Dancers are to rule Nigeria’s entertainment industry – Kaffy

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"The Call of Dance", or "L'Appel a la Danse" in the original French, is a celebration of dance in Senegal. It is a visually arresting documentary film on the country's vibrant dance scene and the first in a series that will look at dance across the world. It zooms in on Dakar's urban dance passing through the traditional rhythms, sounds and socio-cultural moments of Senegalese life.

Thousands of people massed outside Paris's Moulin Rouge caberet on Sunday night for a fireworks and can-can extravaganza to mark the 130th anniversary of the Montmartre institution.

On the steps of the Opéra Garnier Opéra Garnier in Paris, dancers perform a piece from Swan Lake to protest against the French government's pension reform. The dancers refuse to see their special pension scheme, which allows them to retire at the age of 42, disappear.

Mikhailovsky Theatre on Tuesday 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.

Once star dancer and choreographer at the New York City Ballet, he broadened his fame when he choreographed and had a role in the 2010 film "Black Swan" and then married his co-star Natalie Portman.

Every week self-taught Nigerian dancer Daniel Ajala welcomes in his improvised dance studio dozens of children from a poor district of Lagos to teach them ballet. The academy -- which Ajala funds out of his own pocket -- has 12 pupils aged between six and 15.

A choreographer whose work reflects the world – gay and trans rights, Black Lives Matter and gender equality – Galen Hooks has been giving virtual classes during the health crisis. You might know her for her work with more than 60 stars of the music world such as Janet Jackson, Justin Bieber, Usher, Chris Brown, Ne-Yo, Rihanna and Miley Cyrus. Hooks speaks to Eve Jackson about her 20-year career, going on tour with Snoop Dog while studying for her law degree and the key role of dance in the Black Lives Matter movement.

Dancer, Kaffy, empowers young talents

Lion and dragon dancing has normallu been seen as a male pursuit in Vietnam, but young female performers are challenging that assumption.

Wheelchair dancers from across Taiwan gather in New Taipei City for the She-fu Cup Wheelchair Dancing Competition, a much-awaited annual meet by enthusiasts. Rosy Hsu, 60, one of the island's last generation of polio survivors, has been practising every day in the months leading up to the competition, which has now become the highlight of the year for her. Developed in Sweden in 1968, Taiwan held the first-ever Asian Championship in 2016.

Sufi whirling is a form of dancing that dates back to the 12th or 13th century. This mystic tradition emphasises the inward search for the divine. Not many women practice the dance in public but we're joined in the studio by one of them, Rana Gorgani. She tells us more about this unique form of dance.