Modern Dance Definition

noun
An expressive style of dance developed in early 1900s as a reaction to the formality of ballet.
American Heritage
A form of dance as a performing art, variously developed in the 20th cent. by Isadora Duncan, Ruth St. Denis, Martha Graham, etc., and characterized by bodily movements and rhythms less formalized than in classical ballet and less firmly bound to predetermined musical form.
Webster's New World

(uncountable) A modern form of ballet that is more informal than classical ballet.

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modern dance
Plural:
modern dances

Modern Dance Sentence Examples

  • Some people can build robots but have only a rudimentary grasp of modern dance.

  • By the 1910s, the first accounts of striptease appeared on the heels of the advent of modern dance.

  • The history of Modern dance is a captivating journey toward one of today's most popular styles of art.

  • A relatively young dance form, Modern dance was developed in the 20th century by American and German choreographers.

  • Resembling modern art and music, Modern dance is considered today to still be experimental in many arenas.

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