| STRAIGHT – Modern/Jazz for younger dancers WITHOUT a strong theme or storyline. |
| JAZZ is the physical embodiment of the popular music of a given time. This then, does not mean only the Jazz era music (1920’s – 1960’s), but all commercial popular music. It most often incorporates: * Isolations and contractions * Bold and dramatic body movements * A low centre of gravity and high level of energy * Can include Commercial Street Jazz, e.g. Music Videos |
| CHARACTER A Straight/Jazz/Lyrical dance WITH a Theme or Storyline. |
| CONTEMPORARY dance cannot be put into a box with set rules. It is a constantly evolving dance style, and often involves a great deal of: * floor work * contract and release; fall and recovery; suspension, rebound * independence between dance and music * multiple and simultaneous actions * uses elements from classical ballet, modern and jazz styles * focuses on the architecture of the body in space It strives to connect the mind and body through fluid dance movements, and varies from one choreographer to the next. |
| LYRICAL – a softer style often (but not always) with mime actions that correspond to the words of the music. |
| MUSICAL THEATRE When dancers mime, or lip-sync to recorded voice. If a dancer has a strong singing voice that can project from stage without the use of a microphone, this will also be acceptable, but will not enhance their marks as they are judged purely on the dance. |
| FREE SECTION This has been created where dances can be entered that has a mixture of ballet pumps / bare foot / T- bars etc. Allows for experimental work and mixed styles, including Ballroom ect. Please note that this does not mean that teachers can enter a discipline which she/he does not teach. DTQ, GROUP and PRODUCTION sections only. |