呼吸是维持人体生命的基本能力，在舞蹈中，一般以生理呼吸为基础，对呼吸进行艺术化处理来帮助完成作品，不同的呼吸运用方式反映到舞者肢体上的就是动作节奏与质感的变化。因此“呼吸”能够帮助舞者更好的控制自己的肢体，展现出不同情绪。而根据动作的运动进行正确的呼吸调节也能使舞蹈更具有活力，从而增强舞蹈的魅力。

本文从呼吸概念出发，综合生物学、体育运动等不同学科领域的有关知识，立足综合类高校的舞蹈人才培养综合性强、课程创新多元、学科种类多、课时量少等特点，以北京师范大学艺术与传媒学院舞蹈系（以下简称：北师大舞蹈系）为例，笔者结合自身的课堂学习与实践经历，探究“呼吸”在现当代舞中的实际运用，并分析与论证“呼吸”的有效训练对于完成作品时所体现出的价值内涵。

Breathing is the basic ability to maintain human life, in dance, generally based on physiological breathing, artistic treatment of breathing to help complete the work, different ways of breathing is reflected in the dancer's body movement rhythm and texture changes.Therefore, "breathing" can help dancers better control their limbs and show different emotions.The correct breathing adjustment according to the movement of the movement can also make the dance more dynamic, thereby enhancing the charm of the dance.

Starting from the concept of breathing, this paper integrates the relevant knowledge of different disciplines such as biology and sports, and is based on the characteristics of comprehensive dance talent training in comprehensive colleges and universities, such as strong comprehensiveness, diversified curriculum innovation, various disciplines and less class hours. Taking the Dance Department of the School of Art and Media of Beijing Normal University (hereinafter referred to as the Dance Department of Beijing Normal University) as an example, the author combines his own classroom learning and practical experience to explore the practical application of "breathing" in modern and contemporary dance, and analyzes and demonstrates the value connotation of effective training of "breathing" for the completion of works.