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Rather than a specific dance technique ''contemporary dance'' is a collection of systems and methods developed from Modern and Postmodern Dance . The development of contemporary dance was parallel but separate to the development of New Dance in Britain. Distinctions can be made between European , Canadian and American Contemporary dance. HISTORY Seminal artists Notable artists in the field of contemporary dance include:
Form Contemporary dance, due to its Postmodern lineage, takes on many forms including:
Technique Rather than emphasising technique per se, which is seen more as a tool for the dancer and a means by which to strengthen the body, increase flexibility, and through a deliberate exposure of the contemporary dancer to a wide range of techniques to ensure versatility, contemporary dance as a field is more concerned with examining the choreographic and performing process: as a result there has been limited development of dance techniques by seminal dance artists. Instead, contemporary dance draws on modern dance techniques (developed in the first 60 years of the 20th century) and an array of still developing philosophies of movement based on study of the human body and body/mind interralationships, including:
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