2024 Dance World Cup competition kicks off in Prague

A parade of close to 10,000 dancers from 54 countries passed through the centre of Prague on Friday evening, symbolically opening the 2024 Dance World Cup competition. The week-long event is being held in Czechia for the very first time and according to Prague City Hall it has attracted around 20,000 foreign visitors to the capital. The Dance World Cup is the largest dance competition in the world and the second largest sports and cultural competition after the Summer Olympics. This year's event is the 14th in a row. Last year it took place in Portugal.