Professional dancers from 25 nations took part in the competition, which is held every four years.

The dancers take their place around the perimeter of the area.

At this speed dancers take one step per beat of the music.

Other dancers, he said, have not always taken the work seriously enough.

In that case, the dancers take just one step on each beat.

Some 150 dancers from 20 countries took part in this year's competition.

Some dancers have taken writing and language classes at the university.

Each dancer in line would take their turn dancing down the middle.

At the program's end, the dancers will take questions from the audience.

Male dancers take part, holding a two feet long stick.