What is Lyrical Dance?

Question

I will accept any opinions as a dancer. Anything tell me.

Answer 1

I'm a dance teacher, and at my studio, there is a classical class, and a lyrical class. The main difference according the Royal Academy of Dance syllabus is classical ballet is technical dancing that is performed for the sake of movement. You see ballet numbers that, really don't have a storyline neccessarily, but the dance is simply meant to be that: a dance. Whereas, with lyrical, you are dancing for a different reason, not just the sake of physical movement. You are dancing to tell a story, or a feeling. There is more depth in lyrical, but it can be argued that something is lost in the transition from classical to lyrical, because lyrical tends to lose technical emphasis.

Answer 2

Lyrical dance is a fusion of ballet and jazz dance techniques. Lyrical dance challenges choreographers and dancers to use motion to interpret music and express emotion. A lyrical dancer's movements attempts to show the meaning of the music.

Lyrical dance is a unique dance form in that it has no particular history. It is the coming together of ballet, jazz, and modern, for the most part and is performed to music with lyrics. The lyrics of a song are the driving force for the inspiration of the movement. Choreography is often emotional, gripping, and delicate all at the same time. Lyrical dancers at Breaking Pointe will learn performance quality through expression and unique choreography.

Answer 3

If you watch So You Think You Can Dance, Lyrical is a lot like the contemporary dances that they have on there. Go to youtube.com and type in lyrical dance and you can find MANY videos.

Answer 4

I believe that lyrical dancing is acting out the words of a song while keeping its beat.

Answer 5

It's kind of a mix between jazz and ballet.

Answer 6

a combination of ballet and jazz

Answer 7

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