Differences between ballet and modern.please i have project due Jan.16. I'm trying to get as mu

im trying to get as much info as i can. ive looked on websites. but id like more. so please as much as you can.

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Differences between ballet and modern.please i have project due Jan.16. I'm trying to get as much info.鈽??listen to opera

Ballet has existed for centuries. The positions of arms and legs has been handed down for a very long time. Choreography was developed and set in place for many pieces of classical music.

Modern dance has different hand positions and feet positions. It is most often danced to music other than the classic music.

If a dancer is trained in classical ballet I think it would be easy for him/her to learn modern. This is not the same for those who are trained in modern. They would find it completely different from what they have been trained in.

Differences between ballet and modern.please i have project due Jan.16. I'm trying to get as much info.鈽??concert venue opera theater

here's some resources for you:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_danc...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_danc...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballet

http://www.dancer.com/tom-parsons/faq_4....

http://www.answers.com/topic/modern-danc...
To dispute what was already said, no, it is not easy for a Ballet-trained dancer to learn Modern technique. Modern techniques (more often than not) tend to be more loose and flowing, almost lyrical. There are some Modern techniques that are more rigid and stiff (like Ballet), but most of them tend to be more free. Because of this looseness and flow that is required, its just as hard for a Ballet dancer to 'loosen up' to learn a Modern technique as it is for a Modern dancer to 'solidify their body' to handle Ballet. But this is a generalization and, of course, every dancer is different.

Ballet is a very solid technique (in every sense) because it requires great muscle control, strength, and flexibility. How to position your body's alignment and posture is very set and very strict and has been handed down for years. Modern techniques, like the general name implies, were created in more Modern times. There are numerous techniques that exist, each named for the dancer that created them (Martha Graham, Hawkins, Horton, Alvin Ailey, Merce Cummingham, etc.) and all of them, although very distinct in style and presentation, still fall under the category of 'Modern.'

Interestingly enough, although most Modern techniques are more free and loose, all of them, visibly, tend to have their roots in some form of Ballet. Which is why Modern dancers usually take Ballet - it offers a sense of history to where their technique came from, helps them have the strength and core needed to handle the rigors of Modern, and generally makes for a more balanced and well-rounded dance education.

Hope this helps.