North Koreans dance beneath a painting of late leader Kim Il Sung during a mass folk dancing gathering in Pyongyang on April 11. The gathering marked the anniversary of the first of many titles of power given to leader Kim Jong Un after the death of his father Kim Jong Il.

Performers carry a flag at the opening of the April Spring People's Art Festival at the East Pyongyang Grand Theater on April 11. The festival opened Thursday to mark late president Kim Il Sung's birthday on April 15, known in North Korea as the Day of the Sun. In the background are portraits of late North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung, left, and his son, Kim Jong Il.

Performers sing about North Korea's late leader Kim Jong Il.

North Korean performers at the opening of the April Spring People's Art Festival.

Mykola Milevsky, 75, left, and Natalia Stolyarenko, 58, stand in their apartment as they prepare to attend an amateur dance gathering in Kiev, Ukraine, Feb. 24.

A couple hug as Mykola Milevsky and Natalia Stolyarenko dance.

Dancers Maylin Daza, right, Barbara Paula, center and Rubi Amaro get dressed and apply make up before dancing with their group Danza Voluminosa, or Voluminous Dance, in Havana, Cuba, Nov. 24. Voluminous Dance is a theater company with overweight dancers founded by dancer, choreographer and director Juan Miguel Mas.

Members of Voluminous Dance perform the show 'Crisalidas' or 'Chrysalis' in Havana, Cuba.

Xiomara Gonzalez, left and Maylin Daza, of the Cuban group Danza Voluminosa or Voluminous Dance, smoke cigarettes before a show.

A novice Buddhist monk of the Drukpa Tibetan Buddhist lineage enters a temple for prayers during the annual festival of sacred dances at the Hemis monastery in Ladakh, northern India, Nov. 12, 2012.

Buddhist monks of the Drukpa Tibetan Buddhist lineage wait to perform a "bone dance" ritual during the annual festival of sacred dances at the Hemis monastery in Ladakh, northern India, Nov. 12. The sacred dances are a purification ritual that Tibetan Buddhists believe will rid the world of negative obstacles.

Buddhist monks of the Drukpa Tibetan Buddhist lineage perform a dance ritual during the annual festival of sacred dances at the Hemis monastery in Ladakh, northern India, Nov. 12. The sacred dances are a purification ritual that Tibetan Buddhists believe will rid the world of negative obstacles.

A Buddhist monk of the Drukpa Tibetan Buddhist lineage yawns as he sits with other monks during a break at an annual festival of sacred dances at the Hemis monastery in Ladakh, northern India, Nov. 11.

Buddhist monks of the Drukpa Tibetan Buddhist lineage blow traditional horns during the annual festival of sacred dances at the Hemis monastery in Ladakh, northern India, Nov. 12.

Buddhist monks of the Drukpa Tibetan Buddhist lineage play instruments during the annual festival of sacred dances at the Hemis monastery in Ladakh, northern India, Nov. 12.

Buddhist monks of the Drukpa Tibetan Buddhist lineage perform prayers before the annual festival of sacred dances at the Hemis monastery in Ladakh, northern India, Nov. 12.

Girls turning 15 pose in their gowns for photos inside a pink limousine before their debutante ball, in the Mangueira favela, or shantytown, in Rio de Janeiro.

A girl turning 15 pauses to look out the limousine that drove her and other girls to a group debutante ball, organized by the Peacemaker Police Unit program, as the car's interior disco lights illuminate her friend's dress.

A girl rests on the sidewalk in her gown before attending the debutante ball in the Rio de Janeiro shantytown.

A girl turning 15, dances with her friend during a group debutante ball in Rio de Janeiro.

A debutante ball party goer sits on the floor as she adjusts her high heel shoe.

Ballet dancers watch a classmate as they practice for a competition between ballet schools at the National Superior Ballet School in Lima, Peru on Aug. 28. Nearly 100 girls and boys from Colombia, Venezuela, Chile, France and Peru are submitting themselves to a week-long competition hoping to win medals from Peru's national ballet school, and perhaps a grant to study in Miami.

A young ballet dancer warms-up before performing in a competition between ballet schools at the National Museum in Lima, Peru on Sept. 3.

Ballet dancers prepare backstage for a competition between ballet schools at the National Museum in Lima, Peru on Sept. 3.

A dancer from Venezuela's Nueva Era del Ballet school practices in the lobby of the National Museum for a competition between ballet schools in Lima, Peru on Sept. 3.

Ballet dancers practice for a competition between ballet schools on the stage at the National Museum in Lima, Peru on Sept. 3.

Ballet dancers from Venezuela's Nueva Era del Ballet school sit in the National Museum as they watch others practice for a competition between ballet schools in Lima, Peru on Sept. 3.

Palestinian girls take part in a ballet class at Gaza college in Gaza City September 3, 2012.

Palestinian girls watch their teacher during a ballet class at Gaza college in Gaza City September 3, 2012.

A couple rehearses before competing in the Tango Dance World Cup 2012, salon category, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Aug. 20, 2012.

Italy's dancers Eloina Martins, left, and Paolo Nelzi, second from left, among others, wait to compete in the 2012 Tango Dance World, Aug. 20.

Ramiro Perez sprays his hair before competing in the 2012 Tango Dance World Cup, Aug. 20.

Dancers get ready backstage before competing in the 2012 Tango Dance World Cup, Aug. 20.

Couples compete in the 2012 Tango Dance World Cup, Aug. 20.

Wayang Orang dancers prepare for their show at the Bharata Theatre in Jakarta May 5, 2012.

Wayang Orang dancers sit backstage and wait to perform

A Wayang Orang dancer smokes before a show.

Spectators watch a Wayang Orang performance at the Bharata Theatre.

Wayang Orang dancers perform at the Bharata Theatre in Jakarta on May 5, 2012.