Dancing since the age of 5; It's harder than many people think. Learning dance is like learning another language! I know what you're thinking...dance isn't a sport it's an art. The truth is that the definition of sport is “an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature” Dictionary.com. Competitive dance requires at least 10 hours of practice each week, sometimes more. Do you want to know more about this sport? Dance competitions are divided into categories, age divisions, number of children participating in the dance and level. Some of the categories include tap, contemporary, acro, ballet, jazz, hip-hop, lyrical, open and pointe. Open is a category that includes a mix of other categories such as lyrical/acro. Age divisions include Petite (5-8), Junior (9-12), Teen (13-15), Senior (16-19) and Adult (20+). The number of dancers can change the type of dance. One person is a soloist, duo is two, trio is three, small groups are four to nine people, large groups are 10-19 people, line is 20-24 people, and production is more than 25 people . The levels are divided into three l...