Modern Dance Overview and Examples

Modern Dance Overview

• Originated to express emotions and create innovative styles and techniques.
• Focuses on free interpretations, emerging in the 20th century to break away from ballet's restrictions.

Examples of Modern Dance

• Ballet: A theatrical art form integrating dance, music, and scenery, characterized by its demand for grace and precision.
• Burlesque: An entertaining form that aims to induce laughter, often presenting elements of joke or mockery.
• Ballroom: A partner dance with two main categories:
  • Latin American Dance: Includes lively styles like Jive, Cha-cha, Samba, Rumba, and Paso Doble.
  • Modern Standard Dance: Features elegant dances such as waltz, foxtrot, Viennese waltz, tango, and quickstep.
• Belly Dancing: Focuses on the movement of the hips, emphasizing sensuality and rhythm.

Contemporary Dance

• Characterized as a dynamic and expressive dance form, evolving from modern dance principles.

Influential Figures in Philippine Contemporary Dance

• Alice Reyes: Recognized as the mother of contemporary dance in the Philippines; named National Dance Artist in 2014.
• Liza Teresita Pacheco Macuja-Elizalde: Founder of ballet in Manila and a prima ballerina since 1984.
• Douglas Nierras: Prominent figure in jazz dance, known for his work "Metanoia."

Contemporary Dance Styles

• Disco Dancing: Gained popularity in the 1970s, notably associated with John Travolta's performance in "Saturday Night Fever."
• Hip Hop: A street dance style that originated in America, encompassing various forms such as breaking, locking, popping, and wacking.

Popular Dance Styles in the Philippines

• Nobody Dance: From the popular South Korean group The Wonder Girls.
• The Spaghetti Song: Performed by the Sexbomb Dancers in 2003.
• The Papaya Song: Introduced by Edu Manzano during a game show.
• The Shalala Dance: A popular dance floor hit in the 1900s, made famous by the group Dream House.
• The Otso Otso Dance: Popularized in 2003 by comedian Bayani Agbayani.
• The Always Dance: Brought into fame by Wowie De Guzman and the Uninated Motion Dancers (UMD).
• The Shake Body Dance: Popularized by Maricel Soriano in the 1980s.
• The Asereie Dance: Introduced by the Spanish pop group Las Ketchup.
• The Chocolate Dance: Performed by the Soul Control Duo.
• The Macarena Dance: A global hit popularized by the duo Los Del Rio.

Explore the vibrant world of modern dance, tracing its origins and evolution in the 20th century. This quiz covers various styles including ballet, burlesque, ballroom, and belly dancing, with modern and contemporary dance as key highlights. Test your knowledge on influential figures and the different interpretations that define modern dance today.