Contemporary Dance Flashcards
is a fast emerging style of dance in the present time
Contemporary dance
is a kind
of dance performance which
was first developed during the
mid-twentieth century in
some parts of Europe and the
US.
Contemporary Dance
is a dance style that requires a very strict and disciplined dance form.
Ballet Dance
is a
medley of different styles of
dance such as ballet dance,
modern dance, lyrical dance,
and jazz dance. It is often
confused with these other
dance styles primarily because
of its apparent similarity in style
and technique.
Contemporary Dance
It is usually performed with classical music
Ballet Dance
is a dance style that allows for an unrestrained chance fo self-expression.
Modern Dance
caters to almost all kinds of dance routines and movements and allows the dancers to invent new steps and movements.
Modern Dance
is a combination of ballet and jazz.
Lyrical dance
the lyrics of music draw the dancer to portray deep emotions which are manifested in the dance
Lyrical dance
is usually fast-pased and require high energy to deliver fast, sporadic movements.
Jazz dance
focuses on the combination of controlled legwork from ballet dance and torso workout from modern dance.
Contemporary dance
Some of the well-known stances and postiions of ballet dance are..
Upright posture
Pointed toes
Illusion os long lines created by the limb and the neck and
gracefull handmovements.
Contemporary dancers use this medium to answer to their need to freely express the creativity and emotions throught the dance
Positions