Page "History of dance" Paragraph 16

It was during the explosion of new thinking and exploration in the early 20th century that dance artists began to appreciate the qualities of the individual, the necessities of ritual and religion, the primitive, the expressive and the emotional.

In this atmosphere modern dance began an explosion of growth.

There was suddenly a new freedom in what was considered acceptable, what was considered art, and what people wanted to create.

All kinds of other things were suddenly valued as much as, or beyond, the costumes and tricks of the ballet.