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I grow increasingly more entranced by the magic that is pole dancing with every performance I watch.
The entire body suspended by the only friction of skin on stainless steel, 8 inch heels floating in mid air while every muscle activates, dangling upside down, eyes locked on the audience, all with an effortless smile.