2. TOPIC
I. DEFINITION OF MODERN DANCE,PURPOSE, AND ITS
DIFFERENCE TO CONTEMPORARY DANCE
II. HISTORY
III. BASIC MOVEMENTS
IV. POPULAR STYLES OF MODERN DANCE
V. FAMOUS DANCERS
VI. MODERN DANCE COMPETITIONS
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
VII. INSTRUCTION AND TECHNIQUES
VIII. TERMINOLOGIES AND SUMMARY
3. It is often referred to as contemporary or lyrical.
Modern dances strive to connect the mind and body through
fluid dance movements while focusing on spontaneity and self-
expression.
A broad genre of western concert or theatrical dance which
include such as :
A. BALLET
B. ETHNIC
C. RELIGIOUS
D. SOCIAL DANCING
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4. • Modern Dance offers dancers a chance to explore
their creativity through movement.
• It can introduce you to a new form of technique in
which you experience the joy of movement.
• It can heighten your appreciation of music, other
various arts and movement forms.
• It can increase your respect and understanding of the
dancer’s preofession.
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5. • It can expand your awareness and
appreciation of the way you and others move.
• It also builds a lot of strength.
• The new purpose of modern dance was to
take what they already had and make it better.
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7. MODERN DANCE
It is a style deprived of restriction of classical ballet that
focuses on FREE INTERPRETATIONS derived from
INNER EMOTION of the dancer.
CONTEMPORARY DANCE
It is a specific genre of concert dance that concern NON-
CHOREOGRAPHIC MOVEMENTS.
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8. THE
BIGGE ST
DIFFE RE NCE
Between these two style is there are more RULE
WITH MODERN DANCE, while CONTEMPORARY
DANCE explore the unknown. It is less organized,
and you have less idea of what to expect, this makes it more
VAGUE AND INDIVIDUALISTIC.
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9. Modern dancers still rely on many
ballet steps as part of their
choreographed modern dance
routines . Modern dance is deeply
embedded in ballet syllabus.
Historically, modern dance began as
free form style lyrical ballet among a
community professional ballet
dancers who refused to stop dancing.
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• It has began to develop in the
UNITED STATES and EUROPE
A historical study of
modern dance makes
evident three phases of this
dance style:
I. The early period from
1880 to 1923
II. The middle period from
1923 to 1946
III. The late modern period
from 1946 to present.
11. How it began ?
‐ As free form style lyrical ballet among a
community of professional ballet dancers who
refused to stop dancing.
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Modern Dance may include:
• Chaine tour
• Glissade
• Jetes
• Tour de basque
• Chasse
12. Shoulder roll forward
Relax head forward
Head tilt to the side
Head tilt with side lean
Arm swings low,middle,high
Side reach,in release
Fly
Arm reach, side lean
Weight transference
BASIC MOVE ME NTS OF MODE RN
DANCE
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25. I. Martha Graham
(Mother of modern dance)
• "Movement never lies."
• She used modern music instead
of older music.
• Focused on emotions and
themes of Americana.
• 1st dancer to perform in the
White House
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26. II. Isadora Duncan
• Considered the creator of modern
dance
• She danced on bare foot, simple
costume, loose hair, and keep flowing
• She died in 1927 because her scarf got
caught by her automobile's wheel and it
strangled her.
• Her movements centered around
jumping, running, skipping, and tossing
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27. III. Mary Wigman
• One of the founders of modern dance
• Her style was called dark and
expressive
• Focused on bringing real human
emotions and experiences into dance
• Honya Holm brought Wigman's style to
America
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28. • Modern dancer, choreographer, and
teacher
• He worked with several movie
musicals (The Phantom of the Opera)
• In 1946, he founded the Lester
Horton Dance Company but it was
closed when he unexpectedly died.
• His Dance Theater in the West was
the first modern dance venue for
performances and teaching.
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IV . Lester Horton
29. • Founded the Alvin Ailey American
Dance Theater
• Famous technique was "ballet
bottom"
• Famous for his masterpiece
"Revelation".
• One of the dancers that believed
black cultural form in this dance must
be accepted
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V. Alvin Ailey
30. • Combining modern dance
techniques with dramatic light effects
• She invented her own dancing
techniques and experimented
costume designs made from colorful
silk.
• She is known for her Serpentine
Dance.
• Traveled Paris and became the
symbol of the Art Nouveau
Movement.
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VI. Loïe Fuller
31. • Founded the first dance school/
company called Denishawn
• Her solo performances demand
charisma, deft manipulation of
costumes and props.
• Her movements highlighted religious
and far Eastern content.
• She danced Radha, a famous free
style dance in India.
