Mikey Madison reveals she underwent 'intensive' lap dancing training for Anora role
Actress Mikey Madison underwent 'intensive' lap dancing training to play a stripper in Oscar-nominated movie 'Anora'.
Mikey Madison had “intensive” lap dancing training for her role in ‘Anora’.
The 25-year-old actress portrays the titular stripper in director Sean Baker’s dark romantic comedy and she enjoyed the “challenge” of her dancing scenes.
She told Britain’s HELLO! magazine: “I had to learn how to give lap dances and do pole tricks. I even helped choreograph a striptease dance that Ani does for Ivan.
“All of that was based on the intensive training I did so I’d be able to give a lap dance from start to finish…
“I’m not a dancer at all, so it was great to challenge myself. The choreographer taught me how to dance like a real erotic dancer.
“That was helpful in terms of physicality and sensuality, how I’d carry myself and walk in heels.”
Mikey hailed her research for the role a very “meaningful experience”.
She explained: “It was a meaningful experience, getting to know and understand the sex work community.
“I spoke to some incredible consultants who were able to breathe a lot of honesty and life into Ani and I was able to integrate what I learned into the film.
“So stepping into her shoes – her pleasers, to be literal - was really fun.”
