Yesterday, on April 29, Yerevan was truly alive with the rhythm of dance. Large-scale flash mobs and performances took place across the city center as part of International Dance Day, turning streets and squares into one big stage for several hours.
Thousands of people — from professional dance groups to ordinary citizens — danced simultaneously in different parts of the city, transforming Armenia’s capital into a vibrant, unified space of movement and music.
The program opened with a traditional folk dance performed in seven circles at Republic Square. This large-scale cultural event, dedicated to International Dance Day, brought together around 4,000 dancers.
In Ukraine, before the full-scale war, International Dance Day was also widely celebrated with open-air performances and festivals, when cities would turn into spaces of living art for a day, with dancing in squares and parks open to everyone.
Perhaps that is the true essence of International Dance Day — in different countries and cities, people find a shared language without words, moving together in the same rhythm.
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Author: Aida Stepanchuk
Photo: event organisers