Pole Dancing Aims for London Olympics Recognition
- Petition out to change ‘people’s pre-conceived ideas’ at 2012 Games
Wednesday, 24th February 2010
POLE-DANCERS hope to get their event recognised as a sport in time to appear at the 2012 London Olympics.
“After a great deal of feedback from the pole-dance community, many of us have decided that it’s about time pole fitness is recognized as a competitive sport,” said leading British pole dancer KT Coates, whose Vertical Dance organisation is running a petition on the issue.
“What better way for recognition than to be part of the 2012 Olympics held in London?”
There is no chance that pole dancing would appear as a part of the main Olympics, but the International Olympic Committee does allow fringe sports space as exhibition events.
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Those pre-conceptions relate to pole-dancing’s origins in sleazy strip clubs, but pole-dancing has branched out in different directions over the years.
See the full article from “LondonNet”
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