Dances can be celebrations, or for praise, or for an audience - or just a simple act of letting the rhythm move your body. Dancers can communicate ideas, preserve cultural identities, strengthen social bonds, or just have a lot of fun. Here are some photos of my favorite photos of dance around the world.
Spectators watch dancers from the Argentine troupe Fuerza Bruta perform in water above their heads.
Monks from the Shaolin Temple in China rehearse inside wooden boxes as part of a dance entitled “Sutra” choreographed by Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui - part of the annual Singapore Arts Festival, Wednesday May 20, 2009.
Dancers of the World Roma festival Khamoro dance at the Old Town square in Prague, Czech Republic.
Villagers dance during a ceremony for the opening of housing units in the al-Dhafir village west of Sanaa, Yemen.
Dancers of the Morenada participate in the entrance of Jesus del Gran Poder (Jesus of Great Power) during the festival of the same name in La Paz, Bolivia.
Festival visitors wear plastic bags around their feet as they dance during a rain shower at the music festival “Rock am Ring” (Rock at the Ring) at the Nuerburgring racetrack in Nuerburg, western Germany.
Israeli actors dressed in illuminated outfits dance outside of Jaffa gate during the Jerusalem Festival of Light in Jerusalem’s Old city.
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