MODERN DANCE

Question 1

• creation of movements to match dancer’s
  feelings and purpose
• broad genre of western concert/theatrical
• primarily arising out of Germany and US in
  late 19th and early 20th century

Answer 1

MODERN DANCE

Question 2

PURPOSE OF MODERN DANCE

Answer 2

• flourished in areas that lacked strong
  ballet traditions (US where ballet
  companies were imported from Europe)

Question 3

TYPES OF MODERN DANCE

Answer 3

01 BALLET
02 BALLROOM
03 BELLY DANCING:
04 JAZZ DANCE

Question 4

fertility dance (stomach)

Answer 4

BELLY DANCING:

Question 5

(social connects to musicians)

Answer 5

JAZZ DANCE

Question 6

HISTORY OF MODERN DANCE

Answer 6

● Early 20th Century: dance style focuses on
dancer’s own interpretations instead of
structured steps as in traditional ballet
dance
● Modern Dancers: reject limits of classical
ballet and favor movements derived from
expression of inner feelings
● Modern Dance Style: began to develop
during late 19th century as protest against
classical ballet
● Originated in Europe
● 1930: US had become center for dance
experimentation