Marching Band a Sport? It takes many hours for band members to memorize the drill for the halftime shows. So should marching band be considered a sport? Marching Band is by definition a sport by the Oxford Dictionary. The definition of a sport is an activity involving physical exertion and skill which an individual or team competes against other or others for entertainment.…
But that’s just what dancing is, a performance, not a sport.” Although, dancers work very hard and do very strenuous things, all they are, are performers. He also mentions that dance competitions, do not classify dance as a sport because they “don’t fit the requirements…
Body Fitness Program By steve carve Nov 10, 2013 Body fitness is one of the most important essentials of our life. Someone has truly said that health is wealth. We can give our best only when we are at our best. A healthy body leads to healthy mind and soul.…
"Let's go generals let's go!" What do you think of cheerleading not being a sport? Then get your Pom Poms and come along. They keep the crowd going, I would definitely not enjoy football games without them. The first cheer squad started in 1898.…
Picture this, it’s a lovely Friday night and you decide to attend your school varsity football game. You walk along the bleachers and see the cheerleaders cheering on their team, you think nothing of it. But when the question arises whether or not cheerleading is a sport, you think of the cheerleaders on the sidelines, but don’t look at it competitively. Now, I am here to answer the question: Why is cheerleading considered a sport? Cheerleading is often seen not as a sport for a couple of reasons: commonly, it is viewed more as a supportive activity for other sports that focus on leading cheers and boosting crowd engagement.…
In high school, you see the soccer players, the football players, the track team and many other sports teams on the football field. On the court you see volleyball players and basketball players playing as "sports teams", but you never hear of the other team in their bows and skirts being referred to as a sports team. That's because cheerleading hasn't made its way to be a sport yet. While people might think that they don't compete or that they just yell and smile, they do much more like competing, supporting, jumping, tumbling, stunting and so many other things. Cheerleaders deserve the right to have their activity made a sport because they meet the criteria of the definition of sport, they're very similar to other athletes, and they're required to meet the same expectations as every other sports team.…
Cheerleading as a Sport Sport, an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment. Over 400,000 girls and boys are involved in cheerleading in the United States. With this large amount of people participating, a major controversy is brought into question, is cheerleading a sport? Susan Loomis, National Federation of of State High School Associations member, says, “Number one reason the cheerleaders are there is to support that football and basketball team (Drevitch)” Many opinions have been made on the topic.…
Is Cheerleading a Sport or Just an Activity? Did you know that 25% of the money spent on student sport injuries in 2005 where from cheerleading? This shows that it is very dangerous just like other sports. Cheer is a sport where you learn dance routines and cheers.…
When people hear the word “cheerleader” I am sure most would think of little, skimpy girls running around high schools with their nose in the air. Which is such a jaded, misleading conception. This is exactly why people think negatively about cheerleading. Cheerleading is more than what it looks like, that is why it is a sport.…
There has been a debate for many years about cheerleading being a sport. In my opinion, cheerleading is a sport. Imagine throwing 100+ pounds of body weight in the air and having no choice but to catch it every single time, holding a person in the air while they are pulling body positions, and jumping in positions that you aren’t used to being in. That’s not even half of what cheerleading is. If you don’t consider that a sport, then hopefully I can give you some insight why me along with many others around the nation consider cheer a sport.…
Dancing and sports are fun activities that have been practiced for centuries around the world. The Oxford Dictionary defines a sport as, “an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment”. By using this definition, many would consider dance to be named a sport. However, society labels all dance styles as a club or extracurricular activity. At first glance, dancers would say dance should be named a sport.…
Dance is a common theme in every culture. It doesn’t require a specific language in order to be understood and can be interpreted in many different ways. However, this subjective point of view can also make it being difficult to convey a specific theme. By combining aspects of music and visual art I can more easily define what emotions and theme I conveying during my performance. Physics must also be taken into account when choreographing.…
Best summed up by an article from the Tab, “There is nothing like being on a dance team. It is one of those things – you can only fully comprehend it if you’re a part of one.” (Pandey,Secrets Everyone In A Dance Team Knows,The Tab) there are so many things that many people outside of the team do not know. Some people think it is easy and that we barely do anything, others are more knowledgeable, but will never truly understand. If you are contemplating trying out for the dance team you have a few things to learn or if you are part of the student body you also have a few things to learn. Dance is a hard sport and being a dancer you put in a lot of blood, sweat and tears to be out on the field or court for about two minutes.…
Dance deserves to be a sport because it is physically exhausting, you work as a team, and you compete for entertainment. Dance is also tiring and it is unfair not to call it a sport. Dance takes a lot of energy and most people think it's just a game of memory. If dance was only a game of memory and not energy consuming why can it help you…
Dance could also be labelled as therapy as for many people dancing is just fun. For those, especially with disabilities or special needs dance can calm them and de-stress them. Dance can also bring benefits to the mind and intellectual capabilities, as there have been several studies to prove that dance can prevent a person’s chances of getting dementia. This is because dance requires a lot of mental input, and requires a person to have a good memory. Very unlike the stigmatism surrounding dancers that they must be a little bit dull, and never performed well in school.…