# @kristimakusha on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DcglLmDMWup
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/69851070-kristimakusha-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/c04a32cc73.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-08-26T15:58:49.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Kristina Makushenko (@kristimakusha) — https://gondola.cc/kristimakusha

## Caption

DANCING IN THE OCEAN 🐠 🌊
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I can finally say it: I’ve officially made the transformation from the pool to the ocean.
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🪼 It took me one full month of freediving from shore everyday, swimming far out, fighting logistics, and figuring out how to film myself completely on my own — because that’s how I’ve always created my videos in the pool.
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🪼 And this video? You have NO idea how many hours I spent fighting the strongest currents in South Florida, while the visibility could completely change within 30 minutes. 😅
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But the hardest part? Buoyancy.
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🪼In the pool, I know exactly how my body moves. In the ocean, everything is constantly moving. I had to teach myself to exhale more to stay on the bottom and engage my entire body differently just to hit the movements the way I wanted.
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And then there are the neighbors… 🦈😂
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🪼 I may be dance-blinded, but I still have to keep one eye on my surroundings because stingrays, sharks, tarpons and barracudas are constantly cruising around me.
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So yes… after years of calling the pool my studio, I can finally say I’ve officially moved to the ocean. 🌊
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🪼I’ll always love my pool, but living in Miami and having this entire ocean as my playground… it would be a shame not to create here.
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So this is just the beginning. 🩵
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#Underwater #dance #ocean #mermaid #underwaterdance
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( underwater, dance, mermaid, art, Underwater Dancer, underwater dance, ocean, ocean dance, ocean life, artist, underwater video, underwater videography, underwater model, mermaid life )

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## Tags

ocean, mermaid, underwater, dance, underwaterdance

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