I don't think the US Pole Dancing Federation has a chance in heck of getting PD-ing in the Olympics until they change their name to Pole Dancing USA or, for short, PDUSA, pronounced "P-Do-Sa".
http://www.nydailynews.com/lifestyle/2010/02/23/20...
My understanding is that the sport is growing in spite of the lack of a well developed juniors program. There might be some things we can learn from this group.