Dance is a sport and an art. amirite?

it's an art, but most definitely not a sport.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

How is it not a sport?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

There's no competing going on if it's an art, and if there is, it's not an art. You can't have it both ways.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

What about art competitions? Like, when people enter their paintings and such into a competition?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Oh snap, you got me! (I hope you aren't serious though)

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Just an art, I think. There are more criteria necessary for a sport, I think, than just whether it's physically demanding.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

uhmm YES YOU CAN. Dancing can be in musicals (and musicals/plays are most definitely in the fine arts), it can be used to show a story, or the emotion put into a dance is an art. I'd also like to see you do all the things professional dancers out there do. Definition of Sport:an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature OFTEN. Not always. There are also 2 sides of dance that fit both art and sport (if you want to think of it in the way of competing) There are the people who dance because they love it, not sports, just an art, and there are people who compete in competition.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

That's ONE definition of a sport, but the definition of a sport is objective. I personally don't think dancing is a sport, I think you have to be competing head to head with another person or team, that obviously doesn't happen in dance.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Actually dancing does have competitions where they are "competing head to head". Get your facts straight before you come to conclusions.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

As in a dance off? Are you talking individually or team wise?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Well, you compete both ways. My studio competes as a team, and then there are solos...

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Well let me address team dance offs. Obviously you need to go in with a gameplan because everyone needs to be in sync. So really, you aren't reacting to what the other team does, it's just back and forth. (Correct me if I'm wrong)

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I am not trying to start any sort of fight because everyone has their own opinion. But, I am on a company dance team and we go head to head competing against other dance teams.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

And are your numbers pre-determined? (Or at least a majority it it?)

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Yes! They are! But in football and soccer, don't they have game plans? So that to me is considered pre-determined

by Anonymous 13 years ago

In football, there are plays, but there are half a dozen directions the plays can go. The quarterback or running back has to make a decision mid-play. In soccer, there's nothing nearly that specific.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

So I sorta am understanding what you are saying... But the thing is... You're sorta intending that all sports havevyo be the same to be a sport. Can't you have different varieties of sports? Well I guess if everyone had the same opinion, the world would be pretty miserable...(:

by Anonymous 13 years ago

You can have different sports, I just don't think you can have your whole game/competition rehearsed for it to be a sport. I'm not putting down dance, I respect it a lot. I just don't think it's a "sport".

by Anonymous 13 years ago

So is track a sport? What about swimming? Hmm? You're not exactly going head to head in those either... And what about break dancing? That's done in competition ALL the time and you don't necessarily have a routine mapped out. And how can you say that it isn't soo physically demanding if you've never done it? Once you've put on a pair of POINTE SHOES and dance a 2 act ballet, then you can talk. Right now? Notsomuch

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Actually I have danced before, just not competitively. I've been in 2 musicals and had to dance a lot. Don't assume.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Well I guess that's your own opinion, which is what amirite's all about(: When you think of it that way, I guess it would be like that (but there are studios out there that compete against each other trying to out do each other, just like a baseball team would, not on the same level though)

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I agree, 100%. I used to compete in dance competitions, with rules and all, just like any other sport, against different studios. It can also be an art because you express yourself and you can do it in plays/musicals. (like lyricalove mentioned)

by Anonymous 13 years ago

But even in a competition, your dance routines are pre-rehearsed. I think sports should require spontaneous, direct interaction.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

There are other sports beside dance that are pre-rehearsed (diving, and gymnastics for example) But if you believe sports should be spontaneous, then thats your personal opinion and I'm not going to bug you into changing it. :)

by Anonymous 13 years ago

You're not bugging me; am I bugging you? You have a fair point that diving and gymnastics are certainly sports yet both involve pre-rehearsal.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

No not at all, I just know some people get super defensive about their opinions and pretty much try to force them down others throats. So I'm just letting you know I'm not going to pester you into beliveing the same things I do. :)

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I think a lot of people just want to defend dance because, for one: it does require a lot of physical work (and mental not to mention), and when people use it for PE credits, or as a career, people will become defensive. Saying it's not a sport makes serious dancers offended, like you think they don't work as hard as other athletes. I know that's not what you're trying to say, but that's just why people start going crazy(: and it can be spontaneous. In a dance off (an improv one at that)

by Anonymous 13 years ago

So you think you can dance? Dancing with the stars..both competitions, and both displaying dance in an art form in my opinion

by Anonymous 13 years ago

BAHAHAHA! Are you saying the people on Dancing with the Stars are participating in a sport?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I'm saying their competing, which is a part of sports

