Poll: Ballroom and Olympics

[Indiana_Jay]

This poll is inspired by xxtupikxx' "What is ballroom dancing for you?" poll.

 

[Laura]

I said "disagree" because, as much as I love gymnastics, diving, and figure skating, I really think it would be better if judged activities were out of the Olympics.

 

[NielsenE]

I said "disagree" because, as much as I love gymnastics, diving, and figure skating, I really think it would be better if judged activities were out of the Olympics.

hear hear!

 

[etp777]

I'm going to give it some thought before I vote for myself. But I know a bunch of pros who really want it in there, and want the olympics here in Chicago in 2016. We were watching olympics Tuesday and kept going on about what it was going to be like in 8 years with olympics here and having ballroom in it.

 

[wooh]

I'm going to give it some thought before I vote for myself. But I know a bunch of pros who really want it in there, and want the olympics here in Chicago in 2016. We were watching olympics Tuesday and kept going on about what it was going to be like in 8 years with olympics here and having ballroom in it.

I'm not sure on this, but I think with the process of choosing sports, ballroom is already nixed for 2016. (I'm surprised that city isn't already chosen.)

 

[wooh]

I said "disagree" because, as much as I love gymnastics, diving, and figure skating, I really think it would be better if judged activities were out of the Olympics.

Totally agree. And especially for ballroom since I'd prefer to see the dance half emphasized more than the sport half of dancesport.

 

[Laura]

I'm not sure on this, but I think with the process of choosing sports, ballroom is already nixed for 2016. (I'm surprised that city isn't already chosen.)

I believe that the host cities are chosen 6 years out.

 

[etp777]

Wooh, think they're wanting it as exhibition in Chicago, to help push it towards full sport later. One of bigger studios in area, and one who gets called most often by local groups/tv stations for anything ballroom related, so good chance they'd be at least part of any exhibition that used local groups.

 

[cornutt]

I'm ambivalent. One the one hand, it would be a cool thing to see. On the other hand, I'm afraid it would drive ballroom too much towards being a spectator sport (as opposed to a participation sport), and I'd hate to see happen to ballroom what has happened to ice dancing.

 

[Laura]

Wooh, think they're wanting it as exhibition in Chicago, to help push it towards full sport later.

The Olympics stopped having "exhibition" sports a few olympiads ago. The program was just getting too big to have demonstration sports in. I think the Olympics before Syndey...so that was 1996...Atlanta?...was the last time there were exhibition sports. Or it might have been Sydney. But definitely starting in Athens they stopped having exhibition sports.

 

[Purr]

I don't care one way or the other.

 

[tanya_the_dancer]

I'm ambivalent. One the one hand, it would be a cool thing to see. On the other hand, I'm afraid it would drive ballroom too much towards being a spectator sport (as opposed to a participation sport), and I'd hate to see happen to ballroom what has happened to ice dancing.

I think the minimum physical ability required to do iceskating is much higher than the minimum physical ability required for dancing. I mean, we can see some really old couples dancing together and they're doing just fine, but they probably won't be able to skate without risking a serious injury. Which is why skating will always be more of a spectator sport.

 

[chocolatchica]

I'm just saying, if freakin ping pong or "Table Tennis" is in the Olympics why can't dancesport be in the Olympics? Anyone else find this odd????

 

[LucyDiamond]

I'm ambivalent. One the one hand, it would be a cool thing to see. On the other hand, I'm afraid it would drive ballroom too much towards being a spectator sport (as opposed to a participation sport), and I'd hate to see happen to ballroom what has happened to ice dancing.

I tend to disagree. Several olympic sports come to mind that are not spectator sports, baseball, softball, swimming, volleyball, etc.

I voted strongly agree. I would love to see the ballroom dancing in the olympics but, it would probably have to be limited to standard and latin since smooth and rhythm are generally not danced outside the US and would give the US to great of an advantage.

 

[Laura]

Table Tennis is a game with a clear winner or loser based on points scored. I have no problem with it being in the Games. Just like basketball, volleyball (which I find incredibly boring), and badminton.