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Radio 4,5 mins

Why pole dancing should be classed as a sport

Woman's Hour

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For the first time, the Global Association of International Sports Federation (GAISF) has granted pole dancing “observer status”, 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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