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I’ve heard from my daughters and their  teammates that they stole another teams hip hop routine from another state, step by step. Choreography is like writing a paper, dance moves are like words, is it not plagiarism when you copy someone else’s creativity and ideas? If plagiarism isn’t allowed in the classroom then why not in this sport. I think their should be consequences for this but guessing they’re a W school, they’ll get a slap on the wrist.[/quote]

I think we need to consider the specific situation.

If you copy someone else's paper just for your own reading, or just to practice handwriting, it is not called plagiarism.
If you copy it to show that "this is a paper" on a project that you describe various things (e.g. showing a device, a paper, a weapon) on a large board, it is  not called plagiarism either (whether there is copyright issues is a different question).

However, if you need to write a paper and you copy someone else' paper and submit it in class, that is called plagiarism.

In sports, copying other people's "routine", e.g. diving, gymnastics, is never considered plagiarism.

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