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LE CATEAU-CAMBRESIS, France (Reuters) -Valeriane Michelini trained as a dancer before opting to tap into the growing demand for stuntwomen and a career of jumping out of helicopters, leaping from buildings and brawling.
Michelini is one of a growing number of women passing through the Campus Univers Cascade (CUC), which bills itself as the world s biggest stunt school, and looking to break into European cinema and Hollywood as a stunt double.
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May 6, 2021 5:21 AM
LE CATEAU-CAMBRESIS, France (Reuters) â Valeriane Michelini trained as a dancer before opting to tap into the growing demand for stuntwomen and a career of jumping out of helicopters, leaping from buildings and brawling.
Michelini is one of a growing number of women passing through the Campus Univers Cascade (CUC), which bills itself as the worldâs biggest stunt school, and looking to break into European cinema and Hollywood as a stunt double.
âIâm used to thriving in a graceful and feminine world,â the 29-year-old said between rounds of simulated fights. âAnd now, Iâm in quite the opposite.â
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Odd News Roundup: Bees in the Netherlands trained to detect COVID-19 infections; Belgian farmer moves border with France by 2 metres and more
They hope the cunning and strategy they learn on the chess board will help them make the leap out of their homes in the slum. How scientists are using a romantic solution to save endangered white abalone White abalone - whose flesh is a delicacy and polished shell is prized as mother of pearl - are threatened with extinction.
Devdiscourse News Desk | Updated: 07-05-2021 02:37 IST | Created: 07-05-2021 02:30 IST
Representative Image Image Credit: Pixabay
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