modern ballet
Plotless pointe performances
Modern ballet is a style of theatrical dance that emerged in the early twentieth century, blending classical ballet's technical foundation—pointe work, turnout, and formal positions—with the freer movement vocabulary and expressive range of modern dance.
Choreographers like George Balanchine and William Forsythe pushed the form toward abstraction, angular lines, and greater athleticism while retaining ballet's grace.
The company performs both classical works and modern ballet.
- arabesqueFlowing ornamental design
- pliéBallet knee-bending movement
- lineContinuous mark or queue
- turnRotational movement
- jetéBallet jumping step
Martha Graham · contraction · fall · pointe work · bare feet · artistic expression · partnering · lighting design · choreographer · dance theater · improvisation · stagecraft · flow · lift · jump · dance genres · company · torso
- dancebreaking, folk dances, b-boying, folk dance, ballroom
- balletballerina, tutus, tutu, barre, arabesque
- modern dancecontemporary dance, Martha Graham, Isadora Duncan, interpretive dance, Nijinsky
modern balletfolk dance
Communal heritage choreography
social dance · ballroom dance · street dance · ritual dance · court dance