Pole dancing: Olympic sport?
By Brad on Nov 22, 2008 in SportsCenter, The World, WTF, Weird Stuff | comments(3)
From NBCSports.com:
A pole dancing studio in Salt Lake City has become part of a worldwide movement to get pole dancing considered as an Olympic sport for the 2012 Games in London, KUTV reported Friday.
“It’s automatically assumed it has something to do with stripping,” said Lizz Schofield, owner of Studio Soiree in Sugar House, which is filled with floor-to-ceiling poles. “But it’s not stripping at all.”
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Proponents of “pole fitness,” as it is referred to by some, has caught on in the U.S., Australia and the United Kingdom, Schofield told KUTV.
“This takes grace, fluidity and strength. It’s on par with ice skating and everything else in the Olympics,” said Lorinda Coombs, co-owner of Studio Soiree.
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If it were to become an Olympic sport, I can’t help but think that it could help increase viewership — at least amongst the male demographic.
