THE MODERN DANCE

Modern dance is a dance form which developed during the early 20th century.This was initiated , as a rebellious group of people felt that the classical ballet had features too restricting , not giving any space for outlet of emotions and feelings.
Isadora Duncan and Ruth st Denis of America and Mary wigman of Germany can be considered as the torchbearers of this great move.These dancers used emotions and moods to design steps instead of techniques.Thus this dance form focuses on the serious expression of inner emotions , using a free flowing interpretive style.
Later on it embraced contributiions of African-American dancers too.The founders of the modern dance composed their dances entirely on spirit ,heart and mind as opposed to todays modern dance which has more of a technical aspect too. To name a few SALSA , BREAK DANCE , HIP-HOP, JIVE , TAP DANCE, LYRICAL OR CONTEMPORARY , etc.Hence modern dance can be anything from HIP-HOP to break dancing to Jazz.