[Shaun]

I don't see how you could compete in it, so no.

I know dancing has competitions and everything but I'm relatively sure ballet does not and is instead performed in theatre as an art, rather than a sport. I'm not sure I'd call ballroom/street dance 'sport' either, just... exercise? The scoring system in competitions is mostly based on artistic expression than physical athleticism.

[ChristmasNeeve]

Originally Posted by Shaun

I don't see how you could compete in it, so no.

I know dancing has competitions and everything but I'm relatively sure ballet does not and is instead performed in theatre as an art, rather than a sport. I'm not sure I'd call ballroom/street dance 'sport' either, just... exercise? The scoring system in competitions is mostly based on artistic expression than physical athleticism.

Apparently there is fiercely competitive competitions in ballet. Don't know a lot about Ballet but my niece competes in competitive Irish dancing and it's a serious business

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by Shaun

I don't see how you could compete in it, so no.

I know dancing has competitions and everything but I'm relatively sure ballet does not and is instead performed in theatre as an art, rather than a sport. I'm not sure I'd call ballroom/street dance 'sport' either, just... exercise? The scoring system in competitions is mostly based on artistic expression than physical athleticism.

But you could say the points in football aren't based on athleticism but who gets the ball in a net?

[Shaun]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

But you could say the points in football aren't based on athleticism but who gets the ball in a net?

The points in football alone are indication that it's a competitive sport, lol, it doesn't matter how those are earned. "Point-based" games are easier to define as sports because there are clear guidelines in how the game is played and, more importantly, won.

Whilst there are indeed ballet competitions... there are also baking, sewing, singing and design competitions. Ballet, whilst more physical and demanding than those other examples, is still a little more hard to define when it comes to "who wins?" Racing has times, ball games have goals/tries/runs, pub games have points, athletics has heights/distances/times... but I suppose ballet is more like diving in the sense that only someone paying close attention can tell what the best score for a performance would be. In that sense it's still a sport, since diving is one but I would imagine there are 100x the complexities in a ballet performance than there are in a single dive.

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by Shaun

The points in football alone are indication that it's a competitive sport, lol, it doesn't matter how those are earned. "Point-based" games are easier to define as sports because there are clear guidelines in how the game is played and, more importantly, won.

Whilst there are indeed ballet competitions... there are also baking, sewing, singing and design competitions. Ballet, whilst more physical and demanding than those other examples, is still a little more hard to define when it comes to "who wins?" Racing has times, ball games have goals/tries/runs, pub games have points, athletics has heights/distances/times... but I suppose ballet is more like diving in the sense that only someone paying close attention can tell what the best score for a performance would be. In that sense it's still a sport, since diving is one but I would imagine there are 100x the complexities in a ballet performance than there are in a single dive.

Would ballet not have points to win though like ballroom dancing competitions? Where they look for specific technique/stamina?

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