劍橋大學聯合會日前證實，為緩解考試壓力，該校將開設鋼管舞課程。
鋼管舞課程的授課地點將設在劍橋大學赫赫有名的“藍廳”。英國前首相溫斯頓·丘吉爾和前大主教德斯蒙德·圖圖都曾在“藍廳”發(fā)表演說。課程將于4月25日下午6時開始，劍橋大學聯合會會員價僅為每小時2英鎊，目前只接受沒有學習過鋼管舞的女學員。課程負責人表示，開設該課程是為了身心健康，減輕學生壓力，而與性無關。
Cambridge students 'to get pole dancing lessons to combat stress'
Cambridge students are to receive pole dancing classes to help combat summer exam stress, Cambridge Union Society officers have confirmed.
Lessons will take in the Blue Room of the historic Union building, more commonly used as the venue for debates among venerable statesmen including Winston Churchill and former Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
It is the first time private pole dancing lessons have been offered by a Cambridge University society, and will cost just ￡2 an hour for Union members.
Four "pole-fitness" sessions, starting on April 25 at 6pm, are currently confirmed and advertised as being for women only, with no experience necessary.
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It is the first time private pole dancing lessons have been offered by a Cambridge University society, and will cost just ￡2 an hour for Union members.（Agencies)
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Juan de Francisco, the Union Ents Officer responsible for arranging the saucy dance classes, admitted they could attract controversy, but were intended as "harmless fun".
He said: "The classes are for fitness and well-being, and are not intended to be sexual. "
"High heels are actually discouraged - the instructor has told me that attendees should wear trainers or go bare-foot. "
"The idea actually wasn't mine - it was suggested to me by a female member of the Union who takes classes by the same instructor. "
"I then went to the Ents Committee and asked for their opinions. I only received responses from the female members of the Committee."
Newly-elected Juan, promised "to turn the Union into a fun refuge during a tough exam term" and said the classes could help with work-related stress.
The Union already offers weekly yoga and pilates classes which non-members can join for a ￡6 fee.
(Agencies)
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