After months in lockdown, a weary world is ready to dance

Amidst the global coronavirus pandemic, when the world went into strict lockdown to limit the spread of the virus, there were those who continued to dance. Here's a glimpse at the captivating flurry of activity across the planet; Federico Carrizo and Juan Segui dance while competing in the final round of the stage category during the Tango World Championship in Buenos Aires, Argentina. "Although all these months that we spent in lockdown at a global level were difficult, especially for cultural workers, personally it helped me to reinforce that this is the profession that I enjoy doing," Carrizo said. "Likewise, I did not stop dancing for a second, in the kitchen, on the street, on the balcony..." (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

People narrated the time they spent cooped up in houses, without being able to dance or meet friends. Now once again, their feet can move across a dance floor; Members of an informal plaza dance group wave cloth fans as they dance to music at a public park in Beijing. Plaza dance, group dancing performed in public spaces like parks or squares, is a popular activity in China particularly with middle-aged and older women that was briefly curtailed at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Its popularity has returned as China has lifted many restrictions on daily life amid a largely successful battle to control the local spread of coronavirus. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

People are overwhelmed to dance with their friends as COVID-19 situations continue to improve across the world. The vaccines have played a significant factor; People dance in close proximity at Paradiso pop venue, club and cultural center, in Amsterdam, the day The Netherlands dropped the coronavirus related 1.5 meter (5 feet) rule. Paradiso is housed in a converted former church building that dates from the nineteenth century. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Egyptian 26-year-old dancer Nadine El Gharib, dances on the rooftop of her home in Cairo, Egypt. "Dance was crucial when COVID-19 started in terms of taking care of my well-being," Gharib said. "When restrictions forced us to stop going to the Opera for classes I started online dance and it introduced me to a new world of dance. It was very inspiring." (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)

Joaquin Bruzon and his wife Milagros Cousett dance during a rehearsal for the Failde orchestra's Danzon music in Matanzas, Cuba. The couple said it was very hard to be for a year and a half without being able to go out to the recreation centers to dance. Sometimes during the quarantine at home we would dance to try to improve our spirits. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Palestinians wear a traditional uniform perform during a folklore dancing festival in Gaza City. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

Indian classical Odissi dancer Damini Mehta, 22, poses on the ghats of the river Yamuna, in New Delhi, India. Mehta, a professional dancer and a young entrepreneur said that she has cultivated a sense of sacred significance with the dance during the pandemic, it has helped her experience familiarity during uncertain times. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

A woman dances to the rhythm of the Mandinka drums during the Kankurang ritual in Bakau, Gambia. The ritual is associated with circumcision and initiatory rites. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Andrea Hinojosa, center, dressed as devil perform the Diablada de Oruro" dances in Oruro, Bolivia. Hinojosa says "It was difficult during the COVID-19 pandemic, I missed not being able to dance at the Oruro carnival, I remembered with nostalgia watching the videos of previous years how we danced, today the joy is back, we are dancing La Diablada again."(AP Photo/Juan Karita)

Kafi Payne dances during a freestyle dance class at Rhythma Studios. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Pejiman Sabet and his wife, Gili, dance in front of their family members on Topanga Beach in Malibu, California as a surfer rides a wave in the distance. The couple, who were fully vaccinated, said the gathering was just to appreciate life. "Love is everything right now," said the wife. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Tsimamkele Crankydy Xako, 28, center, a professional dancer, practices with others at the Soweto Moves Projects dance studio in Soweto, South Africa. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Oksana Kagno and her dance teacher Yuri Nezdoiminoga perform during a rehearsal in Moscow, Russia. Kagno runs a successful business of supplying LED screens to TV shows and events – but in her free time, she enjoys ballroom dancing. In 2019, Kagno and her dancing partner Yuri Simachev earned the title of the world vice-champions in Pro-Am – a discipline of ballroom dancing in which a couple consists of a professional dancer and an amateur. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

Abegail Mesa, center, dances with members of the INDAK Banak Dance Company in Taytay, Rizal province, Philippines as they practice their routine for an upcoming virtual dance competition next month. The group practices at open spaces wearing face masks and in small groups to adhere to health restrictions in their area. Mesa said that she had to stop dancing during the lockdown because of restrictions. She feels overwhelmed now since she can bond with friends and continue dancing. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

People are now breathing in relief as COVID restrictions have ceased; Ana-Maria Simionescu, left, a dance instructor of the Swing Steps Bucharest club, dances with Marian Ganciu at sunset, in Bucharest, Romania. Members of the club gathered for an outdoor dance session in the Kisselef park, as the sharp rise of new COVID-19 infections led to restrictions of some indoor group activities. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)