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Why pole dancing should be classed as a sport
For the first time, the Global Association of International Sports Federation (GAISF) has granted pole dancing 鈥渙bserver status鈥�, meaning it is now provisionally recognised as a sport. But can pole fitness ever be detached from its roots inside of strip clubs? Should it be?
Pole dancer Katie Coates from the International Pole Sports Federation & Kath Woodward, a Sociology Professor at the Open University make the case.
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