Modern dance is often considered to have emerged as a rejection of, or rebellion against, classical ballet, although historians have suggested that socioeconomic changes in both the United States and Europe helped to initiate shifts in the dance world.
现代舞经常被认为是由于摒弃和反古典芭蕾舞而出现的，尽管历史学家表明是美国和欧洲社会经济学的改变对舞蹈世界开始变迁提供了帮助。