The Sport in Dance and the Dance in Sport

Abstract

The name of this association, for instance, used to be Nigerian Association for Physica, Health Education and Recreation. Now, it has changed to Nigerian Association for Physical, Health Education Recreation, Sport and Dance (NAPHER-SD). This inclusion speaks volumes and constitutes the major motivation for this paper. The sudden change is a pointer to the fact that sports and dance are becoming more and more related and this fact is being acknowledged by everybody. More that before sports and dance are becoming inseparable, as well as their practice. There are many sporting activities that can easily and in fact, are usually misconstrued for dance. So also are some dance activities that are very much like sport in appearance. The rate at which sport and dance intermingle in all sphere calls for more attention and study. The aim of this paper therefore, is to highlight those keen relationships to provoke more attention and study in this direction