I was involved in the dance business for a while. The first thing they teach you is steps, then patterns, then frame, then arms, then posture, then fingers (yes, finger styling is important!) and on and on. Do you know what ballroom champions do? They regularly hire a coach to go over, again and again and again and again, how to take a step.
So yeah, you can be a competent dancer without this emphasis. But you ain't gonna be a champion without a very solid foundation on your feet, as it all grows out of that.
I've advised college graduates to learn the leetcode stuff. It's foundational for being a champion programmer, and besides, with the $$$$$ that Google pays, it's a very high return on investment of your effort.
It's also easier to just learn it than expend all the effort fighting it. It isn't that hard, either. Just make it your bathroom reader, one puzzle at a time.
So yeah, you can be a competent dancer without this emphasis. But you ain't gonna be a champion without a very solid foundation on your feet, as it all grows out of that.
I've advised college graduates to learn the leetcode stuff. It's foundational for being a champion programmer, and besides, with the $$$$$ that Google pays, it's a very high return on investment of your effort.
It's also easier to just learn it than expend all the effort fighting it. It isn't that hard, either. Just make it your bathroom reader, one puzzle at a time.