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What is the difference between contemporary and neoclassical ballet?

April 26, 2017Arts ballet Contemporary dancing difference Humanities neoclassical

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What is the difference between contemporary and neoclassical ballet?

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Contemporary isn’t really a dance class you can take, unless you mean competition contemporary dance. To dance real contemporary dance, you take ballet and modern and the choreographer makes a contemporary piece using those skills. There is no “set” contemporary technique. Concert contemporary dance requires strong ballet and modern training.The second link is to a Juilliard piece choreographed by Sidra Bell. Juilliard is contemporary focus and they have ballet and modern classes for their dance majors. No “contemporary” classes. Contemporary can be danced barefoot, en pointe, sox anything the choreographer wants. Here are some examples of contemporary ballet. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHCUpEEqP… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTIHUMIkW… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-H3