Putting their best foot forward for a feast of dance

GLITZ, glamour, style, elegance - any number of superlatives can be used to describe a major, five-day dancing event which began in Tralee last night.

More than 2,500 well-dressed competitors from 48 countries are taking the floor during the Celtic Classic and Irish Open Dancesport Championships, in the Brandon Hotel conference centre.

Several world champions are showing off their class with foxtrots, tangos, waltzes, quicksteps and Sambas as they display all that is best in Latin American and ballroom dancing.