In Egypt's conservative southern province of Minya, young girls in black leotards and white tights wobble on their tip toes to classical music in a room painted with colourful motifs.

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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.

US ballerina Miranda Dafoe trains and performs in Ohio during her portrayal of the "Nutcracker". Dayton Ballet says she is the first female lead in a professional production of this Christmas classic ballet.

The iconic "Nutcracker" ballet has become a Christmas tradition around the world. DW's Juri Rescheto went behind the scenes of a production in Vladivostok, where one young dancer with the Bolshoi Ballet Academy got the chance of a lifetime.

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.

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.

The fragments are from a Chinese space module launched at the end of last month. There had been speculation about where the debris would land, but experts predicted the chances of death or injuries were tiny.

Every year millions and millions of sardines trek along the cold currents off the South Africa coast during the southern hemisphere winter months, peaking in July. Countless dolphins and sharks hunt along the shoals - a spectacular sight that awes tourists lucky enough to find them.

The Kyiv City Ballet has been offered a residency at Paris's Châtelet Theatre. The troupe of 30 dancers were already on tour in France with "The Nutcracker" but found themselves stranded due to the war in Ukraine. They are putting on a special performance this Tuesday. We also hear from members of the Kyiv Grand Ballet, who are also in France and now face a highly uncertain future.

The Kyiv City Ballet company arrived in France the day before war broke out in Ukraine. Its dancers became exiles overnight. Paris has given them refuge with a residency at the city's Châtelet Theatre. The founders, Ivan Kozlov and Ekaterina Kozlova, created the troupe 10 years ago. They join Eve Jackson in the studio to discuss their unique situation and the importance of using culture as a peaceful weapon.