Contemporary dance

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Contemporary Dance

referred to the movement of new dancers who did not want to follow strict classical ballet and lyrical dance forms, but instead wanted to explore the area or revolutionary unconventional movements that were gathered from all dances styles of the world.

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Contemporary Dance

do not use fixed moves and instead try to develop totally new forms and dynamics, such as quick oppositional moves, shifting alignments, expression of raw emotions, systematic breathing, dancing moves performed in non-standing position.

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Martha Graham

she greatly popularized the contemporary dance to the world wide audience. Her modern dance and choreographies gathered the fame that is today compared to the life works of legendary art geniuses such as Picasso, Stravinski and Frank Loyd.

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Merce Cunningham

expanded the work of Martha as they are colleagues; her own improvements, choreographies and Avant Garde dance techniques.

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Modern Dance

moves are all designed to encourage freedom of movement and personal interpretation while weaving in many varied and demanding steps and positions.

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Modern Dance

It is a developmental dance that is less formal than the classical dance.

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