The post-punk sensibility in rock music, as it spilled over into concert dance, is one explanation.

Martha Graham is often regarded as the founding mother of modern 20th-century concert dance.

Shen Wei's more recent works step outside the boundaries of conventional concert dance.

Black concert dance has as many individual styles as any other branch of modern dance.

"These women have encouraged young dancers to go into concert dance," she said.

But the biggest difference between choreographing for an opera and a concert dance is not time or money - it's the role of the choreographer.

In general, choreography is used to design dances that are intended to be performed as concert dance.

The world of concert dance has until recently been defined by a self-proclaimed seriousness.

It's hardly his first departure from concert dance.

In the 20th century, ballet had a strong influence on broader concert dance.