About our Lyrical/Contemporary dance classes

Lyrical and contemporary are dance styles that combine elements of ballet, modern, jazz, hip hop and tap dance techniques. The goal of the dancer is to use gesture, story-telling and controlled movements in order to execute their movements and emotions fully. Besides emotional connection to music, lyrical/contemporary dance typically encourages use of articulation, line, weight, and textured movement qualities. BALLET enrollment while also in lyrical is highly recommended.

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*Note- Allegro teachers will use their expertise to place each dancer in the correct level that is best for their training, this will usually happen within the first month.

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Dress code for Lyrical

*no distracting jewelry or watches in any class

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Form fitting dance clothes of your choice- Shorts, leggings, leotards, tank tops, etc

Sweats/t-shirts, etc... can be worn through the first part of warm-up if the teacher allows and then needs to be  removed for the teacher to be able to see their alignment

 

Shoes:

Level 1jr/sr, 2jr and 2/3 SR-

Skin colored jazz shoes 

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Level 3 and 4 -

Skin colored jazz shoes AND bear paws/foot undies. 

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Level 5 +-

bear paws/foot undies 

 

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