Dance

The Tango Factory dance school and Argentinean musician Sabrina Tonelli will be at Monastiraki Square from noon to 3 p.m. on New Year's Eve showing the public what a great milonga party is all about. Professional instructors will be at hand to teach you all the moves. The event is free of charge.

Famous flamenco dance group Los Vivancos will be on the Istanbul stage on Dec. 16 with its latest show “Born to Dance.”

Members of the Pilobolus dance theater perform 'Shadowland' for the media ahead of the show's premiere at the Athens Concert Hall on Wednesday night. The American company is in the Greek capital through Sunday with a total of eight performances that combine dance and acrobatics in a tale recounting a young girl's nightmares.

The Battle of the Best Street Dance Festival takes place at Aristotle University's ceremonies hall on Saturday, December 9, featuring dozens of solo dancers as well as crews from across the country in an energy-packed competition for three Street Dance Theater Awards. Doors open at 1 p.m.and admission costs 15 euros.

Aristotle University, 100 Egnatia,
tel 2310.543.858

Critically acclaimed and widely popular American modern dance company Pilobolus is coming to the Athens Concert Hall for five awe-inspiring performances of its landmark production "Shadowland." "Part shadow act, part dance, part circus and part concert," the production recounts a teenage girl's strange and terrifying dreams.

A twerking teenage girl has sparked controversy on a TV talent show after she performed a raunchy routine in front of her cheering father.

Sara Seifert, 18, from Vukovar, Croatia, shocked judges and viewers with her performance on the country’s Super Talent show, the Croatian version of Britain’s Got Talent.

The Bejart Ballet Lausanne celebrates its founder, Maurice Bejart (1927-2007), with a show created by artistic director Gil Roman that blends some of his most celebrated choreographies with music ranging from Beethoven to Nick Cave. "Bejart fete Maurice" will be presented at the Herod Atticus Theater on Sunday and Monday, September 17-18, starting at 9 p.m.

The fifth annual Diamantis Palaiologos Folklore Dance Festival, put together by the Plegma nonprofit organization, is all set to go on the island of Skopelos, featuring traditional dances from all over Greece, as well as Nepal, Italy and Spain, while also serving as a showcase for traditional costumes. Festivalgoers will also have the opportunity to take part in dance classes.

The International Festival of the Aegean comes to a close at Ermoupoli's Apollo Theater this weekend with two performances by the Ballet of the National Opera of Bucharest on Saturday and Sunday, July 29-30.

Richard Smith and Tico Pierhagen are bringing their jazz-tango fusion project Two to Tango to Greece. Having released their hit album "Tangos" and toured the world from Europe and the USA to Australia, they will be joined by Greek guitarist Vassilis Rakopoulos for a performance at Naxos's Bazeos Tower on Thursday, July 27. The concert starts at 9.30 p.m.