There was an argument in one of my classes about if cheerleading and dancing is a sport. The person who said it wasn't was just trolling...so I guess it didn't really count as an argument, but not everyone knew this.
Even the dancers in my class said that it wasn't a sport.
Well, all you have to do is look up the definition of sport:
Webster Dictionary definition:
–noun
1.
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.
2.
a particular form of this, especially in the out of doors.
3.
diversion; recreation; pleasant pastime.
This is the confusing part.
Is dance a sport based on that definition?
Dance alone is an art form, but it is INCORPORATED with sports. And, y'know, if you put purple dye into water then it turns the water purple. So plain old dancing is now a sport, like that. Also, it is a form of recreation in some instances. So it really is a sport.
Now cheerleading is obviously a sport since it doesn't INCORPORATE, it actually REQUIRES those flips and tumbles etc. or else it's just moving around...
What people seem to think sports are are what competitive sports are. Sports don't have to be competitive to be sports.
I've actually heard some board games or simple games like that are actual sports...O.o;
I don't like it when people say that dancing isn't a sport...>3> If that's the case then I guess I don't really like any sports...I guess...*shrugs*
Just pointing that out, though I do think you guys probably already know all this! XD You're all very understanding people!
