This has actually made me think about all the dance shows that classify everything into "contemporary" but when in truth it is simply lyrical with a few flexed feet. I think that for it to be "contemporary" it has to be something new as you said. But in general, people classify their dance as "contemporary" to make people think it is something new or different. Me being a dancer, I have realized that sometimes the new side of things is just going back to more technical things. "Contemporary" is a word that is WAY overused, it needs to change.