Yeah, OK, so I'm a copyeditor.
Did anybody else bother to look at a dictionary?
First 2 definitions on answers.com involve "governed by a set of rules or customs and often engaged in competitively". I think ceroc/modern jive fits that, if we take "customs" rather than "rules" and aren't too pedantic about "often".
Third definition is "An active pastime; recreation". That's what I do when I go dancing, so I guess ceroc, for me, is a sport (defn 3).
AND FOR THOSE WHO DO NOT ACCEPT answers.com
I just checked my Concise Oxford Dictionary, 9th edition.
1 game or competitive activity, esp. an outdoor one involving physical exertion
[2 not relevant]
3 amusement, diversion, fun.
So ceroc/modern jive is certainly sport (meaning 3 in both dictionaries quoted), and for those who like to compete, it is a sport in meaning 1 or 2.
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