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A contemporary ballet leap. Contemporary ballet is a genre of dance that incorporates elements of classical ballet and modern dance. [1] It employs classical ballet technique and in many cases classical pointe technique as well, but allows a greater range of movement of the upper body and is not constrained to the rigorously defined body lines and forms found in traditional, classical ballet.
Pages in category "Contemporary dance choreographers" The following 77 pages are in this category, out of 77 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
Alonzo King, American dancer and choreographer working in San Francisco, California. He is known for founding a contemporary ballet company, Alonzo King LINES Ballet, in 1982. Jiří Kylián (born 1947), Czech dance choreographer. Kylián studied in Prague, as well as at the Royal Ballet School in London.
Helgi Tómasson - Icelandic ballet dancer and choreographer, artistic director of [[San Francisco Ballet; Mark Tompkins (born 1954) - American-born French artist, dancer and choreographer of contemporary dance; Tamara Toumanova (1919–1997) - one of Balanchine's three "Baby Ballerinas"
This is a list of choreographers: A. Aaliyah; Paula Abdul; Kyle Abraham; Alvin Ailey; Debbie Allen; Richard Alston; Sir Frederick Ashton; ... Dance This page was last ...
Wheeldon completed his tenure as Resident Choreographer of New York City Ballet in February 2008. [1] In 2009, the City Parks Foundation commissioned Wheeldon and contemporary singer-songwriter Martha Wainwright to create a new work.
Agnes de Mille (1905–1993), ballet dancer, contemporary dancer, choreographer, musicals Patricia Delgado , ballet dancer, répétiteur , teacher, former principal dancer, Miami City Ballet Michaela DePrince (born 1995), soloist ballet dancer for the Dutch National Ballet
Contemporary dance draws on both classical ballet and modern dance, whereas postmodern dance was a direct and opposite response to modern dance. Merce Cunningham is considered to be the first choreographer to "develop an independent attitude towards modern dance" and defy the ideas that were established by it.