The Importance Of Dance As A Sport

Many athletes and even non athletic people may have had a conversation or argument on whether or not dance is considered a sport. The definition to the word sport is an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment (cite source). People say dancers are not athletic and just about anyone can dance. That is true many people can dance, but there is a lot more to it than that. I am a dancer and I have been for eleven years now, through all months of the year. I think dance is both a sport and an art. Although my opinion may sound bias there is much more to it. Dancers have to have athleticism, strength, flexibility, endurance, emotion, and courage. During an hour
During a performance, especially a group number, when someone goes to the wrong spot or doesn’t do something correctly then you have to be able to read what they are doing to adapt. There are many people out there that will say dance is not a sport. “Real sports have no subjectivity to them. Dance scores can change largely regarding to how a judge feels the day.”, stated someone on debat.org. A reason people don’t see dance as a sport is because there is no official point system. When playing basketball a basket will always be two points (or three, you get the point). In dance, if you pull out a stunt there is no telling how many points that could get you. Also it can depend on the judge and their own personal opinions. Everyone that has ever tried dance could agree that dance is a sport. When you do it with a certain level of intensity. Just like other sports you get out of it what you put into it. There are many levels of dance. Dance can be just for fun, but dance can also be very competitive and you may even go into it professionally. There are many health benefits to dance and there are other sports that dance will help you