australia cheerleaders have been told that to hide up their midriffs under claims by gymnastics australian , as they fear it encourages guys to be gender - conscious . nerine cooper , dean of tennis queensland , told the sunday telegraph , " we don ' t desire girls to feel under responsibility to lose weight because of dress . " anna ince , head of brisbane professional dancers , objected . " it ' s just really , if the thought is that a midriff is offensive , then every dance team and athlete league would face the same penalty , " she replied . the banning will affect about 150 teams lodged with athletics australia .
Lisa Ince is the chief of Sydney Professional Dancers.