YEREVAN.- It is hard to believe but the best strip dancer is ….Armenian.  Varda (Vardanush Martirosyan) a Ukrainian dancer and singer of the Armenian descent has a lot of plans for the future and is expected to present her new show in Armenia as well.  

“I was born in Ukraine. My father left Armenia before I was born. When I was a child I went in for sports, took dance lessons. I started from singing in a small restaurant singing for the guests.  There was a strip club Near the restaurant where the girls were dancing. It was the first such club in our city, so I decided to learn to dance,” she told in an interview with Armenian News-NEWS.am.

Varda says nowadays Pole Dance has become a kind of sport, different championships are held in many countries. She learnt about such championship in Ukraine and decided to participate.

“First I became a champion in Krivoy Rog [city in Ukraine] then left for capital Kiev where I won the first place as well,” she said.  

Later she participated in different championships in Ukraine, Moldova and Russia and finally went to represent Russia in the tournament held in Amsterdam.

“First I was a singer and always thought about a career of singer and dancer. Then, I thought of a musical – it is the best genre for me where I can both sing and use my dancing skills. My performance features dancing and singing,” Varda said.

Varda is confident that nowadays singing is nothing without dancing. She urges all to take dance lessons. “People want to see singer moving in the stage,” she emphasized.

Her show in Yerevan is expected to a mixture of choreography and songs performed in three languages: English, Russian and Armenian.

“I last visited Armenia when I was four. Now I would be glad to see my relatives here,” she added.

In ten years a young Armenian dancer plans to become a head of Ukraine’s pole dance federation and owner of many pole dance schools around the world . “I think in 10 years I will be a mother, wife and a happy person,” she concluded.