Would you consider DDR a sport or not?

[L1nK]

I would consider it a sub-sport. It's not played in big arena's with bleachers and stuff that people can watch. (Yes, many people watch chess which is a sport). We do have tournaments though, and many people play it. There is no "National Dance Dance Revolution Association (or team)". Even though sub-sport is right in between non-sport and sport, I would say it's more toward the sport side of things.
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[lil_ddrfreak_girl]

well i'm not really sure but i can tell you that it is a very good excercise! When you start dancing around on those pads it lets your art pumping! real good!

[lil_ddrfreak_girl]

opss! i meant heart my bad i typed too fast.

[Audhumla]

If it is not a sport it is a physical, competitive game. Like ultimate frisbee. (waaay popular around these parts)

[nick.]

I consider it a video game, nothing more, nothing less.

Chess is not a sport, it cant be

[Daniel]

If DDR became mainstream enough, I suppose it can be a sport.

[Drenchfur]

Chess is an intellectual sport. Outwit your opponent.

DDR is just a fun game (like bowling) which cannot become a sport because it is governed by copyrights and such by music authors and Konami.

Even without those limitations, it would only be considered as much a sport as playing Halo or something, or like DDR tourneys are run now.

[Trance Of Sorrow]

It's not a sport, to me it's a videogame.

[LaZZer]

They said there was no room on the moutain for snowboards. Now we are winning gold medals for it. I dont think we will see DDR on ESPN but the local competitions will remain.

[Spyder]

by definition it is definitely a sport! however people will always have their opinions regardless. There are many ways to think this through supporting both sides so really its all personal opinion. I personally think it could definitely be a sport... i mean, its competitive, good exercize, and the fact that its electronic doesnt cancel the "sport" out of it. Just think of it as props or aids to the sport

[Dancin'Princess662]

I'm not sure

If it's not a sport it's definately a way to warm up for sports! It really would help you with track, football, cheerleading, all the sports that you need strong leg muscles for!


i think this is funny. I told my gym teacher about it and he said he was thinking aout buying one for the students. I encouraged him, but then he said it was too much money

[-LoC- SkitZ®]

it is what it was designed to be.. a dancing game. regardless it is fun and very addicitin, but so are a lot of videogames....
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lol is you

[×Steph×]

Its good for you, but it's only a video game. Nothing more, nothing less.

[L1nK]

Chess can be considered a game because it is a computer game as well as a person to person game. Chessmaster is run by a computer, as is DDR. (Random thought: I wish Yahoo! Messenger had emoticons like these.....)[/b]
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[Jon-O]

Wow, I thought the guy who put this up would get flamed, thank you guys for not telling him off and expressing your opinions, many thanks. Anyway going about the topic:

Sport n. (spôrt, sprt)

a. Physical activity that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often engaged in competitively.
b. A particular form of this activity.
2. An activity involving physical exertion and skill that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often undertaken competitively.
3. An active pastime; recreation.

Going off this definition/information we can conclude that it is a sport, it certainly has a set of rules (mods can change the rules and make it more intresting; proves that it is a sport more so), It is competitive and it does involve physical exertion and skill(s). This proves that officially no matter what opinions people may express it is a sport. People in other sports may argue that it is not, for they believe it has taken them more time to acquire a skill in that certain sport. Although, people who play and love this game have taken time out of their lives to acquire the skill(s) to go above and beyond their limit of athleticism. It also takes just as much strategy as any other sport and as much, no, even more stamina than some of the "sports" out there that are "official" I'm not going to point fingers at any sport in general. So, finally, a smart explanation towards my opinion upon this topic, if you can prove your opinion with facts or personally show a foil towards this fact/opinion by all means write it. I just want to set the limits for how a topic should be proven.

Thank You

[nick.]

by that logic you can make almost anything a sport

[Max_retrd 300]

yeah but, how many video games do u know that r considered sports?
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Favorite things 2 do when I have nothing 2 do:
-Listen 2 NoFX
-Play DDR
-Play w/ my sack (hacky sack)
-talk 2 chix on the phone
-go 2 the ghetto mall
-SKATE (of course man, if u don't skate or play any sort of BEMANI, ur gay bro)
-Play Pump It Up
-Play football w/ my n*ggas
-go 2 the movies
-bboy (it's easier than u think)
LIST OF BADA*Z SITES
-NoFX.org
-BBOY.org
-DDRfreak.com
-Pumpxtreme.net
-InterPunk.com (don't be a poseur, SKATE, u f*ckn' wannabe's)

[rumZ]

I suppose any video game is a sport in one way or another. Ecspecially when it comes to physical activity after you lose
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