Modern dance, from a technical perspective, unfolds more on the floor than in the air, refusing classical ballet’s stress on the feet as the primary catalyst for dance movements. Instead, it lays stress on the torso, on the flexibility of the spine, as well as on contact with the floor, and is usually performed in bare feet. Emotion is the wellspring of the expressive gesture in modern dance, in contrast to the aestheticism and virtuosity of classical ballet.
