Meaning Of The Word Modern dance

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modern dance in American English
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 predeter
noun: a form of contemporary theatrical and concert dance employing a special technique for developing the use of the entire body in movements expressive of abstract ideas

modern dance in British English
noun: a style of free and expressive theatrical dancing not bound by the classical rules of ballet

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