Competitive Dance: Yes, It Is a Sport

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I have been dancing since age 5; it is tougher than many believe. Learning dance is like learning another language! I know what you are thinking…dance is not a sport it is an art. Truth is the definition of sport is “an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature” Dictionary.com. Competitive Dance takes at least 10 hours of practice each week, sometimes even more. Want to know more about this sport?

Dance competitions are separated into categories, age divisions, amount of kids in the dance and level. Some of the categories include tap, contemporary, acro, ballet, jazz, hip-hop, lyrical, open and pointe. Open is a category, which includes a mixture of some other categories such as lyrical/acro. Age divisions include Petite (5-8), Junior (9-12), Teen (13-15), Senior (16-19) and Adult (20+). The number of dancers can change the type of dance it is. One person is a solo, duo is two, trio is three, small groups are four to nine people, large groups 10-19 people, line 20-24 people, and production 25 plus people. Levels are divided into three l...

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