Contemporary dance is an umbrella term that covers areas of contemporary ballet, urban contemporary, postmodern contemporary, lyrical contemporary, lyrical jazz, and modern dance as it was pioneered by dance practitioners including Martha Graham, Merce Cunningham and Paul Taylor.
A fusion of modern, contemporary, and ballet, this class will focus on developing strength and flexibility with expressive, graceful choreography.
The Inter class is an introduction to these styles and is designed to build technique, strength and dance vocabulary. Class begins with a warm-up and stretch, then we move on to exercises to isolate and work on different aspects of technique, including tendus, kicks, pirouettes, developpes, jumps and leaps both stationary and across the floor.
Each week we also work on a piece of choreography, this allows the dancers to learn to combine all of the movements and techniques they have learnt along with developing their ability to emote and express themselves through movement. When learning new choreography we spend some time thinking about the mood and feeling in the music and how we might best use our movement to convey this to an audience. These pieces allow the dancers to develop their musicality and understanding of rhythm and phrasing which will complement their dance technique.
The Senior class is designed to continue to build technique, strength and more in-depth knowledge of various styles. We begin each week with a warm-up and stretch and then we move on to exercises to isolate and work on different aspects of technique, including tendus, kicks, pirouettes, developpes, jumps and leaps both stationary and across the floor.
Each week we also work on a piece of choreography, this allows the dancers to learn to combine all of the movement and techniques they have learnt along with developing their ability to emote and express themselves through movement. When learning new choreography, we talk about the use of facial expression, breath and port de bras as techniques of expression. These pieces allow the dancers to develop their musicality and understanding of rhythm and phrasing which will complement their dance technique.
What to wear: Students should wear a leotard of their choice with dance leggings or shorts, black split sole ballet shoes or bare feet. Long hair should be tied up. ITW Dance wear can be ordered from the ITW SHOP for delivery to ITW Studios where the students can collect them at class.
Timetable:
Lyrical Contemporary Classes in ITW Studios Clonskeagh
Inter Lyrical Contemporary: Wednesdays 5-6pm with Jordan
Senior Lyrical/Contemporary: Tuesdays 5.30pm-6.30pm with Sacha
Young Adult Lyrical/Contemporary: Wednesdays 5pm-6.30pm with Jennifer
We also have Jazz & Lyrical Contemporary in ITW Drumcondra
Inter Jazz & Lyrical Contemporary: Wednesdays 4.30-5.30pm with Ellen
Senior Jazz & Lyrical Contemporary: Wednesdays 5.30-6.30pm with Ellen
