Square Dancing | NetEase “Onlooker”
Yang Zhazha—NetEase “Onlooker”
Yang Zhazha has photographed more than 200 square dances in Beijing. This form of recreation is practiced mostly by retirees and has become popular across China in recent years. The dances—which are unrelated to American square dances— take their name not from the arrangement of dancers but because they take place in public squares, people gather at sunset and the often loud music plays well into the night.
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Yang Zhazha has photographed more than 200 square dances in Beijing. This form of recreation is practiced mostly by retirees and has become popular across China in recent years. The dances—which are unrelated to American square dances— take their name not from the arrangement of dancers but because they take place in public squares, people gather at sunset and the often loud music plays well into the night.