I’ve seen some incredible stunts before, performed against jaw-dropping backgrounds but this one might just take the cake … in the best and most elegant way possible.

Victoria Dauberville is a French dancer and choreographer. She just pulled off an incredible stunt for her 277,000 followers on Instagram. Victoria can be seen dancing on the bow of a Ponant expedition ship in Antarctica with icebergs floating around her (see embedded video below). Victoria appropriately captioned her video: White Heaven ❄️


She gave a shoutout and tagged those involved: “Special thanks to the Team for bringing this vision to life @arthur_tollet @malobessec @garnigarns 🎥 @forgetmat.”  And she posted another video, shot from a different perspective:

I took a closer look at @forgetmat’s account and found one of his posts on their trip, where I learned that it took place in Antarctica and on the Ponant Le Boréal ship. Mathieu Forget, also a dancer and photographer, wrote: “Antarctica Diary: Chapter 1 🧊

After two and a half years dedicated to the world of sports, I’m ready to turn to a page blanche—a blank page ◻️ That’s why I’ve set my sights on Antarctica, a place of raw beauty and endless possibilities 👊🏼 This journey, in collaboration with @ponant Le Boréal, is a chance to challenge myself, rethink how I see the world, and explore photography and film in their purest forms 📸 I want to step away from human-made structures and connect with untouched, natural materials, to recharge, and write a new artistic chapter ❄️💙✨ Follow the journey on my IG story and Highlight that started in Ushuaïa and South Georgia.”

 

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I have to be honest, the videos are so breathtaking, that the first thing I thought when I saw them (and perhaps you did, too) was that they were made using Artificial Intelligence. However, both Victoria and Mathieu wrote: PS: No AI was used for this video.

I believe that after seeing some of their other work and these comments from a couple of friends:

@Mylifesatravelmovie: Legendary! And I thought I was cool for wearing gowns each time in Antarctica! 👏👏👏
@Asenseofhuber: So unique!!

However, one comment I would love to see answered is this:

Cait: What safety measures were in place for this to be pulled off? This is very impressive. I feel it puts a talented performer in career ending danger though.

I’m not sure how long I would last if I fell into the freezing cold waters of Antartica but I asked ChatGPT and their answer indicated that the time you could survive is surprisingly much longer than I would have thought:

“The amount of time a person can last in freezing cold Antarctic water depends on a number of factors, including body composition, clothing, physical fitness, and acclimatization. However, in general, water temperatures in Antarctica hover around or just below freezing, typically between 28°F (-2°C) and 32°F (0°C). In these cold conditions, hypothermia sets in rapidly. The body loses heat much faster in water than in air, so survival time in freezing water can be as little as 15 to 45 minutes for an unprotected person.”

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