Dance: the universal language

Agencies Published March 1, 2013
US first lady Michelle Obama dances on stage with school children during an event to bring physical activity back to schools, hosted by the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD) and the Alliance for a Healthier Generation in Chicago, Illinois.?Photo by Reuters
US first lady Michelle Obama dances on stage with school children during an event to bring physical activity back to schools, hosted by the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD) and the Alliance for a Healthier Generation in Chicago, Illinois.?Photo by Reuters
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick (R), US first lady Michelle Obama (C) and professional tennis player Serena Williams (L) dance on stage with school children during an event to bring physical activity back to schools, hosted by the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD) and the Alliance for a Healthier Generation in Chicago, Illinois.?Photo by Reuters
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick (R), US first lady Michelle Obama (C) and professional tennis player Serena Williams (L) dance on stage with school children during an event to bring physical activity back to schools, hosted by the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD) and the Alliance for a Healthier Generation in Chicago, Illinois.?Photo by Reuters
Activists and demonstrators against Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi shout slogans and perform a new dance craze, the "Harlem Shake", in front of the Muslim Brotherhood's national headquarters in Cairo's Moqattam district.?Photo by Reuters
Activists and demonstrators against Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi shout slogans and perform a new dance craze, the "Harlem Shake", in front of the Muslim Brotherhood's national headquarters in Cairo's Moqattam district.?Photo by Reuters
Activists and demonstrators against Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi perform a new dance craze, the "Harlem Shake", in front of the Muslim Brotherhood's national headquarters in Cairo's Moqattam district.?Photo by Reuters
Activists and demonstrators against Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi perform a new dance craze, the "Harlem Shake", in front of the Muslim Brotherhood's national headquarters in Cairo's Moqattam district.?Photo by Reuters
Egyptian activists, one wearing a mask, dance during an anti Muslim Brotherhood rally in front of their general headquarters, unseen, in Cairo, Egypt. Dozens of activists rallied in front of the Brotherhood's general headquarters dancing half naked while other fellow protesters chanted anti president Mohammed Morsi slogans.?Photo by AP
Egyptian activists, one wearing a mask, dance during an anti Muslim Brotherhood rally in front of their general headquarters, unseen, in Cairo, Egypt. Dozens of activists rallied in front of the Brotherhood's general headquarters dancing half naked while other fellow protesters chanted anti president Mohammed Morsi slogans.?Photo by AP
A Maasai warrior dances in Kiserian, outside Nairobi. Kenya is preparing for national elections on March 4, 2013.?Photo by AFP
A Maasai warrior dances in Kiserian, outside Nairobi. Kenya is preparing for national elections on March 4, 2013.?Photo by AFP
Young women from Spain dance in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican. Shortly before 5 p.m. on Thursday, Pope Benedict XVI left the Apostolic palace inside the Vatican for the last time as pontiff, head to the helipad at the top of the hill in the Vatican gardens and flew to the papal retreat at Castel Gandolfo south of Rome. There, at 8 p.m. sharp, Benedict became the first pontiff in 600 years to resign.?Photo by AP
Young women from Spain dance in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican. Shortly before 5 p.m. on Thursday, Pope Benedict XVI left the Apostolic palace inside the Vatican for the last time as pontiff, head to the helipad at the top of the hill in the Vatican gardens and flew to the papal retreat at Castel Gandolfo south of Rome. There, at 8 p.m. sharp, Benedict became the first pontiff in 600 years to resign.?Photo by AP
A Sydney Dance Company dancer performs during the media preview of 'De Novo' at Sydney Theatre in central Sydney. 'De Novo', a contemporary dance ensemble, opens at Sydney Theatre on March 1 2013, for a three-week season until March 23. Picture taken with a long exposure.?Photo by Reuters
A Sydney Dance Company dancer performs during the media preview of 'De Novo' at Sydney Theatre in central Sydney. 'De Novo', a contemporary dance ensemble, opens at Sydney Theatre on March 1 2013, for a three-week season until March 23. Picture taken with a long exposure.?Photo by Reuters
Dancers with the Gansu Dance Theatre performs a scene from "Silk Road" at the dress rehearsal before opening night of their New York premiere at the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center. The production is presented by The China Arts & Entertainment Group (CAEG), a creative enterprise under the administration of the Ministry of Culture for the People's Republic of China. The show runs until March 3.?Photo by AFP
Dancers with the Gansu Dance Theatre performs a scene from "Silk Road" at the dress rehearsal before opening night of their New York premiere at the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center. The production is presented by The China Arts & Entertainment Group (CAEG), a creative enterprise under the administration of the Ministry of Culture for the People's Republic of China. The show runs until March 3.?Photo by AFP
