Elle fait de la danse ?

Question

this does not seem right that in the lesson it is " she takes dance lessons".. i think it should be she dances.. and if you wanted to say someone is taking dance lessons it woudl be " Elle prend des cours de danse"

Maarten Kamp · Accepted Answer

Blair,
 I think you may be trying to translate the words directly. This doesn’t always work !
Your alternative is not grammatically wrong but is redundant in context in most cases in everyday French conversation, and colloquially it would generally also be ‘ suivre un cours ‘, with ‘ prendre un cours ‘ somewhat of an anglicisme. 
‘ Suivre un cours de danse ‘ could be used when it was felt necessary to emphasise that ‘regular dancing’ was, or specifically included taking/having lessons, or when talking about taking courses more generally. 
However, the expression ‘ faire de la danse ‘ has a colloquial meaning in usual metropolitan  French usage - as is covered correctly in the lesson : 
“. ATTENTION:
When using "faire de la danse" or "faire de la natation" (FOR EXAMPLE) rather than simply "danser" or "nager", you refer more to an organised, repeated activity - I take dance lessons / I go swimming [as a regular activity, e.g. attending class or lessons] - than just a 'one-off' activity you're in the middle of doing such as I'm dancing / I'm swimming. “ 
 
Also have a look at a previous response by Cécile to a similar question/comment.
 
 https://french.kwiziq.com/questions/view/couldn-t-elle-fait-de-la-danse-mean-she-s-a-professional-dancer