But an incident in Boston that has occurred over the semester has drawn a bit of backfire from fans. Click here for the original article, in which a dance contest gone awry has gained international attention. Essentially what the article states is that a dance contest between some lacrosse fans turned into a lap dance show for families in the arena and on the internet via LiveStream.
Since then, the Boston team has apologized and given away 2,000 tickets to another game. But criticism has issued and it makes me wonder why we have dance teams and cheerleaders for sports teams in the first place? Do you think that they enhance a game? Are they effective with their dance routines and acrobatic moves?
Personally, I've always found it a bit odd that sports teams have dance teams or cheerleaders. Football is classic, obviously. But basketball and lacrosse (and I'm sure some other sports that have them) seem like they're not exactly the place for dancing cheerleaders.
I didn't hear of the Boston incident until your blog post. Thanks for informing us. I do think that is a very unique situation however. The dance and cheerleading teams I have dealt with campus seem to run with the utmost professionalism. They are sponsored by the school and act in that fashion.
ReplyDeleteI think they should definitely continue to exist. They are a great source of entertainment, especially for those who don't exactly enjoy all sporting events (cough cough me). Haha I would be sad to see cheerleaders or dance teams go away!