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Description
The genre of contemporary dance includes a wide variety of dance forms and techniques. Contemporary dance essentially borrows from well-known genres such as ballet, modern, jazz, and international forms of dance. Contemporary dance training requires strong technical skills in addition to an open and creative mind, as a lot of contemporary choreography is developed through improvisation. Dancers must be well conditioned and trained in order to prevent injury, as a lot of contemporary movement is about speed, control, strength, change of direction, and inversion. Lyrical dance is primarily recognized as a dance genre that utilizes both ballet and jazz techniques to perform a more emotive and expressive piece of work often relating to the “lyrics” of the song the dancers are performing to and/or a theme the dance has been set to portray.In a lyrical dance class, students will learn to emote a variety of emotions such as sadness/hurt, anger, joy, love etc. through their body language and facial expressions. Like contemporary dance, lyrical is a relatively new genre of dance that has borrowed from a variety of other dance styles and genres.This class will perform Cast B, shows 1 & 2. Please check the dance resources page on our website for information about this class, our program, performances, and what your dancer will need for this class including uniform and shoes.
Class Sub-Category
Contemporary/Modern Dance
Location
Apex Room at Fieldhouse at Weehawken Creative Arts in Montrose
Prerequisites
Dance Annual Reg Fee
or Dance Annual Reg Fee
Instructor
Natasha Pyeatte
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