Dance Is A Sport
“So, what sports are you involved in?” “Oh, well I dance.” “That doesn’t count, dance isn’t even a sport.” “Um. . . actually, yeah, it is. So. . .”
To any dancer, this has most likely happened numerous times, not to mention the occasional interruption of conversations in the school halls to say dance isn’t a sport.
“I mean, it doesn’t it doesn’t even use a ball, so it can’t be a sport, right?”
“It’s not even similar to other sports, so it can’t be one.” But, it is. By definition, actually. I believe dance is a sport because it meets the definition of a sport, and has lots of similar qualities to other ‘typical’ sports (such as basketball or baseball).
sport
/spôrt/
noun an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an …show more content…
Yes. According to my, and many others, most trustworthy source -- Google. Now, this alone could never make any type of argument, without an explanation.
Start by breaking down the definition: ‘an activity involving physical exertion. . .’ Now in English: an activity that takes effort, or work. Speaking with first-hand experience, dance is not a sport for the weak. And you can take my word for that. Kick lines, turns, toe-touches and firebirds, though us dancers may make them look easy, are not.
To continue on with the definition: ‘. . . and skill . . .’ this one hardly needs to be debated on. How many non-dancers do you know that can do 4 turns in a row, or slide down in the splits at any time of the day, or even do a proper kick line. I’m betting your answer is not many, which only proves dancers need and have certain skills.
The last part of the trusty, Google definition is: ‘in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment.’ Duh. That’s the reason dancers have to go to class, just like a basketball player would go to practice. You have to be ready when you compete, which, in case you were unaware, we do. Dancers are known to be competitive, you
To any dancer, this has most likely happened numerous times, not to mention the occasional interruption of conversations in the school halls to say dance isn’t a sport.
“I mean, it doesn’t it doesn’t even use a ball, so it can’t be a sport, right?”
“It’s not even similar to other sports, so it can’t be one.” But, it is. By definition, actually. I believe dance is a sport because it meets the definition of a sport, and has lots of similar qualities to other ‘typical’ sports (such as basketball or baseball).
sport
/spôrt/
noun an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an …show more content…
Yes. According to my, and many others, most trustworthy source -- Google. Now, this alone could never make any type of argument, without an explanation.
Start by breaking down the definition: ‘an activity involving physical exertion. . .’ Now in English: an activity that takes effort, or work. Speaking with first-hand experience, dance is not a sport for the weak. And you can take my word for that. Kick lines, turns, toe-touches and firebirds, though us dancers may make them look easy, are not.
To continue on with the definition: ‘. . . and skill . . .’ this one hardly needs to be debated on. How many non-dancers do you know that can do 4 turns in a row, or slide down in the splits at any time of the day, or even do a proper kick line. I’m betting your answer is not many, which only proves dancers need and have certain skills.
The last part of the trusty, Google definition is: ‘in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment.’ Duh. That’s the reason dancers have to go to class, just like a basketball player would go to practice. You have to be ready when you compete, which, in case you were unaware, we do. Dancers are known to be competitive, you