That's Right!

I couldn't believe it, but I just heard it, on the NBC evening news. I hope Shabba enters.

Uh, no. It's just an initiative that comes from some pole dancers, and not too many support this idea.

"But some pole dancers worry the sensual side of pole dancing, and its counterculture undertones, would be destroyed in an effort to clean it up for the Olympics. After all, would it really be the same without stilettos, a boozy audience and a red-tinted spotlight? And how do you score for sexiness?

Others ***** old-school pole dancers would be eaten alive by gymnasts, who could easily make the conversion from other apparatuses, circus performers or Chinese acrobats, who have a long tradition of performing aerial tricks.

"I don't need to see pole dancing in the Olympics," said Wendy Traskos, co-founder of the U.S. Pole Dance Federation, which will be hosting its annual U.S. championships next month. "I don't think this is necessarily the path that we need to take, as a sport."

Quoted from this article here:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35524563/ns/world_news-weird_news/

The same article that NBC used and that was aired as the funny note of the night.

Quite Right, Too !!!
Volleyball ???
Not Enough Flesh Showing ???
Disgusting !!!

Can't help thinking someone at Totem had a bright idea about capturing some of the women's aerobics crowd with our stuff but there is no middle ground there either unless we get happy, confident Tease Queens here who show the way. Some of the "rabbit in the spotlight" cards we have don't cut it with women. Leave the olympic pole to the Russians and get on with the happy woman tease we want. Be a leader Totem, in your casting & direction. ahmen !

Ha...I can see the Olympic judging, "points deducted for too lengthy time in spread position"!
Hey, go see Totem for some potential judges! lol

...oh and it's "confident tease & PLEASE queens"!
COMPLETE cards please!

Here's a shot from the '08 games when they were debating whether or not to add it as an event ---

You've got to love those team colours... now which team are they on...?

I couldn't care less as long as I get a ticket up front. Hmm, do judges count the girl's $1 bills after the performance to determine scores?

Yes but more likely they sweep all the bills up, & bale them in a weigh press. That way bales can be conveniently transported by sack truck to the bank ;)

Hum..seems that pole-ish girls like Felix from downUnder just keep popping up.

http://www.polepassion.com/video/comps/27/

I think it's a good idea, but I doubt that it will be much of a contest. From what I've learned about international pole dancing competitions recently, Australia is likely to win gold, sliver and bronze every time. That is assuming that their pole dancing superstars such as Felix Cane, Allegra and Suzie Q enter.

Mind you, by the time it appears as a demonstration sport, perhaps the balance of pole dancing power will have shifted elsewhere ;-)