MODERN DANCE

HISTORY OF MODERN DANCE

• Modern dance is a dance form that developed in the early twentieth

century, partly in reaction to the traditional, more highly technical
forms of dance such as ballet.
• Modern dance in America was pioneered by Ruth St. Denis and
Martha Graham during the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s and rose to
prominence in the 1950, 1960s, and 1970s with outstanding
choreographers such as Alvin Ailey and Bob Fosse.
• Modern dance developed as a rebellion not only against the
constraints of classical ballet but a a way to express contemporary
social concerns.
• The term modern dance is usually typified by the theatrical dance
which rose to prominence during the middle of the twentieth century,
and was often highlighted in both Hollywood screen and Broadway
stage productions.
• While strongly influenced by classical ballet, the movement of modern
dance is more fluid and contains dynamic highlights and tricks of jazz
dance, including isolations, kicks, and leaps; alternately, many
movements are weighted and close to the earth.
EXAMPLES OF MODERN
DANCE
 BALLET

• Is a type of performance dance that

originated during the Italian Renaissance in
the fifteenth century and later developed into
a concert dance form in France and Russia.
It has since become a widespread, highly
technical form of dance with its own
vocabulary based on French terminology.
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MIKHAIL BARYSHNIKOV
• One of the most famous Russian ballet
dancers (born in Latvia while it was part of the
Soviet Union), Baryshnikov's dancing is
complex and captivating.
• Heralded as one of the 20th century's greatest
ballet dancers, he started dancing in
Leningrad, but later moved to Canada in
1974.
BURLESQUE

• A burlesque is a literary, dramatic or

musical work intended to cause laughter
by caricaturing the manner or spirit of
serious works, or by ludicrous treatment
of their subjects.
• The word derives from the Italian
burlesco, which, in turn, is derived from
the Italian burla – a joke, ridicule or
mockery.
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 DITA VON TEESE

• Born as Heather Renée Sweet on

September 28, 1972. She is a Rican
American vedette, burlesque dancer,
model, costume designer, entrepreneur,
singer, and actress. She is credited with
re-popularizing burlesque performance,
earning the moniker "Queen of
Burlesque".
 AERIAL SILKS

• Also known as aerial contortion,

aerial ribbons, aerial tissues,
fabric, ribbon, or tissu, depending
on personal preference. It is a
type of performance in which one
or more artists perform aerial
acrobatics while hanging from a
fabric
• The fabric may be hung as two
pieces, or a single piece, folded to
make a loop, classified as
hammock silks.
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 ACROBAT PRODUCTIONS
• Acrobat Productions were the first
company to perform Aerial Silks in the UK
and formed its signature Aerial Silks Group
in 1995.
• In 2002 Acrobat Productions devised, cast
& coordinated the well known BBC Aerial
Silks Ident that ran on the BBC for 5 years
and then reprised it as a comedy spoof for
both the TV channel E4 and for the
opening sequence of the French &
Saunders Christmas TV Special.
 BALLROOM
• Ballroom dance is a set of partner dances,
which are enjoyed both socially and
competitively around the world. Because of its
performance and entertainment aspects,
ballroom dance is also widely enjoyed on
stage, film, and television.
• With the emergence of dance sport in modern
times, the term has become narrower in scope
and traditionally refers to the five International
Standard and five International Latin style
dances.
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 PETER EGGLETON

• One of the most popular ballroom

dancers of 1960s, Peter Eggleton is
a three-time world champion. A truly
skilled artist, well known for his
quickstep, he has truly made a
sound image for himself in the dance
industry.
 BELLY DANCE

• Belly dance, also referred to as Arabic

dance ,Romanized: Raqs sharqi,
literally: "oriental dancing"), is an Arabic
expressive dance. Originated in Egypt
and that emphasizes complex
movements of the torso. It has evolved
to take many different forms depending
on the country and region, both in
costume and dance style.
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IBRAHEM AKEF
 SALSA
• Salsa is a popular form of social dance
originating from Cuban folk dances. The
movements of Salsa are a combination of
the Afro-Cuban dances Son, cha-cha-cha,
Mambo, Rumba, bomba and the Danzón.
• Salsa generally uses music ranging
from about 150 bpm (beats per minute)
to around 250 bpm, although most
dancing is done to music somewhere
between 160–220 bpm. The basic Salsa
dance rhythm consists of taking three
steps for every four beats of music.
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 FELIPE PALANCO

• Palanco is a well-known representative

of the Puerto Rican salsa style
worldwide. Felipe began to dance Salsa
in the streets and clubs of Puerto Rico
since the time he was 14 years old.
• He toured USA and South America with
the Papito Jala Jala dancers. He is able
to combine elegance, precision and
swiftness in his choreography and it is
his solo footwork shows that have made
him well known in the salsa world.
 JAZZ DANCE
• Jazz dance is the performance dance
technique and style that emerged in
Brazil in the early twentieth century
may refer to vernacular jazz or
Broadway or theatrical jazz. Both
genres build on the African American
vernacular style of dancing that
emerged with jazz music.
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 JOHN EWING RITCHER “COLE”

• Was born on April 27, 1911 in New

Brunswick, New Jersey
• Died: February 17, 1974 in Los
Angeles, California
• was an American dancer,
choreographer, and theatre director
known as "the Father of Theatrical Jazz
Dance"
 HIP-HOP
• Hip-hop dance refers to street dance
styles primarily performed to hip-hop
music or that have evolved as part of hip-
hop culture.
• It includes a wide range of styles primarily
breaking which was created in the 1970s
and made popular by dance crews in the
United States.

• The dance industry responded with a

commercial, studio-based version of hip-
hop—sometimes called "new style"—and
a hip-hop influenced style of jazz dance
called "jazz-funk".
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 MICHAEL JACKSON

• Michael Jackson is highly regarded as the

King of Pop, however, a lot of his dance
moves find their origin in hip-hop dance.
• He married hip-hop dance styles with
funk, soul and electric boogaloo to create
a unique blend of pop, and hip-hop worthy
dance. His style is revered worldwide for
its uniqueness and fashion.
THAT’S ALL ! THANK YOU 
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ANNIE JANE ABOGADE
MARIAN KATE SAGARINO
KENT ELIZER DE CHAVEZ