Article 6QBDJ Why retirees gather in Shanghai parks to dance to pop music

Why retirees gather in Shanghai parks to dance to pop music

by
editors@theworld.org (Lauren Tran-Muchowski)
from The World: Latest Stories on (#6QBDJ)

A form of public dancing that is very popular among retirees in China has become an Instagram and TikTok sensation, particularly for Westerners surprised to see "uncles and aunties" getting down to Nikki Minaj. Lauren Tran-Muchowski went to some of the dance sessions at a park, and what she witnessed stood out to her as a reaction to the consumerism, urbanism and isolation of Chinese cities.

External Content
Source RSS or Atom Feed
Feed Location http://www.pri.org/feed/index.1.rss
Feed Title The World: Latest Stories
Feed Link https://www.pri.org/programs/the-world
Reply 0 comments