js animation for React?

Question

Animation

I would like to use libraries for animation in JS (not CSS).
If I get a reference to an element via ref and animate the DOM element or animate via the style object, is this normal practice or is there something better?
And when re-rendering, won't the consequences of the animation be reset (for example, the style of the DOM element)?

Answer 1

Tried React CSS Transitions?
https://www.npmjs.com/package/react-css-transition

Answer 2

for complex animation usually use https://github.com/chenglou/react-motion