In addition to dancing does anyone here either actively train and practice in the martial arts or done so in the past?
I took classes in Tae Kwon Do briefly some years back and while this is different from dancing I did find one similarity in learning each of these and that is the emphasis on technique, timing and focus. Each time I took a lesson or class in one it reminded me of the other in this respect. That's my perception anyway.
"Dancing is a contact sport; football is a hitting sport" - Vince Lombardi