1. This year is the 200th anniversary of the first appearance of the waltz in England, brought from Europe by Napoleonic Wars soldiers in 1815.
2. Unlicensed dancing in public is illegal in Sweden including ‘illegally moving your feet to music’.
3. The dance known as the foxtrot was invented by Harry Fox in 1914.
4. I Could Have Danced All Night was the 24th most performed song of the 20th century.
5. From 2001-2008, ballet was banned6. In 2008, ballet classes were instituted for police officers in western Romania to help them move elegantly while directing traffic.
7. In 1923, the city of Kalamazoo, Michigan, passed a law forbidding dancers to stare into each other’s eyes.
8. Under Egyptian law, belly-dancers must have their navel covered when they perform.
9. Marathon dance contests are illegal in the state of Washington.
10. “To be fond of dancing was a certain step towards falling in love.” (Jane Austen, Pride And Prejudice). in Turkmenistan for being alien to Turkmen culture.
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