Dance around the worldDance serves as an exhibition of expression throughout the world depending on its cultural context and its function of producing a work of art, a means of socialization or its use for ritual purposes. Bollywood, one of the most famous cultural dance styles, is essentially an Indian cinematic dance style modeled on both traditional Indian classical and folk dance while fusing inspiration from more modern styles, allowing the performer to play the words of a song, to shape a story. The wild world of African dance, on the other hand, represents the fundamental principles and belief system of historical Africa, expressing their inner feelings. Although these dance styles may seem to fall on either end of the spectrum, each shares the similarity of a "mass dance pattern that can be a mirror of humanity...functionally enabling the human body to be exposed to the world, communicating in all directions.” aspect, whether it is the beautiful art form or the everyday movement” (Doris Humphrey). Through the analysis and interpretation of the components of non-movement and movement, while examining the function of dance present in each cultural art form, the similarities and differences in how they create meaning through dance will be exhibited. African dance offers many ways for people to engage in dancing non-professionally because of its not only social but also historical and ritual function. Using dance as a means to connect the African community to their ancestors and nature, each element that formulates each performance is deeply rooted in meaning and symbols, reflecting the traditional way of life (Theophile, 2012). In saying that, one of the most important backgrounds of the paper...... while integrating the interests of the modern era. Ultimately, it is evident that through the use of non-movement and movement components in combination with changes in dance functions, Bollywood and African dance are still able to formulate cultural meaning. Comparing African and Indian dances while contrasting how they have transformed over time, the "mass dance model that can be a mirror of humanity... functionally allowing the human body to be exposed to the world , communicating in all its aspects, whether the beautiful art form or the everyday movement” (Doris Humphrey) allowed for an analysis of expression through movement. Generally, by adapting a few elements to better fit modernity, the face of Bollywood and African dance is able to still retain a cultural context while having the ability to appeal to the contemporary generation..