1. Lyrical dance: Jean-Georges Nowell, the great French dance choreographer and theorist in the 18th century, believed in the book "Letters on Dance and Musical Theater": "Human emotions have reached To the extent that language is insufficient to express it, melodramatic dance will be most effective... The stronger the emotion to be depicted, the harder it is to express it in words, and shouting, which is the pinnacle of human emotion, seems insufficient, so shouting is replaced by movement (dance) "Replaced." The preface to "Preface to Mao's Poems" in ancient China says: "Emotions are moved in the heart and are expressed in words. When words are not enough, we sigh. When we sigh, we sing because they are not enough. When singing is not enough, we don't know how to dance with our hands. We don't know how to dance." The dance of the hands is the dance of the feet." This insightful insight shows that dance occurs when human emotions are most concentrated, exciting and uncontrollable. The poet Wen Yiduo wrote in "Speaking of Dance": "Dance is the most direct, most substantial, strongest, sharpest, simplest and most sufficient expression of the mood of life", which profoundly summarizes and clarifies the aesthetics of dance. feature. "Grand Hotel" is one of the masterpieces of choreographer and director Tommy Tune. After it was performed on Broadway, although the scene planning and visual effects were very good, the shortcomings in the script still seriously affected the box office of the first performance. There was a wonderful lyrical Charleston dance performance, which aroused the curiosity of audiences all over the United States. In the end, it broke the sales record of 1,000 shows. 2. Narrative dance: Musical dance is based on the dance of movements, and then uses "body language" to narrate stories with dramatic elements. Musical dance is a genre in dance art. What distinguishes it from other dance genres is its dramatic literary content; and what distinguishes it from other dramas is its artistic expression form - musical dance is Dance is used as a means of expression to promote the development of the story and portray the characters. Narrative dance is basically traditional and conventional. Typically found in scripted musicals characterized by the integration of a solid script, catchy music, and dance. In this type of work, dance, drama and music go hand in hand and complement each other, and there is no situation where dance "dominates". The script has basically defined the theme and main scenes of the work, and the music has basically established the emotional tone of the entire work. The dance can only be carried out on this basis and in a limited space. This type of dance mainly focuses on its narrative function, which together with drama and music form an organic and indivisible whole. The first person to introduce this type of dance into musical theater creation was DeMille. In "Oklahoma", her original "dream" ballet for the heroine Laurie perfectly matched the drama and music, becoming a model for portraying characters and promoting plot development through dance. The dance unfolds through Laurie's dreams. First, there is a romantic and tender pas de deux between Laurie and her ideal lover, the male protagonist Clay, which expresses the mutual love between the two. As the music turns from warm to tense, the ugly and cunning Ladd appears, trying to break up the sweet lovers and dominate Laurie. The ferocious and cruel Ladd, the kind and brave Clay, and the gentle and helpless Laurie presented the audience with an allegro pas de trois. This dance section combined the different personality characteristics of the three people, the main dramatic contradictions and conflicts in the play, and the female The love and hate of the protagonist are fully expressed, which perfectly sets the stage for the unfolding of the subsequent plot. Immediately afterwards, after Ladd hits Clay, he pursues Laurie. The dance turns to a pas de deux that expresses chasing and fighting. This dance vividly outlines Ladd's evil and cruelty and deepens the The audience hates the villain. The above four dance sections are perfectly combined with drama and music. The dance movements change with the changes of music rhythm and dramatic atmosphere. The "dream" created through dance not only concentrates and vividly displays the main points of the play in a smaller space The dramatic conflict drives the conflict forward and continues to develop. Together with drama and music, it vividly depicts the inner world and character traits of several main characters, which is amazing! 3. Combine lyricism and narrative. This means: each dance in the musical not only shoulders the narrative task, but also allows the audience to appreciate the artistic beauty of dance.

From the objective reality of specific musical works, we will find that lyricism and narrative are not absolutely mutually exclusive and opposed. They often penetrate each other, but at different times and with different emphasis. Since the art of musical dance itself requires a highly perfect combination of lyricism and narrative, narrative dance and lyrical dance should not be completely separated. Try to make every dance in the musical play a role in narrating the plot and advancing the story. The role of the plot and the full play of the characteristics of dance beauty make each dance have appreciation value, which should be a prerequisite for giving full play to the strengths of dance expression methods. Only by meeting the requirements of this principle can musical theater dance provide a broad world for soaring. . Only in this way can we deeply and meticulously portray the character's personality, express the character's thoughts and feelings, and create typical characters in typical environments in musical theater and dance. This type of dance is extremely expressive and can comprehensively embody multiple functions such as narrative, lyricism, rendering, etc., and strongly promotes the development of the entire work.