Culture Clash: When Traditional Dance Meets Contemporary

Dance is booming in Beijing. From the Western influences of square, swing and salsa, to pole dancing and the sexy moves on show in the city’s nightclubs. Modern dance styles have met the traditional moves like lion, dragon and line dancing. For February’s cover feature we wanted to celebrate this fact. We can also probably boast of being the first folks to bring together a 30-strong troupe of line dancers with the bombshells of D&D Entertainment. They got along just fine and danced a very chilly evening away. And the people who stopped to watch for a while enjoyed the show, too.

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Photos: Mitchell Pei Masilun

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