[1] According to Jennifer Fisher, lyrical dance is “strongly associated with clearly displayed emotional moods, fast-moving choreographic strategies, emphasis on virtuosic display, illustration of song lyrics, and, in group form, exact unison.”[2] The style is usually danced at a faster pace than ballet but not as fast as jazz.
Lyrical has been described as a "pseudostyle" or a "pseudogenre"[2] because it utilizes steps from other, more established styles of dance.
A dancer cannot be proficient in lyrical dance without knowledge and mastery of basic technique from jazz, ballet, and modern.
“Lyrical” is used to describe a quality or movement type in other dance settings, but not as a style name such as Jazz or Ballet.
Contestants on this reality show were asked to compete in many different styles such as ballroom, hip-hop, jazz, and lyrical.