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Dancers perform during the 18th Ballroom Dance Championship at Shenzhen Would Exhibition and Convention Center in south China's Guangdong Province, July 13, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Chen Wen)
The competition kicked off on Thursday in Shenzhen after a 3-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Dancers perform during the 18th Ballroom Dance Championship at Shenzhen Would Exhibition and Convention Center in south China's Guangdong Province, July 13, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Chen Wen)
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Dancers perform during the 18th Ballroom Dance Championship at Shenzhen Would Exhibition and Convention Center in south China's Guangdong Province, July 13, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Chen Wen)
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Dancers perform during the 18th Ballroom Dance Championship at Shenzhen Would Exhibition and Convention Center in south China's Guangdong Province, July 13, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Chen Wen)