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Pole dancing pushes bid as Olympic sport
cbsnews.com ^
| December 2, 2011
| Stephen Smith
Posted on 12/06/2011 10:19:35 AM PST by Scythian
The criteria for being considered a new Olympic sport is certainly evolving.
In 2009, the IOC deemed golf, rugby and women's boxing as worthy additions - but popular sports such as baseball, softball and karate were nixed.
Now another "sport" is staking its claim as Olympic caliber - pole dancing.
The campaign to get pole dancing into the Games has been in the works for a couple of years. But now, according to the Washington Post, the Pole Fitness Association and other like-minded groups are circulating petitions to get the dance form in the 2012 London Games.
Pole dancing may conjure up images of strip clubs but these days it's more about health clubs. The sensual dance is now commonly called "pole fitness" or "vertical dance" and according to the AFP, there are more than 500 pole dancing fitness studios across the U.S. Indeed, serious pole dancers arguably have athletic chops similar to some Olympic gymnasts.
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KEYWORDS: laz; poledancing
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posted on
12/06/2011 10:19:42 AM PST
by
Scythian
To: Scythian
Oh, I know some Poles who will get pretty excited about this!
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posted on
12/06/2011 10:22:02 AM PST
by
Kenton
(At the heart of liberal thought is the arrogant self-delusion of Enlightenment.)
To: Scythian
With tremendous support from the acey-deucey and chug-a-lug caucuses, of course.
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posted on
12/06/2011 10:22:11 AM PST
by
righttackle44
(I may not be much, but I raised a United States Marine)
To: Scythian
Gee. What’s next? Ironing? That’s a hot one!
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posted on
12/06/2011 10:24:06 AM PST
by
RexBeach
To: RexBeach
Video games will be next.
You’ll have a gold medal in the physical version, and a gold medal in the video version.
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posted on
12/06/2011 10:25:53 AM PST
by
Brookhaven
(The media is throwing smoke bombs at Cain and claiming the smoke is proof of fire)
To: Scythian
Heh,
This question was asked in a Married With Children episode; had to do with banner dancing being an olympic sport and pole dancing is not.
6
posted on
12/06/2011 10:28:04 AM PST
by
RJS1950
(The democrats are the "enemies foreign and domestic" cited in the federal oath)
To: Scythian
The winner is the one with the highest total value stuffed in her g-string, not necessarily the most bills. A very important distinction in the Olympics.
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posted on
12/06/2011 10:28:53 AM PST
by
Spruce
(I will never vote for Mitt Romney. And nothing will change that.)
To: Scythian
Yet another reason to NOT watch the olympics...
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posted on
12/06/2011 10:29:22 AM PST
by
Responsibility2nd
(NO LIBS! This means liberals AND libertarians (same thing) NO LIBS!)
To: Responsibility2nd
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posted on
12/06/2011 10:30:53 AM PST
by
RushIsMyTeddyBear
(A MUST WATCH: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=KeOLurcQaqI)
To: Scythian
Pole dancing?.....oh, that’s why Barney Frank is retiring.
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posted on
12/06/2011 10:31:05 AM PST
by
blueunicorn6
("A crack shot and a good dancer")
To: righttackle44
Olympic Muff-Diving Teams go back half a century, at least!
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posted on
12/06/2011 10:31:49 AM PST
by
headsonpikes
(Mass murder and cannibalism are the twin sacraments of socialism - "Who-whom?"-Lenin)
To: Responsibility2nd
What about Hula Dancing? That should be an Olympic sport too.
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posted on
12/06/2011 10:31:58 AM PST
by
Responsibility2nd
(NO LIBS! This means liberals AND libertarians (same thing) NO LIBS!)
To: Responsibility2nd
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posted on
12/06/2011 10:31:58 AM PST
by
Thunder90
(Fighting for truth and the American way... http://citizensfortruthandtheamericanway.blogspot.com/)
To: Responsibility2nd
To: RJS1950
They should really get back to the basics.
The “original” Olympic sports were all individual events that had some military application: running, jumping, swiming, throwing (javlin, discus, hammer), wrestling, boxing, and archery.
There is no military application for dancing (or playing basketball for that matter).
If they stayed with that criteria it would still be intersting, but the Olympics have become so bloated with events that it’s not even worth watching anymore.
To: Thunder90
Oh.... I’ve got more. You better log off now....
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posted on
12/06/2011 10:36:13 AM PST
by
Responsibility2nd
(NO LIBS! This means liberals AND libertarians (same thing) NO LIBS!)
To: Thunder90
Olympic Pole Dancing.
Hillary Approves!
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posted on
12/06/2011 10:37:03 AM PST
by
Responsibility2nd
(NO LIBS! This means liberals AND libertarians (same thing) NO LIBS!)
To: Brookhaven
” the Olympics have become so bloated with events that its not even worth watching anymore.”
I very much agree. I used to love watching the Olympics as a kid. The only things I'll watch anymore are the track and field events, and the swimming races. I'm sure it's only a matter of time before they'll include bocce ball.
To: Scythian
Once the gays push for it approval will be almost instantaneous.
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posted on
12/06/2011 10:42:47 AM PST
by
Iron Munro
("Don't pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you." John Steinbeck)
To: Scythian
i wanna be a judge...just sayin’
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posted on
12/06/2011 10:43:01 AM PST
by
camle
(keep an open mind and someone will fill it full of something for you)
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