Sofia Pawlak September 27, Some of the most famous dancers, such as Martha Graham, Gregory Hines, and Misty Copeland have shown our world just how brilliant the art of dance is. Ever since I was a little girl, I have always loved the idea of dancing on a stage and performing. I was always excited to dance whether that was in the kitchen by myself, me and my best friend dancing together to our new favorite song, or in a group dance I had truly learned in my dance classes. With this being said, I am almost certain that once in your life you have started to tap your feet under the kitchen table or maybe in the shower.
Of course, my favorite event in the winter Olympics is figure skating. As I soaked up almost every moment of the coverage, enjoying all the fancy footwork and hoping for clean axle landings, my natural tendency was to compare the sport to dance. Gia Kourlas did a recent article for the New York Times considering the parallels, but her main focus was on whether figure skating was sport or art. A sport?
This post may contain affiliate links. If you click on one of these links and make a purchase, we may earn a small commission at no additional cost to you. All affiliate links are marked with an asterisk. What about the floor event in gymnastics? Well, I decided to get to the bottom of it and find out the answers to our burning questions. Might it be included someday? Read on to find out! According to this article from Encyclopaedia Brittanica, in order for a sport to be considered for inclusion in the Olympics, it must first be officially recognized as a sport by the International Olympic Committee. In order for that to happen, the sport must meet a few criteria.