Traditional and Modern Dance

 

What we call traditional dance is often old styles that did not evolve with the times. This is often coupled to old styles of music that those dances were traditionally danced to. Traditional dancing can be another term for folk dance, or sometimes even for ceremonial dance. The term traditional is more frequently used when the emphasis is on the cultural roots of the dance. A traditional dance will therefore have arisen from people’s cultural traditions.

Traditional dance tends to be local dances, from particular regions such as Indonesian, Indian, Russian, Irish, Scottish, German, Greek, Aboriginal Australian. Most countries have traditional dance styles. Different regions will have different variations or traditional moves. The traditional dance character in general was the spontaneous movements, of each one's skills. Traditional dance is usually named after the song. So the name of the dance usually corresponds to a musical title or song title. For the example is Polostomo, Cikeruhan, Gaplék, Érang, Géboy, etc.

Modern dance started in the early 20th century and the truth is that most modern dance styles evolved out of those very same traditional styles. Modern dance is a gesture of modern dance that expresses vigorous, creative or unstructured gestures, and to the rhythm of music that is not bound to a rule. The essence is more free in determining the movements and rhythms of the music.

Modern dances tend to be new dance forms such as Street Dancing, Crumping, Line dancing, Break dancing, etc. These forms have been created more recently and are growing and evolving. Modern dance has evolved with each subsequent generation of participating artists. Artistic content has morphed and shifted from one choreographer to another, as have styles and techniques. Artists such as Graham and Horton developed techniques in the Central Modern Period that are still taught worldwide and numerous other types of modern dance exist today.

Personally, I prefer styles that evolve, aka modern dance. But if that means staying the same for a long time, it just means they were solid to begin with. That said, the reason I prefer modern dance styles, is that they tend to be more open to fusion and improvisation, which I both enjoy very much. I prefer modern dance styles. But I also love traditional styles, as long as they’re fun to dance, and I can appreciate the music.