Photos show ballerinas taking center stage on Bucharest’s iconic avenue Calea Victoriei

Irina, 11, of the Romanian National Opera's Ballet Studio, takes pictures of her colleagues after dancing outside the National History Museum of Romania during Dance Night, an event featuring a wide variety of dance styles performed on the Calea Victoriei avenue in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
Irina, 11, of the Romanian National Opera's Ballet Studio, takes pictures of her colleagues after dancing outside the National History Museum of Romania during Dance Night, an event featuring a wide variety of dance styles performed on the Calea Victoriei avenue in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
Children of the Romanian National Opera's Ballet Studio outside the National History Museum of Romania during Dance Night, an event featuring a wide variety of dance styles performed on the Calea Victoriei avenue in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
Children of the Romanian National Opera's Ballet Studio outside the National History Museum of Romania during Dance Night, an event featuring a wide variety of dance styles performed on the Calea Victoriei avenue in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
Daria Toma, 15, of the Romanian National Opera's Ballet Studio, dances outside the National History Museum of Romania during Dance Night, an event featuring a wide variety of dance styles performed on the Calea Victoriei avenue in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
Daria Toma, 15, of the Romanian National Opera's Ballet Studio, dances outside the National History Museum of Romania during Dance Night, an event featuring a wide variety of dance styles performed on the Calea Victoriei avenue in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
Dora, 10, left, Irina, 11, center, and Sandra, 12, of the Romanian National Opera's Ballet Studio, perform outside the National History Museum of Romania during Dance Night, an event featuring a wide variety of dance styles performed on the Calea Victoriei avenue in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
Dora, 10, left, Irina, 11, center, and Sandra, 12, of the Romanian National Opera's Ballet Studio, perform outside the National History Museum of Romania during Dance Night, an event featuring a wide variety of dance styles performed on the Calea Victoriei avenue in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
Daria Toma, 15, left, and Dora, 10, of the Romanian National Opera's Ballet Studio show dance moves for a little girl outside the National History Museum of Romania during Dance Night, an event featuring a wide variety of dance styles performed on the Calea Victoriei avenue in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
Daria Toma, 15, left, and Dora, 10, of the Romanian National Opera's Ballet Studio show dance moves for a little girl outside the National History Museum of Romania during Dance Night, an event featuring a wide variety of dance styles performed on the Calea Victoriei avenue in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
A child watches dancers perform outside the National History Museum of Romania during Dance Night, an event featuring a wide variety of dance styles performed on the Calea Victoriei avenue in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
A child watches dancers perform outside the National History Museum of Romania during Dance Night, an event featuring a wide variety of dance styles performed on the Calea Victoriei avenue in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
Daria Toma, 15, of the Romanian National Opera's Ballet Studio dances outside the National History Museum of Romania during Dance Night, an event featuring a wide variety of dance styles performed on the Calea Victoriei avenue in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
Daria Toma, 15, of the Romanian National Opera's Ballet Studio dances outside the National History Museum of Romania during Dance Night, an event featuring a wide variety of dance styles performed on the Calea Victoriei avenue in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
Children of the Romanian National Opera's Ballet Studio dance outside the National History Museum of Romania during Dance Night, an event featuring a wide variety of dance styles performed on the Calea Victoriei avenue in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
Children of the Romanian National Opera's Ballet Studio dance outside the National History Museum of Romania during Dance Night, an event featuring a wide variety of dance styles performed on the Calea Victoriei avenue in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
Daria Toma, 15, of the Romanian National Opera's Ballet Studio strikes a pose outside the National History Museum of Romania during Dance Night, an event featuring a wide variety of dance styles performed on the Calea Victoriei avenue in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
Daria Toma, 15, of the Romanian National Opera's Ballet Studio strikes a pose outside the National History Museum of Romania during Dance Night, an event featuring a wide variety of dance styles performed on the Calea Victoriei avenue in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
Daria Toma, 15, right, and Dora, 10, of the Romanian National Opera's Ballet Studio, hug outside the National History Museum of Romania during Dance Night, an event featuring a wide variety of dance styles performed on the Calea Victoriei avenue in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
Daria Toma, 15, right, and Dora, 10, of the Romanian National Opera's Ballet Studio, hug outside the National History Museum of Romania during Dance Night, an event featuring a wide variety of dance styles performed on the Calea Victoriei avenue in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
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BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Ballerinas perform outside Romania’s National History Museum as part of Dance Night, a festival that brings a mix of dance styles to Bucharest’s Calea Victoriei iconic avenue.

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