Dance

May 1, 2026

Gravity-Defying Dancers Appear to Climb the Sky in Mesmerizing Aerial Show

Gravity-defying acts have long been mesmerizing spectacles—just think of performers on a tight rope, or people who climb buildings free solo. Rather than leaning into the fear element of some of these other performances, Spanish theatrical group La Fura dels Baus has turned being mid-air into a visually alluring resource for dancing. This surreal show was captured on video and shared by Costa Rica’s Ministry of Culture and Youth.

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February 20, 2026

Priest Amps Up Crowd With Dance Moves at a High School Basketball Game’s Halftime Show

If the Super Bowl halftime show gets Bad Bunny, high school basketball gets… a priest dancing to 2000s pop music! Rev. Nonso Ohanaka, best known as Father O, busted out some moves to NSYNC’s “Bye, Bye, Bye” during a match at Pope Saint John Paul the Second Preparatory School in Tennessee. He then became a national sensation after the school posted it to social media.

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October 27, 2025

Legendary Ballerina Misty Copeland Took Her Final Bow at Lincoln Center

After 25 years, famed ballerina Misty Copeland has retired from her career with the American Ballet Theatre (ABT). Copeland marked the occasion with a final performance, held on October 22 at Lincoln Center in New York, following a five-year hiatus from the stage. “After 25 years with ABT, I took my final bow surrounded by the company and community that have shaped my life and career,” Copeland wrote in an Instagram post.

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May 16, 2025

The Ritual of the Voladores: An Ancestral Ceremony Performed by Daring “Flying Men” in Mexico

In both urban and small town Mexico, a sight high above dazzles both locals and visitors. A group of men in colorful outfits climb a towering pole, up to a small wooden structure. When a flute and a small drum start to play, the men jump down, revealing they are only hanging on by a rope. As the cord unravels, the dancers execute a delicate piece of choreography on their way down.

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