australian cheerleaders have been told today to cover up their midriffs under calls by gymnastics australia , as they hope it spurs them to be gender - contained . nerine cooper , founder of gymnastics tasmania , explained the sunday telegraph , " we don ' t want anyone to feel under pressure to lose weight because of jeans . " rachel blackburn , head of sydney amateur dancers , disagreed . " it ' s ridiculous really , if the thinking is that a midriff is attractive , then everyone dance class and athletics club would faced the same restrictions , " she said . the rule will affect about 150 team registered with gymnastics australian .
Lisa Ince is the chief of Sydney Professional Dancers.