Too old to dance, too young to quit

Have you ever felt too old for something? Even if the thing you’re doing is actually pretty cool?
It hit me this year that maybe I shouldn’t be doing it because I’m not as good as I should be at this age…

So let’s rewind a bit…
The year is 2012. I am 19 years old. I just moved cities because I started studying at university, and I really wanted to do something besides learning and trying to pass my exams. One day, I saw this amazing performance on YouTube, and I remember being completely blown away. She was moving up and down the pole like it wasn’t difficult at all. She did splits a few meters above the ground, she was spinning, hanging upside down, and all of it was done so gracefully… I immediately thought that that was exactly what I was looking for, that’s what I wanted to do… and I’m talking about pole dancing.

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