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Composition II ENG102 A03

M3: A2

Professor Bond

Tomorrow Amos

Argosy University

Over the years sports have become predominantly recognized as public displays of physical achievement. Professional athletes train for years to compete at the highest possible level human physical ability. While the most televised and acclaimed sports in the United States are football, basketball, boxing, golf, tennis, hockey and baseball, the sports industry has expanded to heavily promote sports like the X-games, automobile racing, soccer, and mixed martial arts. Globally televised sports networks have even embraced significantly less physical past times like poker and billiards under the premise that these practices are sports as well. Despite what appears to be a massive diversification and expansion of what is considered a sport in the Western world, dance is still not viewed as a sport. Dance fails to gain recognition as a sport despite being a much more physical activity than many other athletic activities that currently retain sports status. After the broad success of the figure skating competition in the 2014 Winter Olympics, one might assume the world is ready to consider dancing, figure skating or similar activities as a professional sport. The problem is there are still many who argue activities which require a dramatic musical scores as an integral part of their function, fall into the arts category and thus can’t be classified as sports. These same individuals feel degree of difficulty should not be used as the primary criteria for classifying an activity as a sport. The following will take deeper look at dance and the critical aspects preventing the activity from being adopted as a sport. This research seeks to provide certifiable justification for why dancing is a sport and should be recognized respectively among other athletic endeavors. Comment by nbond: If this is your abstract, it must have the title Abstract. Comment by nbond: Revise for clarity and correctness. Comment by nbond: You probably need to cite how you know that these are the most televised—remember to include research/citations. Comment by nbond: Can you give an example here of a sport that doesn’t contain as much physical activity, and how dance has more activity? We need details and specifics to support these claims. Comment by nbond: Good. I would remove the “this research” part here. You are actually going to prove your claim, with the help of research, but mostly with your own argument. I would say something like: Dancing is a sport and should be recognized respectively among other athletic endeavors.

Sports are recognized worldwide as demonstrations of physical ability, while at the same time being a form of marketing and entertainment. Dance has never fallen within this category despite being, in many cases, an extremely physical and competitive activity. It could be argued that Dance is as much a sport as most all other sports that fall within the category of professional athletics and should be officially accepted as such. Traditionally, what made a sport was the physical conditioning necessary to learn and prepare for competition. This is a primary factor within in dance as many dancer put in long hours to learn their craft and physically condition for competitions and events. Secondly, dance involves physical movements that support a healthier way of living. Finally, dance can be for practice, performances or competition. In these ways, dance is comparable to virtually every physical sport. Webster’s dictionary defines physical conditioning as, “the process of becoming stronger and healthier by following a regular exercise program and diet. Or the process of training to become physically fit by a regimen of exercise, diet, and rest, resulting he state of physical fitness” (Merriam-Webster 1861-2015). Both dance and basketball as well as football, baseball and or soccer combines physical conditioning in their daily routines to help better the athletics skills in hand and feet coordination. Better and healthier lifestyle, provides a positive self-esteem, better posture and balance, while giving them relaxation and reduce stress. It most importantly helps them develop stronger muscles and bones, and increases ones energy. Comment by nbond: If information is not your own argument, or not common knowledge, you definitely have to cite it. This seems like it came from somewhere else. Make sure to give credit where credit is due! Comment by nbond: Good citation here! Comment by nbond: combine Comment by nbond: Incomplete sentence. Comment by nbond: One’s

