International Dance Day — 29 April

How about a song for International Dance Day?

Let’s dance Put on your red shoes and dance the blues Let’s dance To the song they’re playin’ on the radio

—David Bowie (1983)

Or maybe Sam Smith’s 2019 hit “Dancing With A Stranger”?

Look what you made me do, I’m with somebody new Ooh, baby, baby, I’m dancing with a stranger

The Dance Committee of the International Theatre Institute created this day in 1982 to highlight the amazing diversity and talent of dancers all over the globe on April 29. It marks the birthday of Jean-Georges Noverre (1727-1810), creator of modern ballet.

Dancing is universal — woven into virtually every society all over the world. Read on for the fascinating results of our high-stepping dance survey!

When?
4 weeks from now
29 April
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