Dance is considered a sport for some people, and some don't. This research is about the physical and mental benefits of dance. According to the Oxford Dictionaries, dance is, “A series of steps and movements that match the speed and rhythm of a piece of music (2014 Oxford University Press). This research paper will be referring to dance mostly as a sport instead of an art. This essay briefly explains what dance is, and different forms of dance. This essay explains what dance does to benefit you mentally and physically, going into detail of diseases and problems you could prevent or cure with dance.
This first section is based on what dance is. Dance is defined differently by different people. Some people define it as a sport and some people define it as an art. Some people do dance for different reasons. Some people do dance as a sport, others do it as therapy, and others just do it recreationally. According to an article named When will Dancers Be Considered Atheletes, Dance can be done competitively. Dance is extremely beneficial for several reasons. According to When will Dancers be considered athletes, football players found that they had strengthened their ankles and feet, had increased agility, and were less likely to get hurt because of muscle strength after practicing a form of dance named ballet ( Dancers: Artists or Athletes?).
Dance is a difficult sport though. According to Samantha Sobash, dance has no specific seasons. In most sports, there is a season where you compete, and then after the season is over, you train. During that training period most people have a specific amount of time to rest before starting their training again. In dance, since there are no specific seasons, there is no time for the athletes t...
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...ility to move quickly, have quick reactions to any movement, and coordination, which keeps you from falling. Motor and Aerobic fitness both interlock, and are dependent on each other. If you must dance for hours you must have the endurance, but also must keep your speed, coordination, and agility at a certain level to perform correctly (BrianMac Sports Coach, 23rd January 2014.).
In conclusion, dance is overall very good for your body physically, and mentally. Your body needs to do exercise for many reasons. Your body needs a way to release stress in such a way that is healthy, but at the same time enjoyable. You need strong muscles to prevent everyday injuries. You can dance for competitive reasons therapeutic reasons, for recreational means. All types of dance are good for you. Athletes such as football players have found dancing beneficial for their own sport.
By universal definition, "sport" is listed as "an activity involving physical exertion and skill that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often undertaken competitively." Football, basketball, baseball, soccer and other primary activities have always been concretely defined as sports in society. However, one of the most physically demanding activities is constantly forgotten when it comes to the realm of sports- dance. Dance requires a tremendous amount of training and creates an aura of competition in which people compete to be the best, win, and take home the trophy- just like in traditionally accepted sports. These sports, however, do not possess an element of psychological health threats that some competitive dancers unfortunately must account for due to the emphasis placed on physical appearance.
Ballet is an athletic art form that utilizes muscle control, flexibility, and physical strength. It requires extreme discipline from the dancers and takes an extreme amount of mental concentration. This discipline causes dancers to have success throughout life and specifically in academic studies. There are many ways that dance can affect the success of a person’s life; however, there are two in specific that make dancers generally more successful. To begin, ballet causes dancers to be self-motivated workers; dancers cannot rely on others to push them to be better, but must have the drive within themselves.
The words “competitive dance” alone say it all. The whole purpose of dancing at competitions is to compete against other dance teams in order to try and win an award. Without the competition aspect, dance should not be considered a sport. Yes, it is a physical activity that involves a lot of strength and time that needs to be dedicated to it. But without the competitive aspect, it would not be a sport. To be a sport, a team has to compete against another team for the enjoyment and entertainment of others (Sport, 1). This is the goal of any competitive dancer or dance team. For something to be a sport, it specifically needs to be in a competition setting as well as have the purpose behind it of entertaining. People do not go to a football or basketball game to sit there and watch two teams just play an equal and fair game with no activity and no winner. If all games and performances in the sports realm were like this there would be no one there to watch them because they would not be entertaining. With competitive dance, there is always two or more teams or dancers going up against each other to get the win. And a major reason why dancers compete is to entertain, because they love the satisfaction of the crowd being pleased by their performance. “I dance because it feels good. Also, applause,” said Helen Phelan, a freelance dancer
Dance requires a large amount of time in order to be prepared for competitions/showings.You have to be there present ready to go while working your hardest so you won’t let your team down. Personally throughout the week not including weekends, I will typically spend roughly over ten hours practicing. As you can see you need to be very dedicated in dance just like any sport. If you compare dance to any sport like football, dance requires the same work ethic, if not more. “We condition every rehearsal, which includes a six minute plank, three hundred sit ups, fifty burpees, we run laps, and a lot more. We become complete athletes. I have practice for twenty hours a week in order to prepare for the competitions,”. In conclusion dance requires the same commitments as any other sport
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