Dancers perform on the main stage in the battle of the troops contest during the carnival in Santa Cruz de Tenerife on the Spanish Canary island of Tenerife on February 22, 2014. The over month long event began on January 31 and finishes on March 8 with orchestras playing Caribbean and Brazilian rhythms throughout the festivities that range from elections for the Carnival Queen, the Junior Queen and the Senior Queen, children’s and adult murgas (satirical street bands), comparsas (dance groups) to performances on the streets. /AFP