It starts early, and there's always a free dance lesson at the beginning.

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And on Friday night, a free dance was being held at Wright's old Pura Vida Studio, where Zumba continues under new management and a new name, Danceworks.

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These include Chance to Dance, which provides free initial dance training for selected children in four London boroughs, and Monday Moves, weekly dance classes for the visually impaired.

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Its free roster of dance, theatre, music and visual art performances includes the Garden, a gravity-defying piece of outdoor theatre from the British disabled theatre company Graeae and the Australia-based company Strange Fruit.

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We like to be under the moon and the stars, to sing, to dance and feel free.

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After properly gorging, the masses head to two Grant Park stages to dance off the calories at free concerts from national bands like the Lemonheads (28 June) and the Jayhawks (2 July).

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Take a break from the usual streaming (Hulu, Amazon, Netflix, YouTube) and enjoy some free on-demand video and content about dance, opera, music, art and more on the The Space, a site from the Arts Council England and the BBC.

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They guzzle pink bubbly and queue up for free manicures, hairstyling and thong underwear as a DJ spins dance tunes.

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Our plan was to get there in time for the free group lesson, then to use our new skills to dance the night away.

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In Liverpool, the nightclub Cream is hosting a dance party with Fat Boy Slim and Pete Tong while The Christians and Echo and the Bunnymen give a free concert in the city.

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