Modern Dance.

Modern Dance is becoming more accepted as an art form. It can be seen as a revolt against the dominance of the Victorian era. Ballet was thought to be too formal and it had never really been accepted in America or Germany. In America at the turn of the century Isadora Duncan created a new form of expression which allowed a much wider freedom in dance movements. This was the start of a new type of dance eventually to become known as Modern Dance.

Mary Wigman did for Germany what Isadora had begun in America. She accepted Isadora's ideas but added a strength of her own to them and gave them the direction and form they were lacking. Of the many dancers that came from both these countries perhaps one of the best known is Martha Graham. She had this to say about Modern Dance: "Dancing is no longer pretty but it is real; we have stripped it of its padding."

Modern Dance is the essence of expression through movement and many similarities can be seen between dance and modern abstract art.

Dance is entirely dependent on you and your individual abilities. Your movement ability need not be that of the athletic champion or the prima donna, but your very own.

Dance may express nothing but be accepted for its flow, tranquility or strength or on the other hand it may express an abstract quality or an interpretation of concrete experience. Dance is self-expression and anyone who enjoys movement can dance.

Ballroom Dancing Classes

Monday 11-12 am

Tuesday 5-6 pm

Wednesday Latin American

4-5 pm

Modern Dance

Tuesday 7-9 pm

Thursday 1-2 pm