剑桥大学教学生跳钢管舞减压-英语点津

剑桥大学联合会日前证实，为缓解考试压力，该校将开设钢管舞课程。

钢管舞课程的授课地点将设在剑桥大学赫赫有名的“蓝厅”。英国前首相温斯顿·丘吉尔和前大主教德斯蒙德·图图都曾在“蓝厅”发表演说。课程将于4月25日下午6时开始，剑桥大学联合会会员价仅为每小时2英镑，目前只接受没有学习过钢管舞的女学员。课程负责人表示，开设该课程是为了身心健康，减轻学生压力，而与性无关。

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.

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)

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)