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    Contempo Dance

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    This document discusses the differences between contemporary and lyrical dance styles. Contemporary dance grew out of modern and jazz styles and seeks to question and dismantle previous forms through a research-based approach. It places emphasis on understanding music, space, and technical lines in new ways. Contemporary dance explores concepts and ideas rather than telling a clear story and aims to educate and provoke audiences rather than entertain them. The document provides questions for choreographers to consider to determine if a piece should be categorized as contemporary in competitions.

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    Contempo Dance

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    This document discusses the differences between contemporary and lyrical dance styles. Contemporary dance grew out of modern and jazz styles and seeks to question and dismantle previous forms through a research-based approach. It places emphasis on understanding music, space, and technical lines in new ways. Contemporary dance explores concepts and ideas rather than telling a clear story and aims to educate and provoke audiences rather than entertain them. The document provides questions for choreographers to consider to determine if a piece should be categorized as contemporary in competitions.

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    This document discusses the differences between contemporary and lyrical dance styles. Contemporary dance grew out of modern and jazz styles and seeks to question and dismantle previous forms through a research-based approach. It places emphasis on understanding music, space, and technical lines in new ways. Contemporary dance explores concepts and ideas rather than telling a clear story and aims to educate and provoke audiences rather than entertain them. The document provides questions for choreographers to consider to determine if a piece should be categorized as contemporary in competitions.

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    Contempo Dance

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    KF Rada
    This document discusses the differences between contemporary and lyrical dance styles. Contemporary dance grew out of modern and jazz styles and seeks to question and dismantle previous forms through a research-based approach. It places emphasis on understanding music, space, and technical lines in new ways. Contemporary dance explores concepts and ideas rather than telling a clear story and aims to educate and provoke audiences rather than entertain them. The document provides questions for choreographers to consider to determine if a piece should be categorized as contemporary in competitions.

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    The nature of the world we live in today nearly necessitates fusion - a melding of

    distinct styles or ideas into one unique entity. From Asian fusion cuisine to
    country rap fusion music, our culture thrives on combining things that might not
    necessarily go together. It is no different in the dance world. While a fusion of
    dance styles can be interesting, it can make it difficult to correctly place routines
    in categories at competition. The genres of lyrical and contemporary dance can
    be incredibly confusing because of their similarities, so today we’re gathering
    opinions from IDA judges and teachers Jen Garaffa, Mary Roberts, Miranda
    Spada, and Max Vasapoli to clear up any questions teachers and
    choreographers may have regarding the two styles.
     
    Contemporary Dance
     
    Coming directly out of the MFA program at Florida State University, Mary
    Roberts considers contemporary dance to be “a research vehicle to dissect,
    analyze, and interpret what dance and movement are saying and creating
    culturally. Contemporary dance follows the modern dance lineage, and seeks to
    question and dismantle previous dance forms.” Oftentimes at dance
    competitions, this more academic explanation can get lost, however, it’s
    incredibly important to remember that contemporary dance grew out of the
    techniques of ballet, jazz, and modern, the latter of which is a direct ancestor of
    contemporary dance. We wouldn’t have contemporary if not for the pioneers of
    modern and jazz, who sought to break the molds and expectations of traditional
    ballet dancing.
     
    Miranda Spada adds, “Contemporary dance [...places a] strong emphasis on
    understanding music, rhythm, the space around a dancer, and how to take
    technical classical lines and make them different. Contemporary tends to be
    based on the more avant garde, and can include themes and ideas vs a clear
    concise story. Conceptualized dancing is explored, where a dancer and/or
    choreographer takes a dance technique such as levels, space, accents, patterns,
    phrasing, and uses that to develop into a piece versus relying on a preconceived
    theme or idea.” Less about a story or narrative, contemporary dance seeks not
    necessarily to entertain, but to educate, provoke, and explore different
    movement.
     
    When placing your routines in the contemporary category at competition, you
    must consider the following questions: is this piece dancer-centric? Meaning,
    have I allowed this dancer a level of personal exploration within the movement,
    through the means of improvisation? Is there a specific visual or internal theme
    that this piece follows? Have I included classical lines, but distorted them in a
    way that is new and different? Does this routine use techniques from the modern
    and ballet syllabus?

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