Dancer Chen Chen with the Gansu Dance Theatre performs a scene from "Silk Road" at the dress rehearsal before opening night of their New York premiere at the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center. The production is presented by The China Arts & Entertainment Group (CAEG), a creative enterprise under the administration of the Ministry of Culture for the People's Republic of China. The show runs until March 3.?Photo by AFP
Dancer Chen Chen with the Gansu Dance Theatre performs a scene from "Silk Road" at the dress rehearsal before opening night of their New York premiere at the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center. The production is presented by The China Arts & Entertainment Group (CAEG), a creative enterprise under the administration of the Ministry of Culture for the People's Republic of China. The show runs until March 3.?Photo by AFP
Dancers Chen Chen with the Gansu Dance Theatre performs a scene from "Silk Road" at the dress rehearsal before opening night of their New York premiere at the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center. The production is presented by The China Arts & Entertainment Group (CAEG), a creative enterprise under the administration of the Ministry of Culture for the People's Republic of China. The show runs until March 3.?Photo by AFP
Dancers Chen Chen with the Gansu Dance Theatre performs a scene from "Silk Road" at the dress rehearsal before opening night of their New York premiere at the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center. The production is presented by The China Arts & Entertainment Group (CAEG), a creative enterprise under the administration of the Ministry of Culture for the People's Republic of China. The show runs until March 3.?Photo by AFP
Dancer Chen Chen with the Gansu Dance Theatre performs a scene from "Silk Road" at the dress rehearsal before opening night of their New York premiere at the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center. The production is presented by The China Arts & Entertainment Group (CAEG), a creative enterprise under the administration of the Ministry of Culture for the People's Republic of China. The show runs until March 3.?Photo by AFP
Dancer Chen Chen with the Gansu Dance Theatre performs a scene from "Silk Road" at the dress rehearsal before opening night of their New York premiere at the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center. The production is presented by The China Arts & Entertainment Group (CAEG), a creative enterprise under the administration of the Ministry of Culture for the People's Republic of China. The show runs until March 3.?Photo by AFP
Tunisian students of the Bourguiba Language Institute in the El Khadra neighbourhood, a Salafist bastion of the capital Tunisia, perform the Internet craze, the "Harlem Shake", outside their school. Salafist Muslims tried to prevent the filming of current global buzz dance but were driven off after coming to blows with students?Photo by AFP
Tunisian students of the Bourguiba Language Institute in the El Khadra neighbourhood, a Salafist bastion of the capital Tunisia, perform the Internet craze, the "Harlem Shake", outside their school. Salafist Muslims tried to prevent the filming of current global buzz dance but were driven off after coming to blows with students?Photo by AFP
Indigenous Guna women dance to traditional music during the 98th anniversary of the La Revolution Kuna (Kuna Revolution) in Ustupu island at the comarca of Kuna Yala. In 1925 the Kuna, now known as the Guna, staged a rebellion known as La Revolution Kuna (Kuna Revolution), and with the backing of the US government were able to negotiate a semi autonomous status for their region. Years later the region was officially recognized as a Kuna reserve, according to residents.?Photo by Reuters
Indigenous Guna women dance to traditional music during the 98th anniversary of the La Revolution Kuna (Kuna Revolution) in Ustupu island at the comarca of Kuna Yala. In 1925 the Kuna, now known as the Guna, staged a rebellion known as La Revolution Kuna (Kuna Revolution), and with the backing of the US government were able to negotiate a semi autonomous status for their region. Years later the region was officially recognized as a Kuna reserve, according to residents.?Photo by Reuters
Junior high school students learning Korean traditional dance for their extracurricular activity at an ethnic Korean school in Yokohama, suburban Tokyo. As the world rushed to condemn North Korea for its nuclear test, the shockwaves from international politics rippled into the daily lives of ethnic Korean children living in Japan.?Photo by AFP
Junior high school students learning Korean traditional dance for their extracurricular activity at an ethnic Korean school in Yokohama, suburban Tokyo. As the world rushed to condemn North Korea for its nuclear test, the shockwaves from international politics rippled into the daily lives of ethnic Korean children living in Japan.?Photo by AFP

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Agha Ata (USA)
Mar 01, 2013 01:22pm
Then why this universal language is not allowed in Islam?
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umesh bhagwat
Mar 01, 2013 11:16pm
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