First, modern dance.

Strictly speaking, western modern dance, that is, western dance, was born with anti-tradition as its core. The main representatives are isadora duncan, Martha Graeme and Doris Humphrey?

Because it is a rebellion against classical ballet, in short, modern dance is "the opposite of classical art"

The modern dancers behind also formed their own dance style on the basis of opposing the modern dancers in front.

For example, the aesthetics of classical ballet is open and straight, while modern dance is the opposite, looking for convulsions, bending, contraction, weightlessness and so on; Classical ballet needs to wear tiptoe shoes to escape from gravity, while modern dance is to dance barefoot and lean over to get in touch with the earth.

Although modern dance is called modern dance, it is different from modern dance. It was born in the early 20th century, so it is not now. It may be more appropriate to use the word "modern dance" as the name of a dance.

With the development of modern dancers, modern dance has formed a certain style and stipulation (but it is mainly divided into styles and genres by characters), that is to say, in a sense, it has become a fixed "dance".

Second, modern dance

Its more significance lies in "timeliness". Modern dance is a dance form different from the past, but it is not a rebellion against the past. Modern dance did not deliberately break through the classical tradition, nor did it deny the meaning of the past.

Just like contemporary art, it is pluralistic, that is to say, the concept of "contemporary" has great capacity, which can allow different aesthetic standards, different forms of expression and different artistic concepts to coexist.

At the same time, modern dance should also be regarded as a progressive dance. It is still developing, perhaps it can be regarded as the product of our time. Because it is a growing species in this era, we can't sort out its style and genre in a complete sense. Therefore, it is difficult for us to refine and summarize its style and characteristics.

And the source is not the west.