With the development of modern dance more and more people are learning to use the motion and rhythm of their bodies to express certain feelings and emotions. Some like to use the term and say that is twentieth century ballet dance, but it would be a better fit to call it twentieth century concert dancing.

This style of dance is well known for the elegance that it portrays on the stage. It takes years of practice and hard work to master all the tricks and trades of this style of dance. With its roots in ballet you with will see a lot of motions that are very precise but at the same time very passionate.

Modern dancers in the early nineteen hundreds where known as rebels. The did not like or accept the strict rule's that came along with classic ballet which at the time was the foremost style of dance. It was through the rebellious nature of the few dancer and their lack of fear to explore new styles and expression of dance that has made modern dancing become so world renown.

Those student that consider themselves under this style of dance usually have a spirit for show dance. Theatrical students use the core of modern dancing as a way of relaying emotions to the audience through the various movements of the body. Any one who has had the pleasure to watch professional modern dancing always leaves breathless. It is that certain way that this style of dance allows the audience to connect to the dancer not only visually but emotionally as well that makes watching so captivating.

When you think about pioneers of this art form in the United States there is one name that sticks out more than the rest that is Isadora Duncan. Her style of dance which she like to call free dance would often shock but always delight audiences. Sometimes wearing nothing more than a a Greek tunic show dance around the stage being lead by nothing but the music from famous composers let her body move gracefully but without restriction. Her style was true free and modern and revolutionized the way we all look at dance.

Over the years modern dancing became more popular and more accepted around the world and so various cultures started to infuse what they know in the dancing. Alvin Ailey is an African American dancer who took the African and Caribbean culture and combined it in with modern dancing and is still seeing his dance school preform all across the world.

Modern dance is a beautiful art form that takes what a person is feeling on the inside and allows to outward express to you through various dance motions. Every one at some point in there life should go see a performance, you will not be disappointed.