australian cheerleaders have been told today to expose up their midriffs under threats by gymnastics australia , as they consider it promotes girl to be under - conscious . nerine cooper , head of gymnastics australia , asked the sunday star , " we don ' t wanted girls to feel under influence to lose weight because of jeans . " julia ince , head of sydney professional dancers , disagreed . " it ' s unbelievable really , if the thinking is that a midriff is offensive , then a dance department and athletics club would face the same restrictions , " she said . the banned will affect about 150 people registered with gymnastics act .
Lisa Ince is the chief of Sydney Professional Dancers.