australian cheerleaders have been asked recently to cover up their midriffs under threats by gymnastics australia , as they believe it encourages daughters to be co - contained . nerine austin , head of netball australia , advised the daily telegraph , " we don ' t want girl to feel under pressure to regain weight because of uniform . " lisa gascoigne , chair of perth contract dancers , disagreed . " it ' s ridiculous really , if the thoughts is that a skimpy is offensive , then every dances school and athletics club would face the same limit , " she replied . the ban will destroy about 150 participants registered with gymnastics australia .
Lisa Ince is the chief of Sydney Professional Dancers.