Lyrical dance is a dance style that embodies various aspects of ballet, jazz, acrobatics, and modern dance.[1] The style combines ballet technique with the freedom and musicality of jazz and contemporary.[1] According to Jennifer Fisher, lyrical dance is “strongly associated with clearly displayed emotional moods, fast-moving choreographic strategies, emphasis on virtuosic display, illustration of song lyrics, and, in group form, exact unison.”[2] The style is usually danced at a faster pace than ballet but not as fast as jazz.[3] Lyrical dance is a category typically found in dance competitions.[4]
- ^ a b "Lyrical Jazz". Oeiras Dance Academy (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-12-16.
- ^ Fisher, Jennifer (23 Oct 2014). "When Good Adjectives Go Bad: The Case of the So-called Lyrical Dance". Dance Chronicle. 37 (3): 312–334. doi:10.1080/01472526.2014.958650.
- ^ "What Is the Lyrical Dance Style?". ThoughtCo. Retrieved 2017-11-08.
- ^ Weisbrod, Alexis (Oct 2014). "Defining Dance, Creating Commodity: The Rhetoric of So You Think You Can Dance". The Oxford Handbook of Dance and the Popular Screen. doi:10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199897827.013.021.