Dancing gives him new life
What they say
Peter B. Nagy, Hungary
Occupation: diplomat
"It is really interesting. It is …a great attraction for visitors. The music is great and not noisy at all. The crowd, traffic and people's voices are noises, but not music. Music makes people happy. In my country, old people usually go to clubs or balls."
Milad Janbakhsh, male, Iran
Age: 28
Occupation: white collar
"I think it is necessary for everyone. It is relaxing, and also good exercise. It can help you live longer. In my country, it is not allowed."
John Fu, US
Age: 22
Occupation: college student
"If I have the opportunity to participate in square dancing when I am 50 or 60, I will defi nitely do it."
Wang Guipeng, male
Age: 70
Occupation: clothes business
"The government should focus on the noise, not the square dancing. The noise from advertisements is everywhere in commercial areas. Why don't they deal with that?"
Chen Sujun, male
Age: 61
Occupation: retired teacher
"The dance is so girly. I'd rather stay at home, go for a walk or play badminton."
Feng Jinghua, female
Age: 50s
Occupation: cleaner and square dancing fan
"Our main focus is not the gracefulness of the movements, but the benefi ts for health."
Pan Lina, female
Age: 21
Occupation: college student
"Now that our Chinese dama (aunties) have danced in the Louvre Museum, their next goals may be Times Square in New York and Trafalgar Square in London."
Wan Li, boy
Age: 2
Status: fl dgling fan
"Mommy, can we go to the park and dance before going to the kindergarten? Mommy, can we go to the park and dance before dinner? Mommy, we cannot go dancing because of the rain, right? Can we go tomorrow after the rain? Will it ever stop raining?"
