Modern dance, as the name suggests, is quite a recent creation in dance styles. The beginnings of modern dancing started with the cultural idea that it was permissible to break classical ballet rules about form. Like almost all dance styles, modern dancers were seen as scandalous, and were shunned by society. However, the eventual acceptance of such dancing was inevitable.

The start of modern dance began in the early 20th century. The first places to experiment with this form of dancing were the U.S. and Germany. This is probably because the U.S had no history of classical ballet training, so it was easier to break the rules. Most ballet school locations now offer modern dancing as part of their education, as it is a form of personal expression. Most classical ballet dancers were surprised by this form of dance because their training was so rigid and their forms so defined. In the early periods of modern dancing, dancers interpreted things, such as emotions, animals, weather and more. Once the 1950s hit, everyone knew that modern dancing was here to stay.

Modern dance is now classified through things such as harsh body movements, contortions of the body that were never done in the past, and a more emotional dance experience. In the beginning, modern dances were used as a freedom from the forms of classical ballet, but now it has developed into its own structured style. There are four basic principles that modern dancing uses. These principles are: substance of movement, dynamism and impact, form of body, and metakinesis.

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