2020\/12\/17\/beyond-the-pole-dancer-made-almost-11000-in-one-weekend\/\">do everything in my heels<\/a>. They\u2019re like my second feet,\u201d Christine, a German-born transplant living in Glen Ridge, NJ, told The Post of the exotic acrobatics she effortlessly executes on the pole.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The former writer, now a two-time world-champion pole performer, first sw<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ed out her 9-to-5 duds for platform footwear and a skintight two-piece in 2010 at age 43. She had previously trained for years in classical ballet, but had to put that more conservative form of dance on pause after suffering a fracture in her foot.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/image00002-copy.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Christine, who trains at Foxy Fitness and Pol, has won a number of world championships for pole dancing in her 40s and 50s. \" class=\"wp-image-22198577\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/image00002-copy.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/image00002-copy.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/image00002-copy.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Christine, who trains at Foxy Fitness and Pole, has won a number of world championships for pole-dancing in her 40s and 50s. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Antoine Verglas<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cAfter my injury a friend of mine who\u2019s an aerialist suggested I look into pole. And I really got [hooked] on it,\u201d she explained, noting the sport\u2019s physical and emotional benefits. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s definitely changed the way I see myself and my body,\u201d added Christine. \u201cLearning all the special techniques and exotic moves makes me feel so strong and free.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>One of her favorite tricks is called the hands-free jade split \u2014 a maneuver in which she hangs upside down suspended in the air in a full split, using only her leg and core muscles to balance.<\/p>\n<p>Nailing that move and others like it has earned Christine bragging rights as one of the few women over 50 in the US to win back-to-back gold medals in 2017 and 2018 in the Masters 50+ division of the Pole Sports &amp; Arts World Federation championship, an annual tournament of pole athletes and artists. In 2019, her body-twirling talents also took home the silver trophy at the World Sports <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Game<\/a>s, which is an international matchup of athletes who compete in genres that aren\u2019t recognized by the Olympics. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/image00003.jpeg?w=683\" alt=\"Christine often trains and teaches pole dancing students who are half her age or younger than her daughter. \" class=\"wp-image-22198576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/image00003.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1366 1366w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/image00003.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/image00003.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=683 683w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/image00003.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=341 341w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\"\/><figcaption>Christine often trains and teaches pole-dancing students who are half her age or younger than her daughter. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Julio Carreras<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>She considers her age to be her secret weapon on the pole.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI never talk about my age, so people don\u2019t even know how old I am,\u201d laughed the cheeky contortionist, who trains at Foxy Fitness and Pole in Manhattan and works as a part-time pole instructor. \u201cMost of the ladies I train with think I\u2019m in my 30s. And a lot of the girls I teach are in their 20s.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The two-time world champ is one of the many spry folks over 50 who are spinning circles around their younger counterparts. <\/p>\n<p>Twelve-time world pole arts champion Greta Pontarelli is 71 years young and says that pole-dancing is a great hobby, no matter what decade you\u2019re in. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cPole-dancing has something for everybody, regardless of age,\u201d said Pontarelli.<\/p>\n<p>The limber grandmother from southern California scored her 12th gold medal at the Pole Art Italy World Championship in Asti this past Sunday. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Greta-Pontarelli-10X-World-Champion-ORIGINAL-copy.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Pontarelli holds the title of the world's oldest pole dancing champion. \" class=\"wp-image-22198578\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Greta-Pontarelli-10X-World-Champion-ORIGINAL-copy.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Greta-Pontarelli-10X-World-Champion-ORIGINAL-copy.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Greta-Pontarelli-10X-World-Champion-ORIGINAL-copy.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Pontarelli holds the title of the world\u2019s oldest pole-dancing champion. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Greta Pontarelli<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cPole-dancing is creative self-expression and it\u2019s a sport that takes so much flexibility and strength,\u201d she added, noting that the skill is currently being considered for inclusion in the Olympic games. \u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>The married mother of one credits her gravity-defying athleticism with saving her from a debilitating handicap.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBoth of my sisters, who are younger, we\u2019re diagnosed with osteopenia, which is the beginning stage of osteoporosis,\u201d said Pontarelli of the genetic bone-weakening disorder. \u201cThat was in January 2009 when I was 59. And even though I was already active and in good shape at the time, I knew I wasn\u2019t doing anything to load or strengthen my bones.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But after combing the internet for bone-building exercises, she discovered what would be her solution.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wasn\u2019t familiar with s<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a>per poles or pole-dancing because I\u2019ve never been to a [strip club],\u201d she chuckled. \u201cBut one day I saw some absolutely surreal videos on <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a> of artists doing what looks like Cirque du Soleil on the pole. It was artistic, it was acrobatic, it was passionate. And I thought, \u2018This is what I want to do!\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/DSC08137.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Sabine Christine\" class=\"wp-image-22215147\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/DSC08137.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/DSC08137.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/DSC08137.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/DSC08137.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Christine showing her moves on the pole.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Courtesy Sabine Christine<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>And mastering exotic feats like the pole deadlift \u2014 an act in which the artist lifts their body perpendicular to the pole, ending with the legs over the head \u2014 and the Russian\u00a0split \u2014 a move that calls for the dancer to flip upside down, keeping one foot on the pole while the other is suspended\u00a0the air \u2014 has helped Pontarelli to avoid an osteoporosis diagnosis.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>However, she was still forced to undergo double hip replacement surgery in 2018 due to near-crippling damage caused from years of practicing gymnastics on cement floors in her youth.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Sabine1.jpg?w=819\" alt=\"Sabine Christine\" class=\"wp-image-22215332\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Sabine1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1638 1638w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Sabine1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1229 1228w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Sabine1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=819 819w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Sabine1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=410 409w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Sabine1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\"\/><figcaption>Although Christine and her family are under constant attack from pole-dancing naysayers in her area, she refuses to quit her passion.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">David Tufino<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But even after going under the knife, Pontarelli \u2014 who raced on NBC\u2019s \u201cAmerican Ninja Warrior\u201d in 2012 as one of the show\u2019s oldest contestants, and gracefully showcased her pole prowess in the 2017 visuals for singer Miley Cyrus\u2019 \u201cYounger Now\u201d hit \u2014 continues performing and competing while unabashedly wearing her senior citizen status as a badge of honor.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>\u201cTelling the world that I\u2019m in my 70s gives other people hope that age does not limit us from chasing our dreams,\u201d she boasted.\u00a0\u201cAnd if I\u2019m blessed enough to pole-dance in my 80s, I\u2019ll gladly share my age then, too.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Onlookers have typically regarded Pontarelli as being cute, and not threatening or controversial. But Christine said she and her family have been castigated for her pole pursuits. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen people in my town found out that I was pole-dancing they called me a porn star and a stripper or a slut,\u201d said the mother, adding that kids often bullied her now 23-year-old daughter and 18-year-old son about her risqu\u00e9 recreation. The hazing got so bad that her son, who she chose not to name for privacy, was forced to switch high schools. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe only resolution that I saw was to get really good [at pole-dancing] so that people would realize that this is a serious sport that I love,\u201d she said. \u201cI\u2019m never going to stop just because some little bitches in my town are talking about me.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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