Contemporary dance is a specific concert dance genre that is all about unchoreographed movements as influenced by compositional philosophy.

Contemporary dance is a combination of different genres wherein combined and mixed to create an expressive dance style like lyrical, ballet, and classical

Contemporary dance often is done in bare feet.

Contemporary dance stresses versatility and improvisation, unlike the strict, structured nature of ballet.

Contemporary dancers focus on floor work, using gravity to pull them down to the floor.

Contemporary dancers strive to connect the mind and the body through fluid dance movements.

In Contemporary Dance, contraction is the tightening of the abdominals, tilting of the pelvis and the forming of a "c" with the torso.

In Contemporary Dance, jump is pushing oneself off a surface and into the air by using the muscles in one's legs and feet

In Contemporary Dance, turns involves establishing an axis within the body through the body’s point of contact with the floor

In Contemporary Dance, rebound is the immediate reaction of a bounce, when the act of falling reaches its choreographed conclusion.