Modern-Contemporary
Over the course of many decades, the South African Body of Dance has compiled and perfected an encompassing modern exam syllabus that includes many styles of dancing.
Its Barre training incorporates Classical Ballet technique which forms the backbone of any good dancer, coupled with Centre and Allegro work that includes Horton and Graham techniques, Contemporary, Lyrical, Broadway Jazz, Street Jazz, Modern, Musical Theatre and many more. The syllabus caters to children from as young as 3 years old up to adults and is continuously updated to keep up with new trends.
Completing the series of exams will result in a well-rounded dancer, capable of performing a multitude of techniques and styles.
Contemporary Dance
Contemporary dance is a genre of dance that makes use of compositional philosophy rather than just choreography.
At Studio of Motion, the Contemporary syllabus we make use of is based mainly on the Horton technique, however, principles such as; special awareness, floor barre, Pilates, the exploration of emotion, and improvisation are also used.
Modern Dance
Modern Dance is an extremely relaxed, free style of dancing, in which choreographers make use of emotion and specific moods to design their own dance pieces.
Modern dance uses gravity to the body's advantage, unlike Ballet which goes against gravity in order to create a light and weightless feeling, almost like flying.
Modern Jazz
In Modern Jazz, the control of the body's centre is essential as all movement originates from one's centre.
Control of the body allows the maintaining of balance while being able to execute powerful movements.
Modern Jazz classes are based on a moderate amount of stretching.
Studio of Motion's main form of stretching technique originates from the Pilates principles of elongating the muscles and strengthening the core.
