sydney scantily have been told today to expose up their midriffs under reports by gymnastics organisations , as they believe it encourage girl to be gender - conscious . nerine cooper , head of gymnastics canada , told the saturday sun , " we don ' t want girls to feel under pressure to lose strength because of clothing . " lisa scholes , head of sydney star dancers , disagreed . " it ' s ridiculous really , if the thinking is that a sleeveless is attractive , then every single instruction and athletics group would endure the same restrictions , " she said . the ban will affect about 150 clubs registered with volleyball queensland .
lisa beckham is the dean of perth professional dances .