What exactly is modern....??

PrInCeSs · Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2006 7:08 am Post subject: What exactly is modern....??

Hi...

I was just wondering if anyone could enlighten me on what exactly modern dance is.... i personally do jazz/funk and looking into ballet and trying to convince my partner to learn some ballroom with me mind you im failing miserably however i saw this section of the forum and i am unsure of what modern dance includes...

Hopefully someone can help...

Thanks...

Katie
XoXo

dancersdreamland · Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2006 5:10 pm Post subject:

This will give you a little bit of history and some explanation...

http://www.dancersdreamland.com/styles/styles_modern.htm

PrInCeSs · Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2006 9:41 am Post subject:

Thank you so much :D

Katie
XoXo

Rain0127 · Joined: 20 Oct 2006 Posts: 17

hmm.. i dun understand too !!!

modern jazz == modern ??

and .. wat type of song use on modern ?? can share wif me ?? pls ..!!

dancersdreamland · Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2006 6:35 pm Post subject:

Jazz style dancing and modern style dancing are going to be different.

Ballet is the most rigid and controlled in terms of body movements and such. Jazz is a bit lighter, more relaxed than ballet, but still has a level of rigig to it. Many jazz moves can be funked up and moved into the hip hop category. Modern is based off ballet, but is much less restricting.

It's really difficult to explain in words. My best recommendation is to see a recital performance at your local dance studio. To see the three style of dance you can really understand the differences.

dansingeeyore · Joined: 16 Jan 2007 Posts: 18

Modern is all about moving. IN modern, you never stop moving. It's about trying new things in dance, even if they haven't been done before.

Examples:

Tendus in parallel first position.
Turned in rond de jambes
Sodebasques (sp?) not in cupe (sp?) and not pointing your feet.

Sometimes it can even just be rolling around on the floor!!!

DancerBee · Joined: 25 Jun 2005 Posts: 35 Location: Missouri

I would have to disagree with you slightly. In some styles of modern (those I personally prefer) it is true that the movement is continuous and you never stop moving. However, there are other techniques with very abrupt, pronounced movement in which there one establishes a position or shape before moving instead of moving continuously through the shape. Make sense?

dansingeeyore · Joined: 16 Jan 2007 Posts: 18

yup. i was just giving some examples from things we do in my modern class. i don't know about the different styles of modern. I just know what my fabulous teacher Cassie has told us...

Dancinglilee · Joined: 21 Jan 2007 Posts: 2

Hi. That's what I thought too, that modern dancing was all about constant movement but I was able to chat with this dance instructor at itzamatch and he said that it's more about letting go of the conventional patterned steps and just going as you please, pausing mindfully without making it deliberate and all that. I'm not a dancer but my best friend is and I have seen her shift from ballet to jazz and now modern dancing. She can't even describe what it is but she says she loves doing it better than the rest.

lohaze77 · Joined: 03 Jun 2007 Posts: 4

modern is more about natural movements

santafejoe · Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2007 4:00 am Post subject:

Either way you look at it Modern Dance seem s to be fun and a lot of work just as Ballet is.