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FILE PHOTO - A dancer rests her hands on her hips before the start of a street ballet performance, in Mexico City, Saturday, July 28, 2018.

Video. Thousands celebrate International Dance Day in Mexico City

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Mexico City’s streets became a stage on Sunday as thousands of dancers and music lovers gathered to celebrate International Dance Day.

Organised by the city government, the event celebrated Mexico’s rich dance culture and honoured Yolanda Montes, the famed Mexican-American dancer and actress known as Tongolele, who died in February.

Dancers dressed in 1950s-inspired costumes took to the streets to perform a large-scale choreography they had spent several weeks preparing.

The celebration continued both before and after the main performance, as crowds moved to the infectious rhythms of cumbia, salsa and tropical beats.

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