Bolivia's folklore dance parade returned to the streets of El Alto and La Paz with face masks as this year's must-have item among the colourful costumes. This parade is in honour of the Virgin of El Carmen, and it is the event's first return since being cancelled at the height of the coronavirus pandemic.

Face masks and folklore in Bolivia as dance parade returns after COVID-19 cancellation

Rachel Armstrong will take a leap towards her dream of becoming one of the world's top ballet dancers when she graduates from Russia's renowned Bolshoi Ballet Academy this month. Armstrong, 20, is among the few dancers from England to ever graduate from the prestigious institution, whose Russian and foreign graduates dance for ballet companies across the globe.

After tough Bolshoi training, British ballerina sets eyes on world stage

After a year of intense medical care, doctors and nurses celebrated the loosening of COVID-19 restrictions in Israel Tuesday with a concert in the lobby of Ichilov hospital at Tel Aviv's Sourasky Medical Center.

Tel Aviv hospital celebrates lifting of COVID-19 restrictions

Countries usually fight on land, water, airspace, fish and more of such things. In the middle of the pandemic, some are fighting over vaccines. However, Peru and Bolivia are fighting over something totally different.

Dance battle: Peru and Bolivia fight over origin of 'La Morenada'

Forget land, water or airspace, Peru and Bolivia are fighting over ancient dance forms. Bolivia is crying thief, and Peru promises to not have stolen any dance. Palki Sharma brings you the story.

Gravitas: Peru, Bolivia fights over ancient dance forms

French electro artist Teho performed a set in an unusual setting in last April, at an altitude of 3000 metres amid the snowy peaks of the Swiss Alps.

Climb up and dance: electro artist performs on top of a Swiss mountain

After one long year of lockdown due to the coronavirus, seniors of Mexico City were finally able to get back on their feet on Saturday (April 24) and dance in public parks.

Mexican seniors return to dancing as vaccinations move forward

Spanish freediver and dancer/choreographer Ariadna Hafez performed a breathtaking tango ten metres underwater for Tang'O, a three minute film directed and produced by Frenchman Bastien Soleil.

Underwater Tango: Spanish dancer freedives for breathless performance

Coronavirus restrictions failed to stop the party spirit in Cologne on Saturday (February 13), where carnival goers were confined to their cars but still managed to dance and have fun.

Stuck in their cars but Cologne carnival goers still have a party

In a normal year, the dozens of teenaged ballet dancers eyeing the prestigious Prix de Lausanne award would leap in from all across the world to the Swiss city of Lausanne to compete beneath the bright lights of the theatre. With COVID-19 restrictions, dancers are showing pre-recorded routines on a flat screen instead, before socially distanced judges in a hotel ballroom, with no live audience.

"Dance will prevail" as top ballet competition goes virtual

Japanese cheerleaders danced and cheered on commuters outside a Tokyo rail station on Thursday (January 7) in a bid to lift spirits with the capital heading into another state of emergency over the COVID-19 pandemic.

Rah! Japanese cheerleaders lift commuters' spirits amid pandemic

As the world came to an abrupt pause this year courtesy of the coronavirus pandemic, businesses and people worked their way around the tough time. In the world of dance, as doctors and nurses adapted and battled pandemic blues by dancing in PPE suits, others organised balcony concerts in Spain and Italy to lift up the spirits.

Indian choreographer Ashley Lobo curates stories that lifted spirits in 2020

There will be no studio audience, no group dances, no sky box where the celebrities and their partners congregate. But there will be all the usual tangos and waltzes, and no masks on the dancers when television's "Dancing with the Stars" returns next week with Derek Hough as a new judge with Tyra Banks as the new presenter and co-executive producer.

'Dancing with the Stars' waltzes back with no live audience amid pandemic

The show must go on, and that was certainly the case for the World Tango Championship in Buenos Aires as it moved online on Wednesday (August 26) in keeping with social distancing norms.

Dancing cheek to cheek? World Tango Championship moves online

11-year-old Anthony Mmesoma Madu stands out in black leggings, a white turtleneck and poise beyond his years. His parents wanted him to become a priest. Instead, he has captivated millions with his ballet.

Leap of faith: Nigerian boy captivates the world with his ballet

Dancers from Britain's Royal Ballet have made a short film in which they perform in London's deserted streets to the sounds of The Rolling Stones, a project designed to highlight the plight of the arts during the global coronavirus pandemic.

Pirouette like Jagger: Royal Ballet dances to Stones in London streets

The Silva twins were supposed to be on an international tour with their dance company last week, performing for large crowds to cheers and applause. Instead, they found themselves on their terrace, practising to the sound of the ocean in the light of the sunset, occasionally interrupted by their two rambunctious dogs.

Dance on rooftops, seaside sunsets: Cuban artists find inspiration in coronavirus quarantine

Six dancers from the Dutch National Ballet headed out into the empty streets of Amsterdam this week to perform their parts in a piece of choreography inspired by the coronavirus lockdown.

Dancing in the streets: Ballet stars perform in empty Amsterdam

Georgia's National Ballet, the former Soviet country's famous folk dance ensemble, started giving lessons online after the group's popular dance schools closed their doors due to the coronavirus.

Dance at home: Georgian national ballet moves lessons online

Dancers of Mikhailovsky Theatre on Tuesday (April 7) released a video of "self-isolation ballet" performed by dancers while being at home as a proof that no pandemic can stand in the way of true art.

Russian theatre dancers perform in self-isolation

Chairperson and Founder of the Reliance Foundation, Nita Ambani and Bollywood actors celebrated the festival of Christmas with children as they spent time with them in India's western Mumbai city on Wednesday (December 25).

Bollywood actors dance, sing as they celebrate Christmas with children in Mumbai

Some 2,500 white-clad followers of the Universal White Brotherhood society gathered next to a glacial lake high in Bulgaria's Rila Mountains on Monday (August 19) to celebrate their divine new year.

Pilgrims dance in cosmic energy ritual in Bulgaria

Fitness freak Varun Dhawan leaves no stone unturned to maintain his body and his recent Instagram post is proof of that. The 'Judwaa 2' actor also has a perfect gym partner, and it is none other than his upcoming film 'Street Dancer's' director Remo D'Souza.

Varun Dhawan and Remo D'Souza sweat it out on a lazy Sunday

After treating fans to 'Poster Lagwa Do' from Kartik Aaryan and Kriti Sanon-starrer ‘Luka Chuppi`, the makers have now dropped another dance number from the film titled ‘Coca Cola’.

'Coca Cola' from 'Luka Chuppi' all set to be this season’s dance anthem!

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