Ballet is actually very important for contemporary technique because contemporary is a mix of ballet and modern. You need the technique of ballet and the free movement of modern. Most contemporary dancers have a lot of training in ballet. Ballet also helps with strengthening and building the right muscles needed for contemporary as well as the basic movements such as turning.
Contemporary ballet is less classical than say pointe. Its more of lyrical or jazz mixed with ballet technique
It is a lunge ballet technique
Complexions Contemporary Ballet was created in 1994.
Not all ballet is smooth and flowy as it looks. Modern ballet can be more contemporary or jazz-like, with different hands or positions than traditional classical ballet. Lyrical ballet is smooth and flowy, so you can get away with less technique.
Classical ballet and contemporary.
according to ebiswagg in contemporary dance, when you dance it you dance from the inside and you make it soft and interprets whit the dance. you have to be good in ballet for you to dance the modern jazz,because its mostly your ballet technique you use.
Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet was created in 2003.
Ballet is more restricted and technical Contemporary is more free
from ballet, contemporary evolved, to be a good contemporary dancer u need to be ballet trained, modern jazz also developed from ballet.
In ballet/contemporary dancing!
classical and contemporary ballet