Cutting in on China's 'dancing grannies'

Beijing

THE offenders usually emerge at dusk, occupying prime real estate in public plazas or parks as they sashay to treacly Chinese pop tunes with their synchronised dance moves.

In recent years, these cardigan-clad packs of "dancing grannies", as they are known, have descended on tranquil neighbourhoods across the country, occasionally provoking virulent responses from local residents who object to their amplified music.