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Ballet is the foundation of dance. It can be seem throughout all forms of dance.
Lyrical dance is a combination of ballet and jazz with an emphasis on ballet. Lyrical is graceful like ballet with many beutiful lines and is slightly faster like the jazz genre.
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Modern is a form of ballet with a hip hop twist. The movements are ballet but instead of being soft and graceful they are more hard hitting like hip hop.
This is a very common pose for ballet dancers.
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Pointe is a form of ballet. The dancer has a special shoe that allows them to dance on his or her toes. Inside the shoe is a wooden box that the dancers stand on in order to dance. Pointe requires alot of ankle, leg, and core muscle to balance and dance on your toes. Pointe is not a genre for the beginning dancer. It takes many years of ballet study before you can dance on pointe. It, typically, requires permission from a skilled dance instructor, your parents, and a medical professional. The medical professional will consider your weight, height, age, and bone structure. If a dancer starts pointe before he or she is physically ready, they risk haveing life long injuries to their legs, ankles, and feet.
By: Frode Inge Hellard
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In this picture this person is doing an arabesque.
Contemporary dance is a form of ballet with an emphasis on jazz. Contemporary dance is usually performed bearfoot.This genre incorrporates the gracefulnes of ballet with more tricks and turns like jazz.
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