Dance Should Be Included In The Olympics.

          A sport that should be in the Olympics.

I will tell you the reasons why I believe Dance should be included in the Olympics.

There are so many different kinds of dance. Competitive ballroom dancing, which includes classical ballroom forms such as the foxtrot and waltz, as well as Latin and modern genres such as salsa, rock n' roll, and swing.

Dance has yet to be accepted into the Olympics. The issue is that in the eyes of the general public, dancers are still fighting to be recognised as a sport.

Many individuals struggle to classify dancing as a sport. Why? Because it's not competitive, there's no collaboration, it's just learning a routine, there are no regulations, and it's not physically demanding like football, rugby, or basketball, they argue…

Dance is competitive, there are so many dance competitions around the world, there are also shows for dancing! Dancing with the Stars, So you think you can Dance, Dance Moms, and so much more!

Also don't tell me that no one gets excited for a dance off. In a professional ballet company competition it is so intense and dancers are pitted against each other for lead roles just as tennis players compete to be no.1 seed. 

Working as a team is the name of the game in dancing - cheerleading, for instance, often involves complex stunts which require a huge amount of teamwork. If any dancers don’t play as a team the whole choreography falls apart. 

There are no rules in dancing, true, and little element of the unpredictable. It is not and arguably never could be as nerve-racking as a football game, where every decision could mean victory or defeat.

But that doesn’t mean it's boring to watch. Diving or ice-skating or Gymnastics (all Olympic sports) may have no easily observed or defined ‘rules’, yet they are judged. If you understand the nuances and challenges of dancing it can be just as captivating as any of these sports.   

Finally, the claim that dancing is not physically challenging is just plain wrong. Dancers are athletes. 

The strain their bodies endure is on par with any other sportsperson. And dancers suffer pain and injury just as athletes do, but they can’t complain about it. If a muscle tears or an ankle pulls on the dance floor a dancer must act like nothing has happened; they don’t get a time out or a physio rushing to help.

But there is more to it than that; if dancing became an Olympic sport it would be a dramatic, positive step for those within the sport and for potential fans. 

Also can you imagine being on your tippy toes, not just on your toes but on your toe nails? For multiple dances?? I have been on pointe myself, just to try it out.. I went up and then came down straight away, it hurt. It hurts your feet, your leg muscles and your core. You have to keep yourself up, with just a box around your feet. I am so incredibly proud of all the dancers out there. I do dance but not as intensely as them. I already find it quite hard, so I can't imagine how they can do that 6-7 days a week, all day long.

Those are just some of the few things that I have to say, I hope you agree with me.