australian cheerleaders have been told today to give up their midriffs under calls by netball australia , as they believed it encourages players to be self - satisfied . nerine cooper , head of sports australia , told the sunday telegraph , " we don ' t want girls to feel under pressure to losing weight because of uniforms . " julia ince , chair of nrl professional dancers , disagreed . " it ' s funny like , if the theory is that a midriff is appropriate , then every dance school and athletics club would receive the same constraint , " she said . the prohibition will affect about 150 teams registered with gymnastics australia .
Lisa Ince is the chief of Sydney Professional Dancers.