International Dance Day: Celebrating the art of dance

The date is not linked to a particular person or a particular form of dance, although it’s also the day when the French dancer and ballet master Jean-Georges Noverre was born

The annually observed World Dance Day aims to increase the awareness of the importance of dance among the general public. Its goal is also to persuade governments all over the world to provide a proper place for dance in all systems of education.   

Around the world, there are events on World Dance Day, such as open-doorcourses, exhibitions, articles concerning all kinds of dance, dance evenings, street shows, and special performances, etc. Above this, every year a message from a well-known dance personality is circulated throughout the world.  

In 2014, around 50 classical dancers got together to perform a flashmob at Chennai and performed dance. It is said to be the first and one of the biggest flashmobs of classical dancers in the world.