The Most Popular Styles Of Modern Dance In The World

1. Ballet

This form of dance developed sometime in the sixteenth century in Europe has changed drastically since then. Now is an art that requires the grace and practice, and orchestral music and choreography, the music flowing, acrobatic style. There are various kinds Ballet of the present time, all of which are considered as key elements of their ancestor.

2. Salsa

A recent dance form born in the heart of the Caribbean, salsa is an energetic mix of dance forms in Europe and Africa. He combines these two legacies together and create an explosive fusion of gentle movements, is gaining popularity around the world in popular culture with each passing day

3.Popping

Popping is a dance where the dancer is fresh contract the muscles of his legs deliberately creating a tremor in his body - known as pop. This dance form is mainly associated with hip-hop, but slowly evolving into a broader platform. He quickly gained recognition among the masses.

4. Indian dance

To couple all of the Indian dances in one paragraph is a crime, but not to do so will exclude several other types from around the world. There are several Indian dance forms such as the kathak, kathakali, bharatnatyam, odissi, mohiniattam, manipuri, and kuchipudi – all of which are classical dance forms and have very old roots. Every one of these dance forms is an art in itself and requires lifelong practice to achieve excellence – and each one is supremely beautiful.

5. Ballroom dance

This dance too has its roots in the sixteenth century European society and was restricted to the privileged class who used to gather for ‘dances’ on special occasions. These partner dances have several different styles as the Waltz, Troika, etc.

6. Samba

This is a form of Brazilian popular dance that the whole world recognizes the carnival in Rio de Janeiro - where scantily clad samba dancers spin and primal drum beat. This is a dance rooted in African and European dance forms and has spread to much of South America.

7. Tap dance

This is a form of dance which involves the sound of ‘tap’ (created with the use of metal plates fixed on the soles of the shoes) used by the dancers to give rise to a rhythm while dancing. This dance form was predominantly influential in the UK, and later in the African subcontinent.

8. Belly Dance

The traditional Arabic dance Raqs Sharaq, is popularly known as belly dance in the Western world. There are many belly dance schools such as Egyptian, Turkish, and West - each of which is very sensitive, and fluid movements of the hips to the music.

9.Contemporary Dance

Contemporary dance is a kind of dance concert, which employs the philosophy of composition, rather than the choreography, motion guide unaccompanied. It uses dance techniques and methods are available in ballet, modern dance and postmodern dance, and it also draws on other concepts of movement that are outside the 

scope of the art of ballet.

10. Polka

This is a form of Central European dance that originated sometime in the mid-nineteenth century. It has since then evolved into several variants such as the ‘Polish Polka’, and the ‘Slovenian Polka’. This dance has a unique musical associated with it, both in American musical schools and in the classical musical school.