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  • Lyrical dance is a literal representation of the music using a combination of ballet and jazz with a little bit of modern thrown in for good measure. It is usually performed in foot undies and tends to be romantic and emotional in approach. There is…
  • Lyrical dance is a literal representation of the music using a combination of ballet and jazz with a little bit of modern thrown in for good measure. It is usually performed in foot undies and tends to be romantic and emotional in approach. There is…
  • They do offer classes for dancer up to age 22. I haven't heard great things about this program however. You would be better off going to get your BFA in a triple focus school like Point Park if this is what you are after. Surprisingly as a ballet sc…
  • Most likely it is strength. Also if you are using mostly your quad muscles on the top of your thigh and gripping them, that can stop your leg from going higher as well as bulk those muscles reducing your flexibility in your legs. Make sure you ar…
  • Most likely it is strength. Also if you are using mostly your quad muscles on the top of your thigh and gripping them, that can stop your leg from going higher as well as bulk those muscles reducing your flexibility in your legs. Make sure you ar…
  • While you are correct in terms of just how well you have to dance, opportunity is hard to get especially for women in terms of a career as a choreographer. Most get opportunity by having had a career first as a professional dancer. The exception wo…
  • This answer really depends on what you are calling contemporary dance. Some people refer to it as today's street dance (esp. in the UK.) Others refer to it as the kind of dance they call contemporary that is in competition dance. However, I will tel…
  • Perhaps you should tell mom that pointe shoes, are only made to dance in for 12-20 hours and if you are getting three months out of them that is great. While Gaynor Mindens last about twice as long if they don't work for you that is no good. The lon…
  • It’s not so much loosening up and relaxing as it is changing your sense of gravity. In ballet you want to float. In modern and contemporary you feel the gravity and pull of the floor. You still need a strong solid attack just like you do in ballet.…
  • If there is no dress code, nothing loose but something form fitting that you can move in. Perhaps a tank top or tee shirt or even a sports bra top and yoga pants or dance shorts. Your teacher needs to see your body and you need to be able to move.…
  • If you are taking "contemporary" classes you are in a recreational dance school. Concert contemporary dancers take both ballet and modern classes (Graham. Horton, Limon etc.). There is no such thing as contemporary technique unless you a…
  • If you are taking "contemporary" classes you are in a recreational dance school. Concert contemporary dancers take both ballet and modern classes (Graham. Horton, Limon etc.). There is no such thing as contemporary technique unless you a…
  • If there is no dress code, nothing loose but something form fitting that you can move in. Perhaps a tank top or tee shirt or even a sports bra top and yoga pants or dance shorts. Your teacher needs to see your body and you need to be able to move.…
  • It’s not so much loosening up and relaxing as it is changing your sense of gravity. In ballet you want to float. In modern and contemporary you feel the gravity and pull of the floor. You still need a strong solid attack just like you do in ballet.…
  • Perhaps you should tell mom that pointe shoes, are only made to dance in for 12-20 hours and if you are getting three months out of them that is great. While Gaynor Mindens last about twice as long if they don't work for you that is no good. The lon…
  • Perhaps you should tell mom that pointe shoes, are only made to dance in for 12-20 hours and if you are getting three months out of them that is great. While Gaynor Mindens last about twice as long if they don't work for you that is no good. The lon…
  • Perhaps you should tell mom that pointe shoes, are only made to dance in for 12-20 hours and if you are getting three months out of them that is great. While Gaynor Mindens last about twice as long if they don't work for you that is no good. The lon…
  • Perhaps you should tell mom that pointe shoes, are only made to dance in for 12-20 hours and if you are getting three months out of them that is great. While Gaynor Mindens last about twice as long if they don't work for you that is no good. The lon…
  • Perhaps you should tell mom that pointe shoes, are only made to dance in for 12-20 hours and if you are getting three months out of them that is great. While Gaynor Mindens last about twice as long if they don't work for you that is no good. The lon…
  • This answer really depends on what you are calling contemporary dance. Some people refer to it as today's street dance (esp. in the UK.) Others refer to it as the kind of dance they call contemporary that is in competition dance. However, I will tel…
  • Lyrical dance is a literal representation of the music using a combination of ballet and jazz with a little bit of modern thrown in for good measure. It is usually performed in foot undies and tends to be romantic and emotional in approach. There is…