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MODERN DANCE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A style of theatrical dancing that is not as restricted as classical ballet; movements are expressive of feelings
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("modern dance" is a kind of...):
choreography; stage dancing (a show involving artistic dancing)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "modern dance"):
interpretative dance; interpretative dancing; interpretive dance; interpretive dancing (a form of modern dance in which the dancer's movements depict an emotion or tell a story)