i am sick of people saying dance is not a sport....i spend sixteen hours a week dancing..........i sweat i have broken bones, i have had foot fungus, knee surgery, infected blisters, developed bunions at age twelve, cried over a bad performance, wept after not getting in the perfect dance, pulled muscles. I push my self to the limits, if i am in a full split i bend over my leg to stretch further, to increase my core strength i do the extra sit ups....i sacrifice my time my body and my health for dance and i am over hearing i am not good enough to be considered an athlete because i do more than you will ever do.