Learn languages naturally with fresh, real content!

tap to translate recording

Explore By Region

flag Elderly Shanghai residents daily dance vintage styles at historic ballrooms, preserving a cultural tradition amid aging crowds and efforts to engage younger generations.

flag In Shanghai, elderly residents are reviving a 1930s ballroom tradition by gathering daily at lunchtime dance halls like the historic Paramount Ballroom and Old Dreams of Shanghai. flag These venues, blending art deco architecture with modern lighting, host retirees who dance foxtrots, rumbas, and polkas to live jazz bands, finding joy, connection, and purpose. flag The halls serve as vital social hubs combating loneliness, with participants often dressed in vintage attire. flag While concerns grow over the tradition’s future due to the aging demographic, efforts are underway to attract younger generations through modern dance classes and collaborative events, aiming to preserve this cultural legacy.

13 Articles

Further Reading