Next Olympic Sport: Pole Dancing
If you’ve even been to at least one good strip bar (and you know you have), you know that pole dancing can get pretty intense. Well it’s not just for crack whores any more. One Japanese pole dancer wants to prove that her twenty-five hours of weekly training and blister covered hands deserve attention from someone other than leering pervs. She’s one of many who are now supporting pole dancing as the next official Olympic sport.
What was once considered taboo has suddenly attracted thousands of practitioners who strive to perfect an art form previously known only to tawdry strip clubs. The founder of the International Pole Dancing Fitness Association, the sport’s mother-ship organization, stated, “There will be a day when the Olympics see pole dancing as a sport. The Olympic community needs to acknowledge the number of people doing pole fitness now.” The organization is targeting the 2012 Olympic Games as the first to include.
One of Finland’s most renown pole dance teachers compares the sport to skateboarding or snowboarding, two popular Olympic events despite somewhat controversial beginnings. However, some pole dancers fear that the sexy side of the dance will be lost if it becomes a legitimate sport (Pole Dancing Olympic Scores: Skill- 9/Sex Appeal- 4). One thing is for true, it will be a whore of a different color without the stilettos and thongs.
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