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Oh I never knew that about not giving out prizes if they're not up to the judges' standard. wow. Intense! yeah It would be so weird if they did that for the olympics. And I guess sports/olympics also have things like..breaking records and stuff but I don't think ballet has them? Also, I liked what you said about ballet being an 'athletic performing art'. Not just a performing art but a very physically demanding one.

I'm so confused as to what a sport actually is right now. I just read that chess is recognised as a sport by the International Olympic Committee...

Yeah I agree. There is no win or lose in art. oohh...That's interesting. So for ballet competitions, would you consider that a sport then? I'm not sure how they work though. Is it point-system like sports too?

This was really good! I like what you said. Yeah I do notice that. So something like skaters are all about trying to see who's the best, getting perfect score and not falling. but ballet is more of, trying to get the message across. For dancers, is it like that in ballet competitions? Like even if you fall, as long as the dancer "spoke well", the judges won't give a penalty or something?

hmm I see. That's interesting to know. Yeah I agree, like how people say that they can only express themselves through dance. So are you saying that ballet is not a sport at all? Or could it be that, it is a sport and a performing art? I've heard sport and art cannot mix.

woah. I never knew about the "misplaced shoe ribbon distracting the line of the dancer". Didn't know it has to look good to that extent. Thanks for telling me something new but thats why sometimes I wonder why rhythmic gymnastics/ice skating is a sport. Cause I know they're also really concerned about their looks. Probably because they're in the Olympics, people see them as a sport? What do you think?

and yes, I think it's true that ballet is art because of the musicality, acting, etc. But if you see...like for example, ice skating. There's musicality and acting in it too, but people seem to see it as more of a sport than an art compared to ballet. I wonder why...

Don't you think some dancers dance to be the best? Even if they don't show it, don't you think they compete with the others and try to win (like to get the role in a company or something)? Sometimes what I see in a class is that everyone's trying to get the highest jump, or trying to lift their legs higher. (so much that they forget -like what you said- the reason they dance which is to actually express themselves).

Hello, Oh okay I see. Yes, it is for adults. Do I have to put a (18+) sign somewhere? Thanks

Hello spannerandpony, (is this the method I should use to reply-by clicking 'quote'?) Thank you. I am new here and still getting used to everything. I actually just wanted to hear people's opinion on what people are thinking about the topic and see the different sides. But I can remove the poll if it seems like I want to use them as guinea pigs? Please advise me. Thank you.

Hello. Just wondering if ballet is considered a sport or just a performing art? Do you think ballet is a sport? Why? What makes it a sport/not a sport? For me, I think ballet is difficult enough to be a sport. The high intensity training, stress, injuries and competitiveness makes it seem like a sport to me. But many people see it just as something pretty -because they don't see the 'behind the scenes'. What do you guys think? Thanks in advance.