After discussing the focus for our channel and the type of news that we wanted in it I came up with the idea of making a story about pole dancers and what people think about them compared to what this means to them. A lot of people tend to judge and describe pole dancing as something 'slutty.' As part of how people see this sport, people also tend to think of women that do pole dancing as 'the easy thing' 'the sexy ones' and all this adjectives that makes them look or sound like 'sluts' when they are actually not. We want to show people what this means to them and how they make this one of sports that builds the most strength in your body. There has also been attempts to put this sport in the Olympics and there are many associations trying make this a reality, but at the moment is still a no go.
Me and Helen found some pole dance academies that were willing to do this, from which we decided to go with one of them. The one I found is called Bewitched PoleFitness and I got to it thanks to Kym Mumford who works with me as a Student Warden here in Rochester. The one Helen found was thanks to a friend of her that also works with her at Cineworld called Beth. Her academy is called Pole Persona Dance and Fitness. Both of them based in Rochester.
The main idea for our package and for our show in general was to talk about sports that are not very popular or are becoming very popular but are not being taken into account when it comes to broadcasting them on TV.
One of the main questions that emerged while trying to find the angle for our piece was wether pole dancing was a sport or not and if it should be included as and Olympic sport. A very good article from the Huffington Post talks in depth of what some important celebrities of the sport say and believe should be done
Pole dancing has evolved over the last decade, becoming a popular workout and an organized gymnastic competition. So is it time for it to become an official Olympic sport?
In the last week, the International Pole Sports Federation instituted some new rules to help get it there. On HuffPost Live Friday, a group of pole dancing enthusiasts and national champions came together to discuss whether the sport's athletes should be allowed to compete on the world stage.
Sergia Louis Anderson, the 2013 U.S. National Pole Championships winner, said that while she defines herself more as an artist, she thinks those who want to see pole dancing in the Olympics have a great argument.
Amy Guion, co-founder of the Pole Sport Organization, and Fawnia Dietrich, owner of Pole Fitness Studio in Las Vegas, agreed.
For our piece we are set to talk about whether pole dancing is considered a sport or not and the views of becoming an olympic one. Our main character for this piece is Angie, the instructor of the Pole Dancing Academy. She told us she is a mom and after having both her kids she wanted to lose weight but didn't engage that much with the gym, so she tried pole dancing and in a couple years became a professional. She is accredited as an instructor and has trained some important people such as:
Estee Zakur (US Pole Dance Federation (USPDF) 2010 2nd place & Miss trixter )
Karol Helms (USPDF East Coast Champion 2009 & USPDF Miss Sexy 2010)
Alethea Austin (USPDF Champion 2010)
Pantera Blacksmith (USA & world famous pole dancer)
Sally Ann Giles (Multi-
Josiah Grant (aka BadAzz one of the top male pole dancers in the USA)
If you wanna find out more about this centre visit the website www.polepersona.co.uk
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