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First of all, let’s just get one thing straight: the “sport?? of luge is not really a sport. Lying on top of someone else and letting gravity do its work doesn’t constitute a sport...
...VARSITY SPORT?...
Technically a fictional sport??sprung from the pages of J.K. Rowling’s “Harry Potter” series—Quidditch earns the same designation as the two competitive dance teams, both of which straddle a curious line of their own. Instead of facing Quidditch’s problem of self-identification with the real or the magical, however, tension for the dance teams exists in their classification as either sport...
While these competitions might seem obscure to outsiders, the dancers insist on the mass appeal of their sport??as evidenced by popular entertainment such as “Dancing with the Stars” and the 2005 documentary film “Mad Hot Ballroom.” A fusion of physical skill and artistic beauty, competitive dance attracts those who want athletic challenge, creative expression, or a little of each. “As athletes, we’re constantly training and pushing our bodies to be better,” Szpak says...
...Reed’s jumping mastery shouldn’t belie the sport??s difficulty. The track and field star’s journey to achieve this level was a challenging one, filled with hectic schedules but also lifelong friendships...