Asia Album: To live, to love, to dance -- amid COVID-19 pandemic

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Members of the Sumber Cipta Ballet rehearse "To Live To Love To Dance" as a virtual ballet performance in Jakarta, Indonesia, July 25, 2020. (Xinhua/Agung Kuncahya B.)

JAKARTA, July 26 (Xinhua) -- As the transitional period of the social restriction policy had been extended by the Jakarta government, the Sumber Cipta Ballet in Indonesia restarted their training sessions to perform the dance as their first virtual ballet show on Sunday.

A member of the Sumber Cipta Ballet prepares for a rehearsal in Jakarta, Indonesia, July 25, 2020. (Xinhua/Agung Kuncahya B.)

Members of Sumber Cipta Ballet perform for a rehearsal in Jakarta, Indonesia, July 25, 2020. (Xinhua/Agung Kuncahya B.)

Members of the Sumber Cipta Ballet rehearse with face masks in Jakarta, Indonesia, July 25, 2020. (Xinhua/Agung Kuncahya B.)

Photo taken on July 25, 2020 shows members of the Sumber Cipta Ballet rehearsing with face masks amid the COVID-19 outbreak in Jakarta, Indonesia. (Xinhua/Agung Kuncahya B.)

Photo taken on July 25, 2020 shows a member of the Sumber Cipta Ballet rehearsing in Jakarta, Indonesia. (Xinhua/Agung Kuncahya B.)

Photo taken on July 25, 2020 shows members of the Sumber Cipta Ballet rehearsing for a virtual ballet performance in Jakarta, Indonesia. (Xinhua/Agung Kuncahya B.)

Photo taken on July 25, 2020 shows a member of the Sumber Cipta Ballet rehearsing in Jakarta, Indonesia. (Xinhua/Agung Kuncahya B.)

A member of the Sumber Cipta Ballet prepares for a rehearsal of "To Live To Love To Dance" as a virtual ballet performance amid the COVID-19 outbreak in Jakarta, Indonesia, July 25, 2020. (Xinhua/Agung Kuncahya B.)

Members of Sumber Cipta Ballet wearing face masks on backstage watch the rehearsal in Jakarta, Indonesia, July 25, 2020. (Xinhua/Agung Kuncahya B.)

A member of Sumber Cipta Ballet prepares for a rehearsal in Jakarta, Indonesia, July 25, 2020. (Xinhua/Agung Kuncahya B.)

A dancer members of Sumber Cipta Balet prepares for a rehearsal in Jakarta, Indonesia. July 25, 2020. (Xinhua/Agung Kuncahya B.)