Hong Kong's biggest ever dance extravanganza is taking place next month.
More than 1,600 dancers will kick up a storm from June 8 to 18 in an array of performances ranging from classical ballet and Chinese dance to modern dance and hip-hop.
Presented by the Hong Kong Dance Alliance, the Hong Kong Dance Festival will feature 38 performances and lectures by local and overseas professionals from the United States, South America, United Kingdom, Korea and many other countries. There will also be 143 master dance classes.
The festival aims to celebrate and recognise dance as an indispensable ingredient in life by bringing international and local dance communities together, according to Tom Brown, chairman of the Hong Kong Dance Alliance.
Hong Kong's flagship dance companies, City Contemporary Dance Company, the Hong Kong Ballet and the Hong Kong Dance Company, will kick-start the festival on June 8 with Dance Trinity, a kaleidoscopic showcase of modern dance, ballet and Tibetan dance drama.
Another highlight is the International Festival of Dance Academies, a programme featuring some of the finest young dancers from academies around the world.
The dance students, aged 17 to 22, will perform works by renowned choreographers from June 13 to 17.