COMANESTI, Romania (AP) — Centuries ago, people in what is now northeastern Romania donned bear skins and danced to fend off evil spirits. That custom is today known as the Dancing Bears Festival, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There was no time for auditions. When Romania's national ballet took to the stage in Bucharest last weekend, five dancers from ...

COMANESTI, Romania (AP) -- Centuries ago, people in what is now northeastern Romania donned bear skins and danced to fend off evil spirits. That custom is today known as the Dancing Bears Festival, ...

Romanian teenager Cosmin sweats profusely under a gigantic bearskin costume as he prances to the exhilarating sound of drums. Romanian teenager Cosmin sweats profusely under a gigantic bearskin ...

Check out some of the images from this weekend: Daria Toma, 15, of the Romanian National Opera's Ballet Studio strikes a pose outside the National History Museum of Romania during Dance Night - 23 ...

The Anacortes Sister Cities Association will host 20 traditional, cultural performers from Comarnic, Romania, on a three-week trip of fun, culture, performances, good food and friends this summer. The ...

Five ballet dancers who escaped the Russian invasion of Ukraine have been employed by the Bucharest Opera House, as cultural institutions in Romania try to help artists and performers who are fleeing ...

Romanian dancer Alina Ciceo isn’t competing in her third year attending Ballet Beyond Borders. Friday, Jan. 11 is the final judging of several categories including contemporary duets, ensembles and ...

Dancers from the 'Muresul' Artistic Ensemble - Romania's only professional folk ensemble with both Romanian and Hungarian sections - will perform in Vienna on Europe Day, as part of a cultural ...

COMANESTI, Romania (AP) — Centuries ago, people in what is now northeastern Romania donned bear skins and danced to fend off evil spirits. That custom is today known as the Dancing Bears Festival, ...