JSS1 Cultural and Creative Art (CCA) Lesson Note on Features of Contemporary Dance

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Features of contemporary dance

1. It enables freedom of movement, allowing dancers bodies to freely express their innermost feelings.
2. Expressive and original
3. Element of ballet and other styles
4. creativity
5. Individual style.
6. Gravity, floor-work and rolls.
7. Gestures all part of the body
8. Unusual shapes and line
9. Lifts
10. Relationships – men dancing with men and women dancing with women
11. Groupings – solo, duet, trio, small groups and large groups
12. Staging- different areas of the stage become strong and more than one sequence performed at a time.
13. Can tell a story, have theme or characters or no meaning at all.

Performing some contemporary dance. (practical session)

1. The educator plays video of DECENT contemporary dance; Nigerian and western
2. The educator guides the student(s) to Perform some movements to build and encourage individual creativity.

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