Competitive dance

controversy on whether cheerleading was a real sport. I’ve always thought of cheerleading as a sport. It’s a sport that involves many types of skills such as you have to work as a team, it’s a very competitive sport, and it requires a lot of physical activity.” Cheerleading is a sport that combines gymnastics, dance, teamwork, bodybuilding and communication. Anybody can throw or kick a ball, but few athletes can do gymnastics stunts cheerleaders can or throw someone up in the air and catch them”…

Cia has to face an interview based on personal questions while the testing candidate is under a truth serum. "Almost immediately I notice the tension leaching out of my muscles." The word tension is a word I can relate to because after a hard day of dance my muscles are stiff and they have a lot of tension in them. Another precise word I can relate to in the text is "Or maybe they were to scared to mention they noticed." The precise word mention relates to me because I always mention important…

Pilates to improve their physical fitness and technique.” (Facts About Dance - Did you know?). Dance is a fun activity, but it is obviously difficult and time consuming. The activity takes hours of training, team effort, and a strong passion for the art. Even though dance may just look cool to some people, it is a dancer’s job to make what they are doing look easy. If there is no motivation or dedication to work, practicing dance would be pointless and no one would improve. Competing and growing…

Thinking of career in Dance? Tens of thousands of children across the United States pursue their passion of dance, some for recreation, while other dancers desire to make a career out of their passion. What types of career opportunities exist for the child that wants to dance professionally? What type of training/education is necessary for a dancer to pursue this type of career? What type of pay/income can one expect as a professional dancer? Below you will find answers to some of these…

should be. All-Star is a combination of dance, gymnastics, and motions. All-Star cheer is highly competitive. All-Star cheerleading requires participants to be physically fit. Cheerleading requires the strength similar to a football player because you will have to use your upper body strength for stunting. All-Star also requires endurance because there is fast-paced non-stop movement for two minutes and thirty seconds. Endurance is also needed for the dance portion of the routine because there…

as a competitive dancer, things have always been chaotic and unorganized in my life. Between rushing around to get to the correct stage on time, or helping all the mini dancers get their hair into french twists; somehow, I always find time to take a deep breath and organize my thoughts. Regardless of how crazy things can get, dance has always been a get away for me. Even though I am at the studio to learn all I can, and compete, it seems to be relaxing for me. Growing up at Caledonia Dance…

games supporting their team. Most people see them as supporters who job is to lead the crowd. Over time whether cheerleading is a sport or not has been a debatable topic. Many people will argue that cheerleading is not a sport. Cheerleaders is competitive just like any other sport.-----------` Cheerleading has been around many years. According to Merriam-Webster Dictionary, a cheerleader is “a person who is a member of a group (typically a group of young women) who shout out special songs or…

Work harder! Do better! I heard this all the time at dance but I still had fun… most of the time. I had been a dancer as long as I could remember and so had my sister. Dance was a lot to take on with rehearsal everyday and competitions every other weekend in the winter. All my friends were cheerleaders and they were together every Saturday when I was at rehearsal. But through my experience I learned to follow my heart and do what I wanted to do. It was the beginning of August and it was the…

a very negative attitude towards ballroom dancing. This attitude then influenced their behaviour as they refused to ballroom dance. An example of behaviours influencing attitudes is when the students begin to dance, their attitude towards ballroom dancing changes. They begin to enjoy it and therefore their attitude is positive due to the influence of performing the dances. Functions of attitudes help enhance or protect someone’s self image via utilitarian, ego defensive, knowledge and value…

already have some good ideas about Lindy Hop. I thought Lindy Hop was a type of dance that is entertaining, fast and exciting. There are similarities between Lindy Hop and Breakaway but the difference is that Lindy Hop time spent in closed position. I knew that there are air steps in Lindy Hop. Additionally, I thought that Tap, Charleston, and Foxtrot influenced Lindy Hop. I also thought Lindy Hop was a type of dance that only allowed a man and a woman dancing together but I think I could be…