Modern dance started off as a rebellion against the strict regulations of  ballet, it has become a well respected genre in today's society. Modern dance is overlapped with different genres of today, such as lyrical, and contemporary. Comtemporary is fairly popular in the dance world today. Alvin Ailey Dance Company as well as others. Although there are many modern dance companies today, the question is how long will they last. A lot of modern companies are not able to survive with the high demand for other dance genres.