Lyrical

Lyrical dance
Dancers who perform this dance style	Amy, Summer
Date of origin	Early 1900s
Place of origin	Russia

Lyrical dance, usually referred to as just lyrical, is a dance style that is frequently performed on The Next Step.

History

Lyrical dance originated in Russia in the early twentieth century. It became a popular dance style in the 1970s where it was often deemed as a subgenre of jazz dance of which told a story and had classical ballet technique.

Lyrical dance is occasionally deemed as a combination of techniques from jazz, ballet and contemporary. Hence the name, lyrical is set to songs with lyrics in it which the dancer connects to with the dance.

Dancers

• Amy
• Summer

Trivia

• Although Amy is normally known as an acro dancer, according to her Talking Heads caption in an episode, she is a lyrical dancer.