In recent years we’ve seen more and more people fall in love with dancing in public spaces, especially the elderly in China. We call this kind of dance “Guangchangwu” or “square dancing”. About the square dancing, people have mixed views.
Some people think it a form of entertainment and physical exercise. It gives the elderly a good way to relax, keep fit and enrich their lives. It’s a better choice for the senior to go out to dance with their neighbors, friends, or someone they even don’t know in their communities or in parks than to play mahjong(麻将) or watch TV at home, because the senior need to keep healthy and be social.
However, not all people have the same view. You may have the following experiences: you want to sleep late into noon on weekend mornings, but find it impossible because the senior citizens are dancing since the early hours, making a lot of noise. Sometimes you want to have a rest or chat for a while with your friends in a quiet park, but you have to stop because of the loud music from the square dancing.
Should square dancing be stopped? It is all right for the elderly to get exercise and have fun. But whatever entertainment they choose should not affect other people’s life.
本时文内容由奇速英语国际教育研究院原创编写,禁止复制和任何商业用途,版权所有,侵权必究!