MODERN DANCE

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Meaning:

A style of theatrical dancing that is not as restricted as classical ballet; movements are expressive of feelings

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Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("modern dance" is a kind of...):

choreography; stage dancing (a show involving artistic dancing)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "modern dance"):

interpretative dance; interpretative dancing; interpretive dance; interpretive dancing (a form of modern dance in which the dancer's movements depict an emotion or tell a story)