China's Hip-Hop Grandmothers
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Meet the hip-hop grannies, China's new generation of grandmothers, who shun "Tai Chi" in favor of grooving to the beat of hip-hop music. This group of 30 women, most over sixty years old, have performed all over China and won many awards. They even hope to compete in the Olympic Cheerleading Contest in Beijing next year.
The group's leader is 71-year old Wu Ying. Wu had never heard of hip-hop music until 2003 when she happened to watch a nationwide hip-hop contest on TV. She enjoyed it so much that she enrolled herself in classes in Beijing.
There she realized that only "young" people did this kind of dancing. That did not deter her. She found 30 other retired women to join her and the "hip-hop grannies" was born. Now the grannies practice hip-hop dancing, at least, three times a week. They also give performances and make video recordings for dance companies. Wu loves this form of dance so much that she does all her housecleaning to the beat of hip-hop music.
We hope to see them in next year's Olympics, meanwhile, don't forget to click the video below and see them in action right now:
Sources: Beijing Review.com, reuters.com
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166 Comments
- JASMINover 12 yearsWow i will do that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- danielover 12 yearsThose hip hop grannies were funny is that how there hip hop music is in china
- NATALIAover 12 yearsthe granny dance was funny it made me laugh and i liked it a lot.
- Alex Gover 12 yearsI never new 70 year old people can do hip hop.
- Alondraover 12 yearsI hope they could perform.
- Maryover 12 yearsI think that the Chinese dancers were good for there age.
- Omarover 12 yearsThis is funny but I did't no that 70 year old people could dance.
- ryleeover 12 yearsI never knew that granny's could dance.They are funny.
- miaover 12 yearsI think hop hip grannies are the best dancers in the whole world and I wish I could dance like them too.
- Minaover 12 yearsWow. I am so going to show that to my grandma. Hip-Hop dancing while cleaning the house sounds awesome. So awesome!
