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Female dragon dancers scale-up ambitions in Vietnam

At the Tu Anh Duong troupe in Vietnam's Mekong Delta city of Can Tho, young women defy stereotypes and get their lion on!

04/02/2021

Green News

The power of energy: How dancing and walking can light up a city

These two men created the first ever sustainable dancefloor.

21/11/2020

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Spanish dance schools protest coronavirus restrictions

"We hope authorities can see that dancing is healthy and it is what people need," said José Luís Vivar Vargas who teaches salsa and bachata.

09/11/2020

World

Socially distanced tutus

Birmingham Royal Ballet creates huge tutus to ensure dancers stay socially distanced

30/10/2020

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Enormous Chinese string dance show sets world record

The World Record Certification Agency said it's "the biggest one around the world".

09/08/2020

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Buddhist festival held without spectators in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka's annual Esala Perahera festival is held in the inland city of Kandy.

05/08/2020

World

How has Caracalla Dance Theatre influenced culture in the Middle East?

Lebanese-born Abdel-Halim Caracalla created the Caracalla Dance Theatre during an era when pursuing a career in the expressive arts was not the norm.

26/06/2020

World

Why is hip-hop bringing change in Tunisia’s Kasserine Mountains?

Bordering Algeria, poverty and unemployment in Tunisia’s Kasserine Mountains has gone some way towards nurturing young recruits for extremism. Hip hop dancing, however, has emerged as a new way to potentially combat militant recruitment.

26/06/2020

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Children's confinement dance growing in popularity in France

Lucas Elziere, a 35-year-old musician in Rennes, developed the choreography to save his brother's children from boredom.

23/04/2020

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COVID-19: Spain volunteers use music and dance to cheer up residents

Spanish Civil Protection volunteers use music and dance to cheer up residents in Griñón, a small town near Madrid.

18/04/2020

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Police use zumba classes to lift the spirits of confined Colombians

Dancing police officers aim to relieve the bordeom of Colombians' coronavirus confinement.

09/04/2020

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Palestinians in Gaza celebrate a dancing wedding despite coronavirus

A day before authorities imposed a ban on festive events, this group of men were celebrating a wedding in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip.

22/03/2020

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Carnival kicks off in Rio with traditional Carmelitas street party

Thousands of revellers attended the Carmelitas street party during the first day of the Rio Carnival on Friday

22/02/2020

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India's famed camel fair ends on colourful note

Thousands of tourists from across the world flocked to Asia's largest camel fair in India's desert state of Rajasthan as the grand event came to a close in on Tuesday (November 12).

14/11/2019

Green News

'We're somewhere between an erotic date night and a sex party'

Immersive theatre group House of Kittens has a new show, and it would make a great couples' night out.

31/10/2019

Angola

The 'Kuduro' state of mind

In partnership with Infotur Angola

This type of music invented in the capital of Angola is starting to conquer the planet, but its creators say Kuduro is much more than a type of music, it's a state of mind.

02/10/2019

South Africa

Watch: Disabled artist dances with the stars in South Africa

Musa Motha's leg was amputated when he was 11-years-old, after being diagnosed with cancer. Now he is a lead dancer in 'Cion: Requiem of Ravel's Bolero.'

23/09/2019

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Robots take up pole dancing at French night club

Donning high heels and standing on elevated platforms at a dimly lit club, humanoid robots moved their hips as they pole danced in front of their majority male audience at Nantes' SC-Club

31/08/2019

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World's best dancers glide into Buenos Aires for tango extravaganza

They are in the Argentinian capital for the Tango World Championships

17/08/2019

United Kingdom

Euroviews. The Edinburgh Fringe is white, middle class and elitist ǀ View

While the Fringe is something Britain should be proud of, we must also recognise that a disproportionate number of the performers (and even the audience) will be white, middle class and wealthy.

16/08/2019