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5-Day dance challenge – for busy adults

If your motivation to dance has dried up, for whatever reason, we’ll help you out!

We will coax you off the couch for 10 minutes each day to help you get back to dancing, deal?

I wanna dance!

Three girls in white shirts and black trousers dancing in white room

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How to Set Up Your At-Home Dance Studio

Woman in sweater on laptop with dog and cat

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Virtual Dance: The Best Online Dance Activities for Quarantine

Passport cover with two dancers

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Dance Passport Challenge #DDdancepassport

A dancer in black legwarmers stretches in a lunge

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Dance At Home: Comprehensive Resources for Dancers Amid Covid-19

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60+ Ways Dancers Can Keep Busy at Home

Woman in white tank top and blue denim shorts jumping between concrete posts

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Fun Dance Challenges 2020: Covid-19 Edition

Dancers in blues and purples move in front of a warm, multicolour backgroup

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Bangarra Dance Theatre: ‘Terrain’

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Kate Prince & ZooNation: Message in a Bottle

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Cloud Gate Dance Theatre: 13 Tongues and Dust

A woman in a gold gown stands outside of a palace

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Royal Ballet ‘Anastasia’ by Kenneth MacMillan

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Ballet Hispánico: The Power of the Latina Voice

Croatian dancers in traditional costume

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Croatian Dance in Dubrovnik with Lindo Folklore Ensemble

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Nihon Buyo: Traditional Japanese Dance in Tokyo with Grandma Shizuko

A woman in silhouette against window shifts weight to side

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Gaga Online Dance Classes: People and Dancer Sessions

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Free Online Ballet Classes: Simple Barre Workouts You Can Do at Home

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Jamaican Dancehall Class in London with Natty JCDT

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London Ballet Masterclasses: ‘Romeo & Juliet’ Repertoire

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My First K-Pop Dance Class with Love K-Pop Dance London

A woman in a black top dances with others

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BollyX On Demand Review: Bollywood Fitness Classes

A box wrapped in bright pink paper with a gold ribbon covered by gold heart confetti

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The Best Gifts for Dancers and Dance Teachers

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Travel Workout Kit: Portable Exercise Equipment

a woman in a brown sports bra with a zipper stretches her arms behind her head

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Online Dance Workouts: The Best Dance Cardio Classes

A woman throws her arms in the air, leading a dance fitness class

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Our DanceBody Signature Class in NYC with Katia Pryce

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Banya No. 1: Russian Spa in London

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