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

erin graves · Answer

I think this is an instance one could use either/or. To compare, I put the sentence in Deepl and the translation offers both options (She takes dance classes. and She dances). So it doesn't seem accurate that you would get the quiz answer wrong for this.