Why Are Locals Upset Over Square Dancers In China?
March 29, 2015
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as posted by the channel"In China few activities escape the watchful eye of the state – and soon that will include square dancing.
Ever-growing numbers of enthusiastic dancers – usually “damas”, meaning elderly women – have gathered on the street corners of China’s cities in recent years to gyrate in unison. Some urban dwellers have complained that the elderly participants blast their music until late at night, disturbing the peace and quiet of local residents.
In the central Chinese city of Wuhan, a simmering dispute between enthusiastic “damas” and their irritated neighbours made headlines in 2013 when the residents threw coins, rocks – and ultimately, faeces – at the group in a bid to make them stop.” *
Cenk Uygur () and Ana Kasparian () discuss.
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