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    Photos: Italy ballroom dancers twirl through lockdown

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    Photos: Italy ballroom dancers twirl through lockdown

    Social distancing isn't usually part of the ballroom dancing lexicon


    Published:  April 05, 2021 12:50 AP and Compiled by Devadasan K P, Picture Editor

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    Dancers, wearing face masks to curb the spread of COVID-19 look at their schoolmates training at the New Dancing Days school, in Rome. While much of Italy is in coronavirus lockdown, with live music and theatrical performances barred, cinemas shuttered and many sporting activities limited, competitive ballroom dancing is alive and well here, albeit with precautions. Image Credit: AP
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    Social distancing isn't usually part of the ballroom dancing lexicon. But in an industrial zone on the outskirts of Rome, couples of every age twirl and turn across the dance floor, even through a pandemic, just as ballroom dancers have done for decades around the world. Image Credit: AP
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    The couples at the New Dancing Days hall are preparing for the Italian Championships in Rimini in July and as such are allowed to keep practicing, given that the government considers their activity in the national interest. It's the same allowance that has enabled other federally recognized competitive athletes to keep training in Italy even during the latest round of virus-related closures. Image Credit: AP
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    "Yes, we can do it. Here we can keep on dancing,'' said Raffaella Serafini, the 45-year-old owner of New Dancing Days and a 35-year veteran of competitive ballroom dancing. Image Credit: AP
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    In the huge hall with mirrors on the walls and multi-colored lights, couples wear masks during warm-ups and pauses but are allowed to remove them while performing traditional ballroom or Latin dances. Most keep them on anyway. Image Credit: AP
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    Serena Brunetti, left, and Andrea Sterbini pose for a portrait after a practice at the New Dancing Days association, in Rome. Image Credit: AP
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    Dancers, wearing face masks to curb the spread of COVID-19 warm up before their lesson. Image Credit: AP
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    Dancers put on their shoes before a practice at the New Dancing Days school, in Rome. Image Credit: AP
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    "It's something beautiful for us because we're older, but we can still put ourselves in play,'' said Franco Cauli, a 70-year-old dancer who, along with his 74-year-old partner, is training for a competition at the end of April. Image Credit: AP
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    The Italian Dance Sport Federation has decreed that 34 athletes are allowed to train in a school the size of New Dancing Days, recognizing that continuity in practice is necessary. Currently there are 17 couples, aged nine to 76, who train up to five days a week. Image Credit: AP
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    "From a viewing spot above the dance floor, Serafini keeps an eye on her twirling students and shouts directions to them. If she sees something wrong, she'll stop the music, go down to the dance floor and demonstrate the correct way to do a step, pose or twirl. "The school is my great pride. When I see them on the dance floor, it is like I am there,'' she said. Image Credit: AP
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    Dancers wearing face masks to curb the spread of COVID-19 train at the New Dancing Days school, in Rome. Image Credit: AP

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