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Philippines

One Billion Rising

Thousands dance to raise awareness of violence against women and children

14/02/2018

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Sambadrome

Thousands of performers paraded through the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro on Monday night.

13/02/2018

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Feathers and diamanté: Brazil's samba schools strut their stuff

Brazil's samba schools gear up for the carnival competition to see who will be crowned 2018 champions.

10/02/2018

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Carnival spirit: revellers dance their way through Rio's streets

The Carmelitas bloco is one of the most traditional carnival street parties in Rio de Janeiro, taking its name from the legend of a cloistered catholic nun that escaped the convent to join a carnival street party.

10/02/2018

Brazil

It's Carnival time in Rio

For the first time, a Brit is the lead dancer for one of the main samba schools in the festive competition.

10/02/2018

World News

World’s first dance club in zero gravity takes off

Clubbers from across the globe beat over 30,000 applicants to secure their spot on a 'weightless' flight over the Mediterranean.

08/02/2018

Senegal

Senegalese dance institution under threat

The Ecole des Sables has forged an international reputation in its 19 years of existence, but this African success story now faces a funding crisis.

02/01/2018

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China dragon dance

On the shortest day of the year, locals put up a 48-meter long stretch of fire -- the longest in the world, and performed a dragon dance with a 128-meter-long fire dragon, also the longest in the world, in Wulingyuan District of the province's Zhangjiajie City.

25/12/2017

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Argentina celebrates tango

Annual mass tango performance takes place in the Argentine capital.

03/12/2017

Living

Dancing is the best medicine

Discover an NHS-approved meditative dance and movement system aiding mental wellbeing and physical fitness.

06/10/2017

Cult

Biennale Lyon 2017: modernity via art

Explore modernity via art!

26/09/2017

United Kingdom

Criminally good? Five of the best dancing policemen

Inspired by an officer at London's Notting Hill Carnival, here's our list of the best dancing policemen.

29/08/2017

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Dancing police officer wows crowd with his moves at Notting Hill Carnival

A police officer at Notting Hill Carnival stunned crowds with his dance moves.

29/08/2017

Argentina

Gutierrez & Ballejo take Salon Tango World Cup in Buenos Aires

A Argentine dance partnership beat off all competition to win the 2017 Salon Tango prize in Buenos Aires.

23/08/2017

Saudi Arabia

Boy detained in Saudi Arabia for dancing the Macarena

A boy who went viral on social media after dancing the Macarena in front of traffic detained in Saudi Arabia.

23/08/2017

Argentina

World Tango Festival and Championship opens in Buenos Aires

The world's greatest Tango dancers have gathered in Buenos Aires for the famous World Tango Festival and Competition

15/08/2017

Cult

New York Ballet combines with Paris and Bolshoi to celebrate "Jewels"

New York City Ballet, the Paris Opera Ballet and the Bolshoi Ballet, come together in New York to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Balanchine's "Jewels"

20/07/2017

Cult

Saturday Night Fever dance floor for sale

The dance floor that lit up in red, blue and yellow in rhythm to the music

26/06/2017

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Taking dance to new heights

Home of the arts Greece gave the world drama and poetry, and now it is taking dance to places never dreampt before

13/06/2017

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Contemporary dance at the Sochi Winter International Arts Festival

The Olympic city of Sochi is staging The Winter International Arts Festival.

01/03/2017