In order to be deemed a dancer, a person must maintain exquisite physique and strength. Dancers must go …show more content…
Synonyms include: competitor, contestant, and professional. A dancer is all of those and then some. A dancer is proficient in dance and other forms of exercise. A dancer competes and a dancer can also be a professional. Not only does ‘dancer’ have a similar meaning to ‘athlete’, but ‘dance’ also has a similar meaning to ‘sport’. The dictionary definition of sport is an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment. Dance involves physical exertion. Professional dancers often have nine and a half hour dance days filled with exercise and practice. Dance requires skill to be truly beautiful and technical. A dance can be performed by an individual or team, and also compete against one another for adjudicated placements for entertainment. Many people of status have supported this including Neve Campbell, a Canadian actress. It is argued that “dance is certainly a sport, and they are phenomenal athletes, and they're also artists" (Campbell). In addition to dance being a sport verbatim, it is also a recognized sport. Dance has been a recognized sport by the International Olympics Committee since 1997. The same type of preparations that go into other sports are put into dancing. Traditional sports carry out practices which are followed by a game, as is the case with dance. A rehearsal is carried out, followed by a performance or competition. The argument against dance being a sport is mainly that it is an art form which communicates to people through emotion. It is true that dance is artistic, but it is not the only aspect of