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Just because you compete doesn't mean it's a sport

by Anonymous 13 years ago

It's a good thing we are able to have our own opinion on things no matter how different they may be. And I don't mean that in a sarcastic way.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Lawl. An argument for no really good reason jk :P

by Anonymous 13 years ago

dance is THE toughest profession in the world...physically and mentally. who cares if its a sport or not...we're gonna kick your ass one way or another--yes we do compete against other school in competitions and against other people for jobs and yes it is an art form...you can do both and if your saying it doesnt count because the dances are rehearsed you could also say that a pole vaulter rehearses their technique before a jump enough said

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Amen!

by Anonymous 13 years ago

It's an aesthetic sport if anything. It competive but not as competive as football and the likes. How often do you see someone gambling on a dance competion.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

i am in colorguard, so there is dance involved, and I definitely agree. It bothers us when people state marching band is not a sport. Just like dance, there is alot of mental and physical exertion.. you have to depend on others as much as yourself in order to win and/or make it a good show.. Just like any other sport

by Anonymous 13 years ago

UGH I know! I hate it when our drill team or football team or cheerleaders are like "OH marching band is so easy! Y'all are nerds and it requires no physical activity" LIE. You have to keep you're head in the show and to march correctly, you have to be in physical condition, or else it's sloppy. And our cheerleaders/drill team girls aren't outside in the heat for like 5 hours. More like inside for 3. Color Guard is the hard as well, only it's more dancing that marching, but it's still hard! As for the topic, Dance is a sport.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

THANK you yes. and I love your name! and yeah everything in marching band looks easier than it is. it literally took me a year to learn how to spin rifle (thank god it wasn't in the show!=) and i know how hard it is to roll your feet so your sound isn't choppy.. everything=]

by Anonymous 13 years ago

to me its not a sport. really theres no definition for sport. its definitly an art, but a sport is debatable between opinions.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Gatorade considers dance a sport. And we all know it's an art. And they know their stuff. I dance 10 hours a week, and dance is a hellova lot more of a sport than horseshoes. Everyone please just shut up. :) Over and out.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I think it can be a sport ( if taken seriously in a competative manner; random dancing doesn't really count :P ) and an art ( expressing yourself through music and movement ).

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Figure skating is just the same :) it's just on ice and requires some different physical qualties

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I totally agree. Most definitely dance is an art - a performance art. That's an easy one. But I feel even more strongly about the fact that it should be considered a sport. I don't do any *normal* sports - they are boring to me and honestly not "art-like" enough, if that says anything - but I consider dancing to be my sport. I do not dance competetively, just as an extracurricular class for fun and excercise. So by stubborn definitions, I don't dance as a sport. But honestly, it is just as hard, if not harder, than any sport I've ever played. It requires all of the same skills and more, even if you aren't trying to be better than anyone else. I don't care if dancing doesn't fit all the criteria of the dictionary definition of sports, because it is one.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

69 no ways! My head IS in the gutter. Dance involves a lot of physical strength and commitment, so it's a sport in my book. On a side note, guy dancers are hot and (hopefully) not gay!

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Dance is an art, but not a sport in my opinion. Just because you compete, doesn't mean it's a sport. There are chess competitions, singing competitions, etc. and they're not sports. And it is very tough, and I know dancers have to work very hard but definitely not the *toughest* profession I can think of.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

what do you consider a tough profession then? we train our whole lives buliding up strength, techniques and skills and our career will only last around 10 years generally. I have trained 40 hours a weeks for 13 years (thats roughly 3,900 days of my life) and i will probably dance for less than 7 years because of how injury prone ballet has made me. That will take me to be about 27 yrs old...and then thats it...there is NO other sport (maybe gymnastics/ice skating etc.) that provides the same lifestyle as dance. Also, ballet/dance is one of the lowest paying professions evr...but we do it because we love it...not many other people can say that about their job...

by Anonymous 13 years ago

And It's a cause of great joy. Which, in my opinion, is the most important part.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I don't want to be mean, I just want to state my opinion. Okay, so I dance and I really do believe that it is a sport. I think that you should attempt dance before you say it isn't a sport. It takes determination and commitment. You do compete. That is all. I do not wamt to star an arguement. I just wanted to state my opinion. Thanks, Sudsy =^..^=

by Anonymous 13 years ago