Developed in the 20th century.

It is an expressive popular dance form composed of a combination of various dances like modern, jazz, lyrical and classical ballet.

This dance focuses on connecting bodies and mind through fluid dance movements.

It employs fall and recovery and improvisation, floorwork, and contract-release.

Modern dance focuses on the weight of the dancers.

Contemporary dance was pioneered by

They believed dancers must be free to express their innermost feelings and thoughts that can be done when movements of the body are not limited.

Dance technique that focuses on the architecture of the body.

It was named after Merce Cunningham, a teacher and a choreographer.

Using this technique, body will develop strength and flexibility in your spine and legwork.

Dance technique named after Martha Graham that concentrates on contraction, release, fall and recovery.

It also gives emphasis on floor work using abdominal and pelvic contractions.

Contemporary dance technique named after Jose Limon.

Employs energy in relation to gravity like fall, rebound, recovery and suspension.

Emphasized the reducing of tension of the body’s movement and its relation to performance.

Manifests the investigation of the body’s movement and its relation to performance.

The continuous improvement of the body is demonstrated through various creative movement explorations.

Dancers should move through space.

Moving in space should include your position, size, level, direction and pathways.

Described as how you were able to use your body while dancing through the wide, twisted, straight, stretched, and curved movements.

Use of timing and when to apply actions or movements based on the beats, speeds, intervals, accents and rhythmic patterns of the music.

Shows the dynamic quality of the body by using forces, tension and weight.