contemporary dance
Fluid artistic motion
Contemporary dance is a style of expressive movement that emerged in the mid-twentieth century, blending elements of modern, jazz, and classical ballet while rejecting rigid technique in favor of fluidity and emotional authenticity.
It emphasizes versatility, floor work, and improvisation.
She trained in contemporary dance before joining a ballet company.
The term also describes dance being created now, as opposed to historical forms.
Complex psychological state
- storytellingRecounting events aloud
- interpretationAssigned meaning
- gestureCommunicative body movement
- narrativeAccount of events
abstraction · physicality · body language · expressiveness · artistry · motif · dynamics · dramatic
Designing performance movement sequences
- ensembleUnified group or outfit
- stageRaised performance platform
- theaterVenue for live drama
- audienceGathered viewers collectively
costume · lighting · rehearsal · premiere · soloist · duet · troupe · recital
Innovative cultural pioneers
- experimentalTesting new methods
- groundbreakingIntroducing radical new ideas
- unconventionalDeparting from standard practice
- pioneeringFirst to explore territory
boundary-pushing · interdisciplinary · deconstructed · postmodern · site-specific · fusion · multimedia · conceptual
Unbroken forward movement
- fluidityState of flowing freely
- undulateMove in waves
- swayRock back and forth
- glideMove with effortless continuity
flexibility · organic · smoothness · continuity · suppleness · spiral · contraction · release
Rhythmic pulse or strike
- tempoRate of musical performance
- syncopationStressed unexpected beats
- cadenceRhythmic pulse or pattern
- pulseArterial blood throb
timing · groove · polyrhythm · musicality · phrasing · accent · counterpoint · silence
emotion
Complex psychological state
- storytellingRecounting events aloud
- interpretationAssigned meaning
- gestureCommunicative body movement
narrative · abstraction · physicality · body language · expressiveness · artistry · motif · dynamics · dramatic · facial expression
choreography
Designing performance movement sequences
audience · costume · lighting · rehearsal · premiere · soloist · duet · troupe · recital · showcase
avant-garde
Innovative cultural pioneers
- experimentalTesting new methods
- groundbreakingIntroducing radical new ideas
- unconventionalDeparting from standard practice
pioneering · boundary-pushing · interdisciplinary · deconstructed · postmodern · site-specific · fusion · multimedia · conceptual · devised
flow
Unbroken forward movement
glide · flexibility · organic · smoothness · continuity · suppleness · spiral · contraction · release · weight shift
beat
Rhythmic pulse or strike
- tempoRate of musical performance
- syncopationStressed unexpected beats
- cadenceRhythmic pulse or pattern
pulse · timing · groove · polyrhythm · musicality · phrasing · accent · counterpoint · silence · off-beat
- dance photographystudio shots, action shots, motion blur, leaps, jumps
- dance stylesballet, tango, salsa, waltz, hip hop
- modern danceMartha Graham, Isadora Duncan, Nijinsky, Alvin Ailey, contraction
- danceballet, breaking, b-boying, ballroom, waltz
- performing artsacting, music, drama, theater, theatre
- dancesballet, waltz, tango, salsa, hula
contemporary danceclassical ballet
Formal European theatrical dance
ballet · court dance · classical dance · ballroom dance · period dance
contemporary danceclassical ballet
Formal European theatrical dance
ballroom dance · formal dance · pointe work · traditional technique
contemporary dancefolk dance
Communal heritage choreography
traditional dance · social dance · ritual dance · ethnic dance · ceremonial dance
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