Contemporary dance is a style of expressive dance that emerged in the mid-20th century as a reaction to the rigid rules of ballet and other genres. It combines elements of modern, jazz, lyrical, and classical ballet, and explores the connection between the mind and the body through fluid and dynamic movements.
Contemporary dance is a form of story-telling and influenced by various cultural, social, and artistic factors, such as music, literature, philosophy, politics, and technology, and reflects the diversity and creativity of its practitioners. Due to its expressive nature, this dance style is widely studied in secondary education with the majority of study at GCSE and A Level Dance focused around contemporary professional works.
As an aerobic training, contemporary dance helps to increase power, endurance and improve breathing.