Do you know how many kinds of dances there are in the world? Maybe you will think of ballet, folk dance, street dance and other common types, but these are just the tip of the iceberg. According to different cultures, regions, styles and functions, world dances can be divided into hundreds or even thousands, each with unique charm and significance.

Let's take a look at the four most representative and influential dance types and analyze their corresponding backgrounds and characteristics. They are classical dance, folk dance, modern dance and modern dance.

Classical dance:

Classical dance refers to the dance that has been refined, sorted, processed and created by professional workers in past dynasties and passed down through long-term artistic practice on the basis of national folk dance. It is considered to have certain demonstration significance and classical style characteristics. Many countries and nations in the world have their own unique styles of classical dance. European classical dance generally refers to ballet. Features: Strictly follow certain norms and rules to form a complete and unified system. Pay attention to the shaping of human aesthetic lines and proportions, and pursue elegance, coordination, harmony and balance.

Showing a high degree of skill and artistry requires an actor to have a strong physical quality and expressive force. Reflect the cultural spirit and aesthetic taste of different countries or nations.

National folk dance:

National folk dance is a dance form created, accumulated and developed by the broad masses of people in the long historical process and widely circulated among the masses. It directly reflects people's thoughts, feelings, ideals and aspirations. Due to the differences in people's life and work style, historical and cultural mentality, customs and natural environment in different countries, nationalities and regions, different national styles and local characteristics have been formed.

Features: full of life and times, reflecting people's understanding and attitude towards nature and social reality. Diversification and pluralism show various changes in different regions, different occasions, different themes and different forms. Easy to learn and spread, suitable for mass activities or collective performances.

It has a distinctive and unique national style and customs, reflecting the cultural characteristics and aesthetic tendencies of different nationalities or regions.

Modern dance:

Modern dance refers to a new dance form that was founded and developed by some pioneers who opposed the bondage and restriction of traditional ballet at the beginning of the 20th century, centering on Europe and America. It mainly shows individualism, liberalism, innovation and other thoughts and spirits.

Features: Breaking the norms and framework of traditional ballet and pursuing individuality, diversity and openness. Pay attention to the exploration of the essence and internal motivation of human movement, and emphasize the unity of body and mind, emotion and consciousness. Pay attention to social reality and human destiny, and express thoughts and attitudes towards the problems of the times and the value of life.

It is experimental and exploratory, constantly absorbing various artistic forms and means, and creating a novel and changeable style.

Modern dance:

Modern dance refers to a new dance form that emerged and developed under the background of globalization, informationization and diversification in the late 20th century and early 20th century. It is mainly characterized by cross-culture, interdisciplinary and cross-media.

Features: Cross-regional, cross-cultural and cross-artistic exchanges and cooperation beyond national boundaries, nationalities and cultures. In addition to the traditional relationship between stage space and audience, multimedia technology and interactive equipment have been applied and innovated. In addition to the fixed artistic language and expression, we try and discuss it from multiple angles and interpretations.

In addition to its single artistic goal and function, it also participates in social criticism and intervention.

Generally speaking, dance is one of the oldest and most common art forms of human beings. From primitive tribes to modern cities, from east to west, from classical to popular, all kinds of dances were born, developed and passed down in different times and regions. They not only show human's expression and pursuit of life, emotion and spirit, but also reflect human's cognition and interaction with nature, society and culture. Let us feel the inspiration and shock brought by every movement, every note and every breath with our heart. Let's express the strength and beauty of every thought, every emotion and every belief with our bodies. Because this is dance-the most essential and noble art of human beings!