Rite Of Spring Dance Analysis

This semester we have learned about many different types of dances. To start, classical modern dance has been around since the 19th and 10th centuries. This genre came out of Germany and the United States and is a theatrical dance style. Many choreographers rebelled against ballet and vaudeville in the 20th century and that is how modern dance started. Many Americans thought this dancing style was weird or odd because it was like nothing they had seen before. While watching the rite of spring, I did not feel that it was a classical modern dance style. I feel that classical modern dance is not as intense as the rite of spring was in this video. The video was powerful and passionate and I feel like the later dance styles were more similar to the rite of spring. Next up is the postmodern modern dance period. When the 1960’s came around, there was a new style of dance being introduced to the United States. Postmodern dance emerged from classical modern dance but it was different because it was more free and easy going. This was an era where choreographers were coming up with new techniques and movements. Overall, the readings said that postmodern dance was more focused on ways to deconstruct, understand, and articulate the aspects of society. I enjoyed how this style of
It was hard to watch what everyone was doing because at one point they would all be still and the next second they would all be running in different directions. This dance seemed to be a very intense ballet piece and I thought it was interesting to watch. The music went from calm to intense in a matter of seconds. If I had to guess, I would say this dance had postmodern modern dance and contemporary modern dance characteristics because it didn’t seem as up tight as classical modern dance. The dancers looked free just like postmodern modern dances were. This was a very beautiful