Anonymous at Thu, 13 Jul 2023 09:44:50 UTC No. 156012

It's not a sport. It's somewhat like bodybuilding, where the training, dieting, dedication etc are more hard-core than a lot of athletes. But those things alone do not make a sport.

Anonymous at Thu, 13 Jul 2023 10:07:33 UTC No. 156014

>>156012
A boring but entirely accurate answer, the kind of answer we need but not what we want.

Anonymous at Thu, 13 Jul 2023 10:57:21 UTC No. 156021

>>156011
Noooooooooooooooooooopppppeeeeeeeeeeee

Anonymous at Thu, 13 Jul 2023 14:22:46 UTC No. 156043

>>156011
I'm not sure it is. I don't think even they would say so. They are highly dedicated to their craft which is very impressive.

Anonymous at Thu, 13 Jul 2023 17:14:37 UTC No. 156057

>>156011
>Are they competeing against another indivual or team?
No
>Not a sport.

Anonymous at Thu, 13 Jul 2023 17:30:05 UTC No. 156058

>>156057
But is it at least extreme?

Anonymous at Thu, 13 Jul 2023 18:45:11 UTC No. 156066

>>156057
Yes, I would agree with that. And additionally there is intense in-group competition for the best roles. So very extreme, very competitive, but, not a sport. Although, there are many "sports" in the olympics that are purely judgement based so... what the fuck do I know, ya know?

Anonymous at Thu, 13 Jul 2023 19:39:06 UTC No. 156072

>>156058
yes

Anonymous at Thu, 13 Jul 2023 21:16:57 UTC No. 156087

>>156011
Not a sport but certainly one of the most extreme physical activity and conditioning.
In most physical activity, you want or don't mind showing the athletic power behind what you do. In ballet the physical athleticism is top class but also you're supposed to mask it, which is even harder.

Anonymous at Fri, 14 Jul 2023 01:42:02 UTC No. 156110

>>156011
No.
It's nether a sport nor extreme in the context of extreme sports.

That doesn't detract from it being a beautiful artform that requires dedication, huge physical effort, and talent. It's fine not being a extreme sport. It is fine being what it is.

Anonymous at Tue, 18 Jul 2023 17:23:52 UTC No. 157151

>>156011
It's fucking dancing.

Anonymous at Tue, 18 Jul 2023 18:44:19 UTC No. 157182

>>156011
It's an art, not a sport.
That doesn't in any way detract from the phenomenal athleticism and skill of dancers.
In a certain sense, it's more demanding than a sport, because there isn't a clearly defined goal or scoring criteria, but there is an aesthetic ideal of perfection that can only be partially described, and strived towards but never fully attained.

My mom studied dance pretty seriously in her youth. One time I said something like, I understand the physical logic of martial arts. I know why to do something at a certain time in a certain way, but I don't know what logic drives dance. She said, there absolutely is a clear logical direction, you just have to know it.