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Re:Dance is superior to repetitive physical exercise for bra... by cactus2093 on Saturday July 25, 2020 @03:11PM (#23951625)
Looks like you're just as caught up in your own bias as everyone else though :)

Not sure why you jumped to the conclusion that someone saying "X is not like playing a sport" is a claim that "sports are trivially easy compared to X". I don't think the parent comment was claiming that at all, just that they're different, namely that dance is not inherently competitive.

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Re:Dance is superior to repetitive physical exercise for bra... by cik2e on Saturday July 25, 2020 @04:56PM (#23952345)
It’s pretty obvious that the parent post isn’t saying that dance is different in that it’s not inherently competitive, but rather that sports have to be done at a competitive level to match the physical requirements of dance. And I strongly disagree with that sentiment. My claim is that sports done with deliberate practice aimed at improving technique are just like dance done with deliberate practice aimed at improving technique.
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