Should dancing be accepted more openly as a sport rather than an art?

-Many people I speak to who dance with me believe that dancing is an art, but I believe it to be a sport. It's physical exercise and its very energy draining (believe me i know). Even though the term "sport" applies a physical competition, they still class fitness training as a sport. (or at least thats what people are telling me). If anyone has any opinions on this, feel free to tell me :)The definition of sport is: an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc. Dancing is an athletic activity requiring skill/physical prowess. A sport is OFTEN, but not all the time, of a competitive nature. So dancing is a sport, as a well as an art, as well as a performance!! OH YEAH!!! LOL. (: Keep in mind that a professional career in dancing is more physically challenging than football!!! Ballet is most DEFINITELY a sport.The essential characteristic of a sport is that it is competitive.

Darts, snooker and target shooting are sports and although they require a good eye and co-ordination, they don't appear to require physical fitness. Darts players I've seen on TV have beer bellies hanging over their pants and look really out of condition..



Dance is not essentially competitive. It can be competitive but it exists perfectly happily without competitions. In the UK competitive ballet is almost unknown.

Dance is performed as an art on stage. (I've yet to see a footballer or a swimmer on stage :-) )



Dance is definitely an arts activity, but can be treated in a competitive manner.
Fitness training isnt a sport...

Im a dancer myself, but I dont believe it should be a sport. Competiton dance, maybe.

But at the same time, if golf and bowling is, then why not dance?? The same for cheerleading (Im also a cheerleader) but most people dont take us seriously due to ignorance they see in movies (sexual and entertaining, lol)

So yeah. I dont know, I just think dance is a form of expression. But it does take skills... Hmm.
If you compete with it, it is considered a sport. So yes, competiive dancing should be looked at as a sport. And I could never see hiphop being called an art. It's energetic and works your body a lot harder than some things...i think all dance should be considered a sport.
i am a fellow dancer and i beleive that dancing is a sport and if people don't agree then i still call it my favorite sport i don't care if it doesn't fit the definition because it's a sport to me
Either. Technically, it is an art- a performing art. It is physical like sports tho but is very different and builds muscle differently. The body type is also very different