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Dancers delight backstage for World Ballet Day

Learn about what goes into putting on a world-class ballet production with Europe's top companies for World Ballet Day.

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Meet the young Ugandan dance group taking the world by storm

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"When you dance, you forget that you didn't eat. When you dance, you forget that you have lost someone. You forget everything. You focus on dance."

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Review: Peaky Blinders - The Redemption of Thomas Shelby

The official dance theatre show comes to London and brings the drama and shuffle of the Shelby family to a rapturous crowd.

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Transcending disability through dancing

Gladys does not go beyond her disability, she dances with it, her wheelchair becoming an integral part of the creation.

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Meet the dance crew taking steps towards success in Qatar

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"I just hope they have fun dancing and continue to dream. They can do anything if they can believe it."

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Inside the Peaky Blinders official dance theatre show

The Birmingham gang puts on their dancing shoes... Director and choreographer Benoit Swan Pouffer and musician Roman GianArthur discuss the challenge of bringing the iconic show to the stage.

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High kicks and dirty tricks: Irish dancing hit by cheating claims

The world’s oldest and largest competitive Irish dancing organization, An Coimisiún le Rincí Gaelacha (CLRG), has launched an investigation into the allegations of cheating and results fixing, including exchanging higher scores for sexual favours.

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A Matrix dance adaptation is coming to a theatre in Manchester

Legendary director Danny Boyle is turning his hand to a dance show, adapting the Matrix film into a new piece for the soon-to-open Factory International.

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Tango World Cup in Buenos Aires.

Two Argentinean couples became champions of the Tango World Cup on Saturday in Buenos Aires.

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Euronews Culture's Film of the Week: 'Blackbird'

There are poor films. There are terrible films. And there's 'Blackbird', written, directed and starring Michael "Lord of the Dance" Flatley...

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Argentina's Tango Festival returns for established and new dancers

“Each country has an identity, a colour, a sound, a flavour and Tango is what represents us."

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Roberto Bolle holds open air dance lesson on Milan's Piazza del Duomo

Piazza del Duomo in Milan hosted Sunday morning one of the most awaited events of “OnDance”, the dance festival conceived by Roberto Bolle.

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War in Ukraine: six months on, millions are forced to change jobs

Denys Zhupnyk dreams of concerts and festivals as he drives a taxi around Kyiv, picking up and dropping off passengers.

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Tomorrowland: Belgium's biggest EDM festival returns after pandemic

Tomorrowland is one of the world's largest and most loved EDM music festivals. But why Is this Belgian festival a bucket list destination for all dance music lovers?

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Ballet school in Rio favela risks closure due to lack of funds

410 students between the ages of 6 and 29 take free dance classes in Manguinhos, a favela in the north of the Brazilian city, while another 700 are on the waiting list.

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What on earth is rave aerobics?

Like the idea of dancing to 200 BPM music in fancy dress? Leni Wolf does.

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Kyiv City Ballet rehearses Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake" in central Paris

As the dancers of the Kyiv City Ballet rehearse Tchaikovsky's 'Swan Lake' in Paris, the Russian invasion of their homeland enters its fifth month.

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Kharkiv graduates dance a waltz on the ruins of their school

10 graduates of the Kharkiv №134 school danced a waltz on the ruins of their school.

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Performers take to the streets for Madrid's flamenco festival

Flamenco dancers are emerging from indoor venues into the bright Madrid sunshine for the 6th edition of the city's flamenco festival. Restricted during the pandemic, organisers want to bring the art form onto the streets and closer to the people.

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Azerbaijan: Shusha welcomes the 5th International Folklore Festival

On Thursday, May 12, the 5th International Folklore Festival, also called 'Kharibulbul', kicked off in Shusha, the cultural capital of Azerbaijan.