Why, I had asked. Because they don t play a sport. The great irony here is that many coaches recommend that their athletes take dance lessons to develop grace and agility and balance. My father the football coach told me that dance takes away the awkwardness many athletes have. I saw that immediately with my daughter.
Dancers are, in fact, closet athletes.
Well, maybe they aren t all in the closet, but the majority of dancers I know giggle when I mention their athletic ability. Their bodies, however, are perfectly tuned instruments. Not only do they have powerful legs, but strong backs and neck muscles, sturdy ankles, and fluid arm movement. It probably doesn t hurt that dancers know how to spin their head separately from the rest of their body. Imagine a center fielder chasing down a fly ball and being able to whip his body around like a dancer.