Easy to learn steps for aspiring contemporary dancers

Contemporary dance Borrows elements from classical, moderate and jazz styles of dancing.

Today it is the most prominent genre that professional dancers around the world training, particularly in the west. Contemporary dance also borrows elements from different styles of dancing around the world. Below are some of the most basic steps that Anyone can master.

 Ball Change This movement has two stops. Your weight is distributed on the ball of 1 foot while the other is next to it or behind it. Then, you switch the weight with a step on the other foot. Usually accompanied by number counting or stepping on a beat, it can also be modified to include flourishes and kicks.

 Moonwalk Made famous in Michael Jackson Billie Jean Music video, the moonwalk creates the illusion of walking backward while being drawn forward. Essentially, it looks like the dancers gliding backward. While the front foot is flat on the ground and the back foot is in tiptoe position, the front foot starts to glide backward past tee back foot. The back foot flattens to the ground Simultaneously.When repeated in a fluid motion, you get a seamless moonwalk. Modifications can make it look like the dancer is gliding in a circle or even forwards.

 The Thunder Clap The thunderclap involves clapping in the air with a sliding motion. The dancer raises one hand, with the second one meeting it halfway to make a clapping sound, at the same time fully extending that hand. Usually performed to the beat of the rhythmic music, this step looks easy in throes but can take practice to master. Variations include added legwork and changing the position of the hands

Although contemporary dance has borrowed influence of strong and controlled legwork from classical forms like ballet, it also has elements of torso movement borrowed from modern dance. Floor work, fall and recovery, improvisation and unpredictable changes in rhythm, speed, and direction are also signature moves for this dance form. Occasionally, a contemporary dance routine will also include elements of non-western dance forms such as those from Africa or Japan as well depending on the choreography and the dancer’s own style.

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