Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Thu, 23 Jul 2026 16:54:09 +0200Czechs have all the right moves when it comes to ballroom dancinghttps://english.radio.cz/czechs-have-all-right-moves-when-it-comes-ballroom-dancing-8599860© 2026 Radio Prague International It’s Monday evening and the ballroom in Prague’s Lucerna is slowly filling up with teenagers in evening dresses. Girls are rushing to the dressing room to take off their trainers and slip into high-heeled shoes while boys are instructed to tuck in their shirts and spit out their chewing gums before they are allowed onto the dance floor. A lot has changed since 15 years ago, when I used to come here, but the tradition of Czech dancing lessons or “taneční”, as they are called, appears to enjoy the same popularity. encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/4f5197446b1f6808606b2a0aab5e5a67.png?timestamp=1583150525 Czechs have all the right moves when it comes to ballroom dancing https://english.radio.cz/czechs-have-all-right-moves-when-it-comes-ballroom-dancing-8599860 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9