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モダンダンス

also: モダン・ダンス

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Common word

Meanings

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noun

modern dance

Refers to the 20th-century dance genre that broke from classical ballet, emphasizing free expression and natural movement.

彼かの女じょは週しゅうに一いち度どモダンダンスのクラスに通かよっている。
She attends a modern dance class once a week.
モダンダンスはバレエよりも自じ由ゆうな動うごきが特とく徴ちょう

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Modern dance is characterized by freer movement than ballet.

Similar words

コンテンポラリーダンス
Contemporary dance is a broader, later development that often incorporates elements from modern dance, ballet, and other styles, while モダンダンス specifically refers to the early-to-mid 20th-century modern dance movement.
バレエ
Ballet is a classical dance form with strict technique and codified positions, whereas modern dance emerged as a reaction against those constraints.

Etymology

Loanword from English 'modern dance'.