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Pieter Bruegel the Elder: Peasant Dance

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Johann Gottfried von Herder

Hungarian folk dancers in traditional costumes perform in pairs on an outdoor stage at night during St. Stephen's Day celebrations in Eger, Hungary.

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Michael Flatley

Michael Flatley

American dancer

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Igor Moiseyev

Russian choreographer

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