Blood, Sweat, and Tears “A dancer is one of the hardest working athlete, everyone else just simply plays the game.” (Author Unknown) Through-out my dancing career I have been told dance is not a sport. I have to disagree with them. An average dancer practice about six hours each day. Comparing to a professional football player, they practice about four hours each day. That is two hours more of physical work. The reason why society does not think it is a sport because they do not see what goes on behind the curtains. There is blood, sweat, and tears leading up to a performance. I have tried different sports. Volleyball, dance, cheerleading, track, soccer, golf, and yes, even basketball. I believe the toughest sport I have done is dance.
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The athlete will be less likely to receive an injury. Some sports will only stretch for fifteen minutes and begin practicing. In dance, a dancer will stretch for half of the time that they are at the studio, and for being an athlete, I do different movements in my dances, including different kicks. Everyone knows if for he/she is not properly stretched out, they risk serious injuries. All sports will also generally work on couple different muscles in their body. With dance, a dancer needs to keep all of their muscles strong. They need their legs, arms, and core. I spend a lot of my time in practice warming up and strengthening my muscles. Unlike other sports, a runner will most likely be warming up their legs more than another part of their body when they are conditioning …show more content…
Dance can have a continuation of other sports. Meaning, they will include other sports in the routines. Dancers will also include gymnastics in the routines, and sometimes the performer will use a ball in their dance routines. For example, last year one of the dance groups did a basketball dance. Also in sports, the player has a series of movements to perform. The performer will do their movements to the rhythm of the music, and just like a dancer, a volleyball player will have a specific movement of how to spike the ball, set the ball, or even pass the ball. The only difference is that there is no music going with the volleyball player’s movements. Like the other sports, dancers have certain shoes they need to wear, and they have a certain uniform to wear to practice. Dance studios, like the studio I go to, they require black or pink leotard, tights, and a skirt or leggings. There are some studios that are more lenient with what they wear, but it has to be a work out material. This goes for the same for any athlete, in any sport. Just different apparel. Different
The athlete will be less likely to receive an injury. Some sports will only stretch for fifteen minutes and begin practicing. In dance, a dancer will stretch for half of the time that they are at the studio, and for being an athlete, I do different movements in my dances, including different kicks. Everyone knows if for he/she is not properly stretched out, they risk serious injuries. All sports will also generally work on couple different muscles in their body. With dance, a dancer needs to keep all of their muscles strong. They need their legs, arms, and core. I spend a lot of my time in practice warming up and strengthening my muscles. Unlike other sports, a runner will most likely be warming up their legs more than another part of their body when they are conditioning …show more content…
Dance can have a continuation of other sports. Meaning, they will include other sports in the routines. Dancers will also include gymnastics in the routines, and sometimes the performer will use a ball in their dance routines. For example, last year one of the dance groups did a basketball dance. Also in sports, the player has a series of movements to perform. The performer will do their movements to the rhythm of the music, and just like a dancer, a volleyball player will have a specific movement of how to spike the ball, set the ball, or even pass the ball. The only difference is that there is no music going with the volleyball player’s movements. Like the other sports, dancers have certain shoes they need to wear, and they have a certain uniform to wear to practice. Dance studios, like the studio I go to, they require black or pink leotard, tights, and a skirt or leggings. There are some studios that are more lenient with what they wear, but it has to be a work out material. This goes for the same for any athlete, in any sport. Just different apparel. Different