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Dance Styles

Contemporary

Contemporary Dance Lessons in ChristchurchContemporary dance is generally very expressive, lyrical and involves lots of travelling, leaping and floor work.

This is a style that originates from various genres becoming a very expressive dance. Fluid dance movements allow dancers a creative outlet, combining both the body and mind.

Through contemporary dance, you can tell an emotive story to an audience through strong leg movements, floor work and improvisation characteristics of modern dance. There various styles or techniques that come under the umbrella term of contemporary include Graham, Cunningham and Horten.