Oona Kivelä (born in 1983) is a Finnish professional acrobat and a four-time world champion pole dancer.Helsingin Sanomat, Jan. 13, 2015 – "three-time Pole Dance World Champion".
Oona Kivelä started doing gymnastics at the age of nine. She competed in gymnastics until the age of 24. In 2008 – at the age of 25 – Kivelä became interested in pole dance in New York City, after having read an article about pole dance in Finland half year before. In 2011, Oona Kivelä won both Finnish championship in pole dance as well as the international Pole Art 2011 championship.The Hottest Artist in Finland – an article by Pirita Tiusanen in city.fi., 26 Oct. 2011.IPDFA/IPC - International Pole Championship – "Ultimate Pole Champion".
Oona Kivelä designs the choreography for her performances herself.An article first published in City-Magazine – Oona Kivelä biography by Henriikka Rönkkönen.
She has also done modeling for various sports magazines starring the cover pages.
The pole champion has also done collab work with acrobat Santeri Koivisto. The project, For Your Eyes Only by Kingdom Helsinki consists in a glamorous and exclusive act that mixes pole dancing, acrobatics, hand balancing and contortion.
Notable achievements Winner – International Pole Art Competition, 2009 Winner – Pole Dance North-European Championships, 2009 Winner – Finnish Pole Dance Championships, 2010 Winner – Pole World Cup, 2011 Winner – International Pole Art Competition, 2011 Winner – Pole Art, 2012 Winner – International Pole Championship, 2012 Winner – International Pole Championship, 2013 Winner – International Pole Championship, 2014 Winner – International Pole Championship, 2015Hong Kong: Pole Dance World title goes to Finland International Business Times. 28.11.2015. Winner – Finnish Pole Dance Championships, 2016"Oona Kivelä was crowned the Champion of Finland" Iltalehti.fi 13.3.2016.
References
External links Oona Kivelä – Oona Kivelä official website. IPDFA/IPC - International Pole Championship – "Ultimate Pole Champion".