Can We Escape History?

In class on Tuesday, we discussed the resurgence of classical and courtly themes among the various philosophies of dancing masters, which I found particularly fascinating.  Each choreographer had to contend with these and many other pre-established "rules" of dance when forming their own conceptions.  Accepting, rejecting, or modifying these bits of history seemed, to me, to be based upon individual preference, which lead me to wonder if we truly ever see purely "new" forms of dance.  Even though Isadora Duncan rejected the accepted styles of her time, she still drew inspiration from classical Greek art.  The philosophies we read were almost like patchwork, and though the combinations were unique, the sources had been present for much longer.  I think it is interesting to consider whether we experience wholly new interpretations of dance, or if it is more accurate to say that the perceptions are different, but the foundations are perhaps not entirely unfamiliar.