A speaker-silencing device (right) is being used to stop the music of China's square dancing grandmas (left). Dongxu Fang / Costfoto / Barcroft Media via Getty Images (left) / Taobao.com (right) 100 ...

For years, the stereotypical image of a grandfather wasn’t all that attractive. In fact, it often swerved between two extremes: the rail-thin visage of the man in Grant Wood’s “American Gothic” and ...

The government wants to regulate a phenomenon known in the country as "square dancing." By Clifford Coonan It’s a common sight in the public squares of Chinese cities – cohorts of older people, mostly ...

One of the more popular social activities in China is group dancing in public squares. Often the pastime of many middle-aged and older women, participants are colloquially referred to as “dancing ...