In 1982 the International Dance Committee of the International Theatre Institute (ITI-UNESCO) founded international Dance day to be celebrated every year on the 29th of April.
The date commemorates the birthday of Jean Georges Noverre (1727-1810), who was a great reformer of dance.
Every year a message from a well-known dance personality is circulated throughout the world. The intention of International Dance Day and the Message is to bring all dance together on this day, to celebrate this art form and revel in its universality, to cross all political, cultural and ethnic barriers and bring people together in peace and friendship with a common language - DANCE.
In 1995, in an effort to unite dance, the International Dance Committee entered into a collaborative effort for the celebration of International dance day with World dance Alliance.
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