Sensual dancing or pole dancing is a unique form of recreation that awakens sensuality and femininity in women, increases self-confidence, restores faith in one's own body, shapes and strengthens it. It is a combination of dance movements, pilates and yoga, which is also performed with the help of a pole.
Dutch photographer Bart Erkamp breaks down preconceptions about pole dancing with his Pole Fitness at Home (2014) photo series.
Pole dancing often has a negative connotation, usually due to questionable origins, but Karo Swen showed the world what pole dancing really means.