MODERN DANCE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does modern dance mean? 

• MODERN DANCE (noun)
  The noun MODERN DANCE has 1 sense:

1. a style of theatrical dancing that is not as restricted as classical ballet; movements are expressive of feelings

  Familiarity information: MODERN DANCE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MODERN DANCE (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)