Do Dancers Count As Athletes?

Some people say that dancing is n
ot a sport but as a woman in this Ne

w York Times video. In this video the woman compares dancers to Michel Jordan say how he was ready to run, and he knows what he has to do every time he gets on the court. Dancers do not know what hey have to they learn a new routine every time. She also talks about when basketball players go to stretch they usually lift there legs up and when they let go their foot just drops. When a dancer lifts their legs up they have to learn to hold it. I would count dancers as athletes.