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VII. Ruth St. Denis
32. • At age 20, he became a
professional solo dancer in Martha
Graham Dance Company.
• When he got arthritis, he used
computer as a choreographic tool
• Software DanceForm
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VIII. Merce Cunningham
33. • Considered as the last of the great
generation of American dancers and
choreographers.
• Titled as one of the Giants of the
Modern Dance, including Graham,
Cunningham, and Duncan.
• His company tackles all subjects
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IX. Paul Belville Taylor
34. MODE RN DANCE COMPE TITION
(NATIONAL AND INTE RNATIONAL)
I. UNISILVER JEWELRY DANCE CREW COMPETITIONS
II. DANCE LIFE 3
III. WORLD OF DANCE PHILIPPINES
IV. DANCE ACADEMY
V. THE NEXT STEP
VI. DANCE MOMS
VII.TURN IT UP
VIII. SHAKE THE GROUND
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35. Then and Now
The syllabus for Modern Dance
originates from ballet movements.
Modern Dance more focus on
actual body weight to create
movement.
Modern Dance Instruction and
Techniques
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36. a) Ballet technique
b) Syllabus
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a) Less on group dance
b) More on solo modern dance
performances
38. • Fall & Recovery Giving into gravity.
• Trust in Dance Trust is important because you as a dancer
need to know how to move your body in your own personal
space and the need to train your awareness of and amongst
other dancers. Dance is a communal activity, therefore you
need to be aware of others space and treat each other with
respect. Dancing with others often requires you to touch
another dancer especially in lifts
• Improvisation Improvisation is spontaneous movement using a
stimulus to inspire new movement. It is when you make up
movements without having planned or prepared them
beforehand.
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39. • Spacial Awareness in Dance Spacial awareness is the space shared
by other people or the personal space your body takes up while you
are moving or still. You as a dancer need to be considerate of your
movements and ensure you do not collide or bump into other
dancers.
• Personal space The space that your body occupies.
• General space The space you share with other dancers.
• Choreography The act of designing a dance. It involves choosing
steps, music, costumes and a performance space.
• Abstract dance This is a dance piece with no plot or story line. Most
of the work you will be doing will be abstract. Abstract dance may,
however, have a central theme, emotion or message.
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40. • Narrative dance A dance that has a storyline or plot
• . Canon Two or more dancers dance the same movement
phrase but each dancer begins at a different time or at a
different point in the phrase. The audience therefore sees the
same phrase in different states simultaneously.
• Unison Two or more dancers perform the same movement
phrase at the same time with no variation.
• Repetition A movement phrase or a part of a movement
phrase may be repeated directly after its first use for effect or
later in the dance.
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41. • Motif This is a particular part of a movement phrase,
sometimes just one step. It is a recognisable pattern that
reoccurs. Often, developing a single step as the 'signature' of a
piece and seeing how many different ways it can be used is
very interesting. A motif can also be used to represent a
character or emotion.
• Floor patterns The route travelled by a dancer is called a floor
pattern. Dancers can travel in a circle, a straight line, a
diagonal or even a butterfly design.
• Directions Including the direction of travel, any direction a
movement is made front place.
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42. • Levels this is the use of horizontal space. Movements or
poses may be high in the air or low on the ground. Groups
may dance at different levels simultaneously.
• Symmetry and Asymmetry Symmetry, when both sides of an
image are equal, creates balance, predictability, control and
authority. Asymmetry, when sides are not balanced or equal,
produces tension, excitement and contrast. Symmetry or
asymmetry may be created in a still or moving image and with
one or more bodies.
• Aesthetic Pertaining to a sense of the beautiful, the look of a
dance is pleasing to the eye.
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43. • Arm Swings Occurs with one or both arms, move front back,
side to side, and in a figure eight. The arm swings can propel
the body from side to side or into a spin.
• • Attitude Stationary or turning body position supported by one
leg with the free leg bent at a 90 degree angle at the knee, leg
turned out at the hip. Arm positions vary. • Body Swings
Occurs front to back, side to side, in an upper or lower arc, in a
circular path, and as an initiative to a fall, spiral or turn. This
exercise is performed while standing and often in a series with
a decreasing number of repetitions.
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44. • Battement A simple kick
• Chase en tournant A turning chase. Execute a turn in the air
landing on the back leg.
• Contraction Curving of the torso into a concave shape. The
action initiates from the pelvis, the abdominal muscles, the
upper chest, or the entire torso.
• Coupé Cut/cutting. The working leg is placed between the
ankle and neck of the base of the calf.
• Curved Movement A flow or current of curving movements
without a break or pause in rhythm.
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