modern dance
modern dance
Definition
☆ modern dance
noun
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 predetermined musical form
modern dance
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- perform: The girls come on in short hoop skirts and perform some rather unimpressive modern dance in a pool of light.
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