If these factors all play a major role in dance, what makes dance any different from sports such as basketball, football, and baseball? Absolutely nothing, because dance is a sport! Practice, performances and competitions can all take place with some type of physical activity. Dancers have several rehearsals to prepare them for a performance, similar to basketball players having several practices to prepare them for a game. When football players are on the field, this is the time that they take to show off their skills. When dancers are performing their routine they are showing off their skills as well. Most games and championships that basketball, football and or baseball athletics par-take in, are to compete against another team and or individual players. This is called competition. Dancers compete all over the world in different styles of dance against other dance squads and or individuals called soloist. Both victories give the athletics a pat on the back, reassuring them that their hard work and dedication to physical conditioning, better and healthier lifestyle is worth it. So I ask again what makes dance different? Absolutely nothing because dance is a sport! According to Sprtsgy1989 (2012), “dance is a creative, expressive art form without winners and loser and not defined by crass comparisons. Conventional sports like basketball and athletics have simple, non-subjective winning criteria- numbers of basket scored or time to run race or distance javelin thrown. Dance competitions are won or lost based on subjective judges decisions”. Over the years sports have become predominantly recognized as public displays of physical achievement. Professional athletes train for years to compete at the highest possible level human physical ability. While the most televised and acclaimed sports in the United States are football, basketball, boxing, golf, tennis, hockey and baseball, the sports industry has expanded to heavily promote sports like the X-games, automobile racing, soccer, and mixed martial arts. Despite what appears to be a massive diversification and expansion of what is considered a sport in the Western world, dance is still not viewed as a sport. The above arguments demonstrate way dance is a sport, and there will be researched in more depth. The following will take deeper look at dance and the critical aspects preventing the activity from being adopted as a sport. This research seeks to provide certifiable justification for why dancing is a sport and should be recognized respectively among other athletic endeavors. Comment by nbond: partake Comment by nbond: A direct quote requires a page number for APA formatting. Comment by nbond: Also, you never want to leave a quote on its own. Think of this as a quote sandwich—you must introduce it in your own words, use it, then explain its relevance to your argument after you use it. Comment by nbond: This appears to be your thesis statement, but it should not appear again in your body paragraphs.

When deciding upon the suitability of resources for my paper, my primary goal was to find papers that were available in peer-reviewed journals. These articles are typically well researched and unbiased because for them to be published in this form of media, other professionals in the field had to review it, recommend edits, and then approve it for publication (ASU Library, n.d.). However, I was unable to find many peer-reviewed danced related to my topic idea. While there are many academic resources available related to dance, there are very few that make the connection between dance and sport. Since I am seemingly one of the few individuals who wish to conduct an academic report on this topic, it will be necessary for me to base my paper primarily on this piece while drawing in information from other sources as well. As a consequence, my paper will also incorporate opinions from blogs and online periodicals, but it will thoroughly assess the rationale behind these opinions in terms of the academic article.

One credible academic source that was utilized is: Ingram I. (1978). Dance and Sport. International Review for the Sociology of Sport, 13(1): 85-97. This is credible because it has been published in a peer-review journal and the author is a sociology expert. On the other hand, a less reliable source is: Rotter M. (2014). Dance team: A sport that doesn't get the respect it deserves. Star Tribune. Retrieved from http://www.startribune.com/. While this source is from an online periodical, it is difficult to determine the validity of sources posted online because it is free and easy to do so. Furthermore, it is difficult to understand the author’s qualifications through this medium. It is therefore important to note these potential biases in writing to ensure that the sources do not make the research paper untrustworthy. Comment by nbond: Although this gives great insight into how you evaluate sources and why you will use them, this doesn’t meet the requirements of an annotated bibliography. Make sure to review what an annotated bibliography is, and let me know if you have any questions about it.

References

Foss (2014). Olympic ice dancing was amazing, but it isn’t a sport. USAToday. Comment by nbond: You are doing well to practice your APA format. Keep working on alphabetizing your sources, and using that hanging indent for any line after the first line in a reference.

Richardson, M., & Oslin, J. L. (2003). Creating an authentic dance class using sport

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Gard, M. (2003). Moving and belonging: Dance, sport and sexuality. Sex Education:

Sexuality, Society and Learning, 3(2), 105-118.

Ingram, A. (1978). Dance and sport. International Review for the Sociology of Sport, 13(1), 85-97.

McIntosh, P. C. (1968). Sport in society. Sport in society

Picart, C. J. S. (2012). From ballroom to dancesport: Aesthetics, athletics, and body culture. SUNY Press.

ASU Library. (n.d.). Library Guides. Retrieved from https://www.angelo.edu/services/library/handouts/peerrev.php

Garecht J. (2013). Is Dance a Sport or an Art? Huffington Post. Retrieved from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jenna-garecht/is-dance-a-sport-or-an-ar_b_2681008.html

Rotter M. (2014). Dance team: A sport that doesn't get the respect it deserves. Star Tribune. Retrieved from http://www.startribune.com/opinion/commentaries/243594181.html