Fitness for Dance

Abstract

The work of dancers today embraces not only the art of communicating the joy and aesthetics of movement executing in perfect harmony and style, the power to express ideas and emotions through movement and musicality and the effortless display of technical virtuosity, but also these days a far more athletic and often acrobatic approach to movement is required which choreographers are insisting on more and more as a result of the increased cross fertilization between classical ballet and contemporary dance.” — Sir Peter Wright*