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Contemporary
11 lessons
Contemporary dance is one of the most popular dance styles among formally trained dancers. The style originated in the middle of the twentieth century and has its roots in ballet, modern, and jazz styles. Speaking about the peculiarities of contemporary dance style, it features a lot of floor work, contract release, controlled legwork, fall and recovery, as well as the elements of improvisation. In general, contemporary is about the expression of a dancer’s feelings by means of their body, which makes the style so mesmerizing and appealing to so many people.
Jazz
5 lessons
Jazz is a performance dance that evolved in the middle of the twentieth century in the United States of America and has its roots in African-American vernacular styles of dance. Jazz can be divided into two substyles, which are vernacular jazz (Charleston, ragtime moves, Lindy hop, and mambo) and Broadway jazz, which is performed in theaters. The style itself is rather rhythmic, lively, and fun, which makes it so appealing to millions of people from all over the world. Nowadays, jazz is still rather popular, as well as featured in numerous movies, TV shows, music videos, etc.
