my high school.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\nThey all seem to wonder the same thing, and that\u2019s the question if dance is even hard.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
No one seems to know how rough our workouts are or if we even compete against other dance teams. It\u2019s hard to be a sport if there\u2019s no competition.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Since \u201cdance\u201d is a general term, doubters believe that anyone can dance and that it doesn\u2019t take much talent at all.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
What most people don\u2019t know, however, is the behind the scenes work on what it takes to be a dance team. A dance team is the same as a team of any other sport.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
It\u2019s a collection of people who have the same passion for a certain thing.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
I\u2019ve never experienced a group so tightly knit together as the dance team.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Relationships with our coaches are just as strong.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
We know that they are there not only to challenge us, but to guide us as well.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Every year we become like a second family, and sports teams need that quality in order to perform well.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
They need to know that they rely on each other, and dance teams possess that characteristic.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
As for the workouts, I feel sore just thinking about them. It\u2019s important to train every day, whether it\u2019s with your dance team or not.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Cardio endurance, flexibility, and muscle strength are essential for a dancer.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
It\u2019s important to be able to keep up with the music, which can be tiring, so if you can\u2019t do that, you\u2019ll fall behind quickly.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Stretching is necessary for every movement of a dancer, but some specific examples are kicks or the splits.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Flexibility doesn\u2019t just happen overnight; it takes months or even years to be a flexible dancer.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Our strength is needed to hold ourselves up in stalls in hip hop, or pirouettes in jazz or lyrical.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
No, we might not have the same workout as football players, but it\u2019s just as hard for our sport.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
We train until we become just as sore, and we\u2019re determined to keep going until we can be the best.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Yes, dance teams do complete against each other. It\u2019s not just performances in front of the school, like what most people see.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
There are competitions where teams are determined to win, just like any other sports team.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
The effort we put into building relationships, fundraising for outfits, and training until the splits don\u2019t even break a sweat, affects our overall performance.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Because when we perform, we don\u2019t just dance.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
We dance to win.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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