The idea of mixing ballet with hiphop or other modern dances gives me a kick and now I gonna push Diana to teach me to do pirouettes at home before going back to the course with her...
On the pic: Contemporary jazz dancer Ashley Galvan from "So you think you can dance"
From wikipedia:
Modern jazz dance is frequently influenced by other dance styles such as acro, ballet, contemporary, lyrical, and hip-hop. In turn, many other dance styles are influenced by jazz dance.
As in most forms of dance, technique is the foundation for all modern jazz dance movement. In particular, jazz dancers benefit from a sound working knowledge of ballet technique and, consequently, hip hop dance curriculum commonly includes ballet training.
Modern jazz dance encompasses various techniques, including:
- Center control
- By treating the center of balance as the point from which movements emanate, it becomes possible to maintain balance and control while executing movements that would otherwise take the dancer off balance.
- Spotting
- This enables dancers to maintain balance and control while executing turns such as pirouettes and fouettés, by reducing the dizzying effect of repeated rotation.
- Pointing
- When pointing, dancers stretch their ankles and point their toes so as to align their feet with the leg lines in an aesthetically pleasing manner.
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Vad kul med dans! Klart du ska fortsätta! :) Det är ju din grej!
ReplyDeleteFörstår att det känns trist att vara sämst men jag tror det är ett väldigt bra sätt att lära sig snabbt. Jag tycker absolut du ska fortsätta, dans är en helt underbar träningsform och du har ju rätt kropp för det :)
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Jazz dans e nog den allra svaraste dans typen.... jag har testat det nagra ganger pa dance works i london men det var lite for svart trots att jag dansat ballet i hela mitt liv hihihi men om du borjar sa kan jag oxa borja sa satsar vi hart hihihi :o)
ReplyDeleteHehe, ni verkar överens, jag får väl ge jazzen en chans då :)
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