Some people recognize that it's a sport which involves many hours training for technique, set steps, style and athleticism, much like ice dancing or gymnastics.  What do you think?
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Yes, there is a lot of potential for ballroom dancing to become an Olympic sport. However, unless their are strict changes, at this very moment ballroom dancing cannot instantly be an Olympic sport.\n\nDance requires technique, athletecism, speed, memory, and teamwork. It is set in a competetive atmosphere and if it becomes accepted as an Olympic sport, it will be both captivating and entertaining as well. It may even excede ice skating and gymnastics in popularity. Unlike ice skating, dance will be something that it is applicable and relatable to others. Although dance is an activity any couple can do, the dancesport athletes put hours of specific techniques into their practice. Though it is applicable, the level of dancing is not something that just anyone can do.\n\nFor those who argue that it is too subjective due to the judging, where do you draw the line? Even referees hold some level of subjectivity.\n\nBut the problem still lays in subjectivity in that judges are still coaching the partnerships that they eventually judge in future competitions. Judges must remain judges ONLY in order to begin the transition into becoming considered an Olympic sport. With the politics involved these days, a good teacher/judge makes $100+ every 45 minutes. Judging salary must appeal to teachers who have high credibility, most often these teachers also have extremely high salaries.\n\nHopefully ballroom dance will become an Olympic Sport. The ISTD and USA Dance are working to change it.
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Don't be so quick to paint all athletes with the same broad brush. I am sure that many of them are motivated by championships or just plain love of the sport. Look at most of the Olympic Athletes. Even the champs aren't going to make much money off of it, yet  they are training like mad for the chance to be called the best in the world. Most younger athletes play a game for the love of the sport. As they get to be the best in the world, I do not believe that love or drive to be the best ever leaves them. I think this is why someone like michael jordan will try another sport like Baseball when he felt that he had accomplished everything he could in basketball. It is also why so many athletes play golf, a game in which they are not the best in but work hard to improve in..
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it involves speed and so much skill overcoming teams wielding various sporting paraphanalia at you...who have various personalities and abilities.... \n\nYou put it together and its a heady mix...so why wouldn't you like it?
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because there are (feelslike) 1000 sports for summer but winter needs stupid stuff to fill in time. I love snowboard but I think its not olympic, Maybe just slalom.  plus its hard to include,more, sports that are judged subjectivly like figure skating.
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I've been a dancer all of my life and have been asked this question many times...  I don't know that I would call it a sport.  When I think of a sport I think of someone winning something.  While, yes, there are dance competitions, I think that they are worthless.\nI think that dance is something that is extremely athletic to the point that it is a sport just minus the competiveness.  If you asked anyone off the street to do a combination of dance steps, there is no way they would be able to do it.  If a basketball player was asked to do some dance steps, they'd be unable to do it.  Dancers are athletes for sure.  Whether dance is a sport or not is something different.  I guess if they can call cheerleading a sport, dance is a sport too.  You know, "Cheerleaders are dancers gone retarded!"
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I DONT THINK ITS A SPORT AND HERES WHY. IF YOU WIN BY BEING JUDGED, NOT BY SCORING POINTS LIKE IN FOOTBALL OR BASEBALLOR FROM BEING TIMED LIKE BOBSLEDDING, I DONT THINK IT CAN BE A SPORT. JUDGING IS TOO SUBJECTIVE. WHILE I THINK DANCING AND ICE SKATING ARE VERY ATHLETIC EVENTS, THAT DOESNT MAKE THEM SPORTS
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I love watching Ice skating..now doing it, thats a different story..they make it look so easy sometimes..I Just like everything about it...always have since I was a child...it's definetly my favorite event in the olympics..too bad USA didn't get gold..oh well..silver is good!!
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Same as that of any other person, maybe even better since they are required to workout and keep in shape. Somebodys been watching too much T.V! Its not really like OZ in there buddy.
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A figure skating clus rents ice time at an arena and the members of the club skate during those periods. Figure skating clubs usually have a number of professionals who teach skating and some skaters take lessons from the professionals (at an extra cost). Other skaters just join a club to skate; some may prefer ice dancing and some may prefer freeskating, where they can perform the different jumps, footwork and spins, something that `public' skating sessions at arenas don't allow.
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i know...how stupid!!!!!!!!\n\npeople who think gymnastics is not a sport should try it and see how long they last!\n\nMaybe Yahoo people thinks\n it is too uncommon......\n\nyou should file a complaint:)
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Poker is not a sport, not even close.  Sports require training, skill, physical fitness, and athletic ability.  Poker is maybe a hobby or activity at best.\n\nI would say hockey requires a lot of luck.  I watched a lot of hockey growing up in Canada.  And a lot of goals are scored when the puck bounces or gets accidentally redirected.  There is a lot of skill involved, but also a lot of luck.
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here is my opinion on it.  with hockey, the longer you play the harder and harder it is to maintain a level of excellence.  very few people can play hockey really well.  while the same is true for soccer, i think it is to a lesser degree.  i would chose soccer.
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I use to be a cheerleader and it can be very physical, so i believe it's a sport.
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It's definitely a sport.  They have the America's Cup, which is like the Super Bowl of football.  You race other competative sailors & work hard at it.  \n\nIf you're just doing it for the fun of it, then it's an activity.  But if you are really into it, like you seem, then it's definetly a sport.
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I don't think so because these are some of the most talented and battle tested athletes in the world. They put their bodies through more rigorous training regiments then any other sport.  They run times and jump lengths that we can only imagine about.  Its a shame that it doesn't get more televised air play because the track meets are definitely exciting
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It is a sport, by any definition. People can say they don't think blue is a color either, but that doesn't mean they have any real facts to back up their assertions.
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I think the school system is at fault.  When I think back on my high school days, there was nothing as boring as sport.  Maybe things have changed since then, I don't know. I can recommend the way they do it in Germany.  That is, sport is more or less an activity outside of school.  They have gym clubs, tennis, soccer, ice hockey...you name it.  Most kids join a club.  These clubs have a concentrated program, where they can focus more on each child. At the same time, they get the kids off the street.  The children learn team sports and are kept busy with additional activities. So no more 40 boring minutes of school sport…they usually meet at least 4-5 times a week for two to three hours per day.