The case for pole dancing in the Olympics

https://www.vox.com/culture/366257/pole-dancing-olympics-sport-sex-work-gymnastics-paris

by zeristor • 2 years ago

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jmclnx• 2 years ago

Calling it pole dancing alone would be a hard sell.

Maybe easier to get this be made into some kind of routine in Gymnastics instead. Like the parallel bars or what ever else is done in Gymnastics.

arresin2• 2 years ago

Synchronised spinning?

79a6ed87• 2 years ago

Where I live, they call it “pole sport” to mark the difference with the dancing (also called “pole exotic”)

Source: I train pole sport

wlesieutre• 2 years ago

Vertical bar?

DiscourseFan• 2 years ago

Yes, but scoring should be based off tips, to keep it authentic

lacy_tinpot• 2 years ago

OG pole based gymnastics is Mallakhamba

arresin2• 2 years ago

I can see this genuinely happening after skateboarding and breakdancing of all things.

Gualdrapo• 2 years ago

Yet they still won't include stuff like skating.

motohagiography• 2 years ago

really why even stop at the dancing.

jemmyw• 2 years ago

If you start thinking deeply enough about any competitive sport then the whole idea is bonkers, so it doesn't really need any justification in my mind. Anything that requires skill and is competitive could be in the Olympics. I can't stand the whole thing anyway. Take it back to amateur hour and then it'd be interesting. Maybe select the competitors for each country randomly on application, that'd be a laugh.

The case for pole dancing in the Olympics

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