I have heard that ballet tends to help with football, and other sports?

Is this really true? Does it really help that much? Would my doing ballet and being embarassed by that be made up for by being an awesome athlete?

I have heard that ballet tends to help with football, and other sports?opera.com

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Probably the most Famous Football Player who took Ballet is Lynn Swann, a Hall of Fame Wide Receiver from the Steelers in the 70s....

From the age of four until his senior year in high school, he studied various forms of dance including ballet, modern dance, and tap.

It was Swann's athleticism and grace that led to his startling performances. His style of receiving was not only unparalleled, but recognized as uniquely effective by teammates and media alike. Normally, a wide receiver might have to leap to make a catch, but such a feat is rarely cause for fanfare. Swann, however, turned catching into a production. Like a ballet dancer, he could leap, hang in the air, twist, contort, and somehow come down with the ball. He had to do it this way, for he was only 5 feet 11 inches tall.

Lynn Swann also served as chairman of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports from June 20, 2002 to July 30, 2005, and provided money for over 100 scholarships to the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre School.

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