Teaching advanced lyrical combos isn’t just about steps—it’s about crafting performances with fluidity, control, and expressive artistry. DTCE’s Combos Competitive: Lyrical Advanced (Bad Dreams) provides dance teachers with a structured, no-guesswork system to deliver emotionally engaging, technically precise choreography for competitive or stage-ready dancers.
This syllabus + tutorial series helps dancers develop seamless transitions, musicality, and stage presence, making it ideal for advanced students who want to captivate audiences with every movement.
Why Teachers Rely on This Lyrical Combo
This curriculum turns complex lyrical choreography into an organized, teachable system:
- 6+ professionally choreographed breakdowns
- Timestamped syllabus for easy navigation
- Front & back views for clear directional learning
- Built-in counting, corrections, and teacher tips
- Focused on fluidity, control, and expressive performance
Perfect for integration with DTCE’s Jazz Series to strengthen across-the-floor skills and technical precision.
Key Features at a Glance
✔ 6+ breakdowns emphasizing fluidity, control, and artistry
✔ 2+ matching syllabus guides with timestamps for seamless teaching
✔ 17+ minutes of expert-led tutorials with step-by-step corrections
✔ Designed for Advanced Lyrical dancers to enhance performance quality
✔ Front & back views to simplify spatial awareness and directional learning
Pair with DTCE’s Turns, Jumps & Leaps Series to refine elevation, extension, and jump control within lyrical combos.
Core Skills & Learning Outcomes
This combo equips dancers to:
- Master emotional expression and storytelling on stage
- Perform clean transitions with technical precision
- Refine spacing, alignment, and fluidity
- Deliver captivating stage presence and musicality
Combine with DTCE’s Progressions Series to reinforce strong technical foundations supporting advanced lyrical combos.
How the Syllabus Works
DTCE’s syllabus is a step-by-step teaching roadmap:
✔ Timestamped modules for effortless choreography navigation
✔ Matches tutorial videos with detailed demonstrations
✔ Includes teacher tips, counting, and corrections
✔ Saves lesson prep time so educators can focus on hands-on guidance
This system ensures dancers develop expressive, controlled, and precise performances in a structured, progressive order.
Who Benefits Most
✔ Studio owners and teachers leading advanced lyrical dancers
✔ Competitive teams aiming for performance-ready precision and artistry
✔ Educators seeking efficient teaching tools to refine execution and storytelling
Use alongside DTCE’s Warm-Up Series to ensure dancers are fully activated for expressive performance.
Perfect Pairings: Maximize Lyrical Performance
Boost execution and artistry by pairing this combo with:
- ✔ Conditioning Series – 110+ exercises to enhance strength, stamina, and expressive control
- ✔ Flexibility Series – 175+ skills & 5+ hours of tutorials to increase range, fluidity, and injury prevention
- ✔ Warm-Up Series – 160+ exercises & 6+ hours of tutorials to prepare dancers physically and mentally
Perfect pairings ensure dancers are technically and emotionally ready to perform advanced lyrical routines with impact.
Learn from an Industry Leader
This series is led by Brielle Thomson, a 4th-generation choreographer with 17+ years of competitive experience and elite training across ballet, jazz, contemporary, tap, acrobatics, lyrical, musical theater, and jazz funk. Brielle’s guidance ensures teachers can deliver choreography efficiently, while students develop precision, artistry, and confidence on stage.
Bring DTCE’s Combos Competitive: Lyrical Advanced (Bad Dreams) to your studio and elevate lyrical performance today.
Music Copyright
“The suggested music for this choreography is ‘Bad Dreams’ by Faouzia (Piano or Stripped Version); audio in this video may be overlaid. For best results, use the original track when teaching or performing this routine.”