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Modern dance: a history
The history of modern dance has its roots in the distant past.
The first dance movements were a reflection of people's sensory impressions received from the surrounding world.
The art of dance is the oldest manifestation of the original creativity of different peoples of the world.
Dance was born simultaneously with the appearance of man, as it was a natural physiological need for rhythmic movements.
In ancient times, dance was an integral part of various public holidays and religious events.
Therefore, the term dance covers a large number of different movements that differ in their style and manner of performance.
Modern dance was actively developed at the beginning of the last century.
At that time, the famous ballerina Isadora Duncan and several of her like minded people decided to challenge traditional choreography.
They opened their own schools, where they taught the basics of modern ballet.
The main idea of this dance direction was free choreography, based on improvisation and the expression of one's own emotions.
During the XX century, many different dance styles appeared, the most famous of them are jazz, blues, rock and roll, charleston, boogie woogie, macarena, lambada, step, crump, hustle, rhythm and blues, tectonic and others.
Most of the modern dances do not have clear standards and norms.
All of them are based on democracy and freedom of execution.
Almost every dancer brings his own personality to the dance, especially this fact is manifested in the so called street dances.
Some types of modern choreography have already experienced the peak of their popularity, but they are still loved by performers and are in demand by the audience.
And such dances as break dance, hip hop, rhythm and blues or tectonic, on the contrary, are experiencing their rise.
Hustle is considered one of the most favorite dances of young people.
This truly universal direction appeared at the end of the last century.
They dance it in almost everywhere: at a party, disco, dance floor or on the street.
Moreover, this dance can be performed absolutely to any music and with any pratner.
A little more than two decades ago, such a dance as kramp appeared.
Its distinctive feature is the power and strength of the performer, aimed at freeing the dancer from negative energy by splashing out his emotions from the stage.
The XX century brought with it such a way of demonstrating choreographic skill as battles.
These improvised competitions of dancers to this day do not cease to change and absorb new fashion trends.
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