Why Is Dance Considered A Sport Essay

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Anna Rivera
Karen Hiday
English 103
12 October 2017

Is Dance Considered a Sport?

Three laps around the gym, minute long planks, crunches, sit-ups, and push-ups in a matter of thirty minutes. As a dancer, experiencing and realizing the strength that needs to be present in order for an athlete to grow is vital. We go through long hours of choreography sessions, pain and strain on our bodies, and vigorous training. Many people will disagree on the status of if dance is a sport or not. Well, what makes a sport a sport?
Both Mary – Elizabeth Esquibel, in her article “Why Dance Will Always Be a Sport” and the infographic entitled “Is Dance a Sport?” attack this controversial dilemma. Even though these arguments use different formats, they use …show more content…

Some may say that this is opinionated since it mentions the fact of activity pursued for “pleasure”. But what about the exercise, the physical makeup that is necessary for any individual sport, and the hard work and dedication put into it? From the looks of it that way, any sport should be considered a sport. Esquibel uses her opening sentence of her article as a strong and dramatic effect. She explains that football, basketball, baseball, soccer, and hockey are the essence of sports in America. Everything relates around them. They are always broadcasted on television, and always highlighted on news sites. By trying to get the audience to understand her view, she is somewhat recognizing and siding with other’s views as well. She is not entirely stating that dancers are like all general athletes but the dancing, and effort these dancers put in, is a sport. Mary- Elizabeth also goes on to identify how others try to say that dance isn’t as competitive or how dancers aren’t trying to win over anyone. In fact, that is wrong. Here is an example; the show Dance Moms. In Dance Moms, the group of girls that …show more content…

It starts out but comparing the definitions of both dance and sport side by side. The infographic explains that a sport is “an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment” and that dance is “to move your body in a way that goes with the rhythm and style of music that is being played”. Here they are not trying to compare them with each other but only explain what readers may need to brush up on. The other aspects mentioned in this infographic are time and effort, and skills. The creator wanted not only to illustrate the answer of yes, it is a sport, or no, it is not but also to go more into depth and comparison. The main statement made about time and effort is that the moves and dances we memorize are very challenging and that is what takes all the time and effort. Just like any sport, you need to manage and plan time. Also, if you want to succeed, you must put your all and passion into what you’re trying to achieve. We all know that to be successful in any sport, you need to have the true skills in certain areas. If someone is a cook, you need to have the skills of creativity and tastefulness and to be a teacher, you must have the skills of communication and

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