Open Source Dance, it's theories, applications and processes are an outcome from the research "Contemporary Dance [Modern/Western Movement Vocabulary]: The catalyst for deviation and extension in Post Structural Sound, Choreoperiodicity, Optimum Creative Dialog and the Dunnist Period in Music"................ by Composer, Interdisciplinary Artist & Music Theorist Manjunan Gnanaratnam. [2004]

Abstract: Contemporary Dance [Modern], in it’s short 100 year history has served as a cradle for innovation and experimentation in every format of it's multidisciplinary identity. From ground breaking explorations into the kinesthetic understanding of the human body to serving as a center for cross disciplinary, interdisciplinary, multidisciplinary and interactive investigations, involving all artistic disciplines and one only needs to become familiar with this rich history to comprehend its significance and impact on past and current trends in pop art. The dancer who comes of age in this new century, a time where "new media" plays a significant role in not only the dissemination and assimilation of information, but also in the evolution of a "new audience" in dance, is that much better prepared, sooner than later, to explore the possibilities in this new identity. However, career path choices in dance have remained almost stagnant in the past twenty five years and are now found to be greatly limiting to the development of this new identity in dance,  hence, another environment is needed......... The Dancer, is again, the product.