![]() There is the never ending debate about whether or not to lip sync in the musical theater category. Musical theater should showcase a dancer's style, musicality, personality, and ability to use her or his movement to move a story forward. A musical theater piece is a wonderful opportunity for a dancer to dig into growing as a performer, and captivating an audience by creating a character that tells a story. The dancer or dancers should portray a character or characters from the show or movie. ![]() A musical theater piece should be choreographed to a song from a musical or movie musical. I am jumping to musical theater while we are on the subject of storytelling. This is where differentiating between contemporary, modern, and lyrical can be hazy and quite confusing, but your modern routine should always showcase elements of a modern dance technique no matter if the choreographer has incorporated a storyline, a theme, or movement study. A common misconception is when something is "abstract, weird, or strange", it should be put in the modern category. In a piece inspired by Graham, we should see dynamic contractions, tension in the dancer's movement and the utilization of spirals. For example, in Horton we should see laterals, stags, tables, etc. ![]() ![]() It should be clear to the judges what form of modern dance the piece is inspired by and that the choreographer and/or teacher has invested time in educating the dancers on the basics of the chosen technique. Some examples include Horton, Graham, Limon, Release, Dunham, and Humphrey. A piece of modern choreography should be inspired by and based upon a specific technique and pedagogy of modern dance, utilizing and properly executing the elements of that technique. ![]()
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