LYRICAL

Lyrical dance is a fusion of ballet and jazz dance techniques and challenges one to attempt to show the meaning of the music through choreography and interpretation.

Lyrical dance is expressive, subtle yet dynamic, expressing emotions through movement.

A solid ballet based technique is an essential component of this style, which is mainly performed to music with lyrics.  The lyrics become a driving force and key inspiration for the movement – but of paramount importance in Lyrical dance, continuation of movement incorporating pauses, glances, contractions and gestures add to the songs climax. TPC Lyrical classes have a strong influence courtesy of the Jason Winters Contemporary Syllabus.

Although Lyrical dance is stereotypically choreographed to music that is slow or downbeat, melodic and sweet-sounding, upbeat, aggressive styles of music are frequently used and can be of any genre; including pop, rock, hip hop and R&B styles.