What is the difference between folk dance and modern dance?

Both the Dances are way opposite to each other dance forms, Modern dance is totally different because Modern dance is mixture of technical dance forms like jazz dance style also comes from Modern dancing, Ballet is also part of Modern dancing and have techinques and methods to learn it. Whereas as Folk dance is a traditional dance originating among the locals from the specific region or nation like different regions have different folk dances and people use tyo do folk dance to enkoy there culture and to celebrate the festivals. read less