China's Controversial Square Dancing Grannies | China Uncensored

[@keeseman]

Good thing they decided to not actually keep these regulations. I live in China and see these dancing elderly men and women in the parks all the time. I've actually jumped in once or twice just for fun; it's one of my many guilty pleasures as a laowai.

[@louiseturner8082]

"The young people want their peace and quite but the elderly... Well, they want to dance!"

[@goyomojotech]

I have lived in China for the past 8years and "square dancing" is mostly looked at as a positive thing. It allows old people to socialize and exercise at the same time giving less concerns of loneliness or health issues to their children. I have never heard the song about Xu (Chinese president) being used for dancing in the public before... The songs are normally Chinese Pop songs that have nothing to do with politics. There are complains from some people but the problem really doesnt have much to do with Chinese politics... China does have a lot of cringeworthy laws but most of them are not really reinforced these days. A lot of the problems this channel talks about do exist but the severity and intensity is highly exaggerated. This is all speaking from personal experience. I recommend you to go to China someday and have an actual look at the daily life of people there.

[@SouthwesternEagle]

Goyo, how are you on KZbin?

[@mjohn5710]

Goyomojo Tech You are right. The song is always pop song.Has nothing to do with politics.

[@THEanovah]

You're in China for 8 years and you can't even spell the name of the Chinese president right LOL it's Xi not Xu mate

[@MercenaryBlackWaterz]

This has inspired me to create a dance for our beloved leader Barack Obama.

[@Thumbsupurbum]

Awesomely Sarcastic Just what a black president wants, a bunch of white people dancing horribly in his honor.

[@waltermantler370]

Oh really! I'll feel a lot better about dancing horribly then.

[@oifaye]

LOL. That would be something to see.

[@escope1959]

What a great Idea!

[@Psychosisfunny]

Awesomely Sarcastic Yes. The chinese must not outdo us!!

[@kristiegucciardo8194]

“And watch out, they like to dance” 🤣

[@Achillez098]

Those dances and lyrics praising the CCP are really cringeworthy...

[@Todsor]

...and it may lower your IQ [viewer discretion is advised]

[@ab-ul1yz]

Those officially approved dancers look like drunk Italian teenagers from Milan on their trip to a Greek island.

[@АртемЛлл-з5я]

this deserves more than one dislike...

[@GamezforNoobz]

"No mandatory" lol Love this channel btw.

[@ChinaUncensored]

***** Thanks!

[@austin4220]

I love this channel too i see allot of people digging on you in the more viewed videos and I'm sitting here like are you serious? that's my kind of humor don't stop!

[@ChinaUncensored]

***** Haha, spread the love!

[@natcliff94]

Damn it Grandma turn down that racket!!!

[@comradeharley]

Two things: 1. Chris, your ties become increasingly fantastic by the episode. 2. Do you happen to have the link to the very first dance video with the trio of dancers?

[@comradeharley]

Some socialistic soul generously shared the link below, just spotted it. I stand by the tie comment nevertheless.

[@ChinaUncensored]

comradeharley You can also see some vids here www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/11417086/Chinese-president-Xi-Jinping-sparks-online-dance-craze.html Thank you for the tie comment! Friend picked up this in one China for me!

[@arnonabuurs7297]

***** I dont think "they" will let you pickup one yourself :P

[@frankfarmer3853]

Personally, I prefer Pussy Riot.

[@dasdeutschesaxophone]

My friend once went downstairs and argued with some grannies dancing at night, one of literally pretended she got a stroke and lied down while the others asked for my friend to pay. If it wasn’t for the security cameras my friend would have been fined

[@infinitive7654]

Lol

[@nervykane]

I think it's cool because they are doing something healthy that really doesn't hurt any one, I mean it is kind of a nuisance that they are clogging up public areas, but they are bringing people together at the same time. They are promoting good vibes and excercise, something the youth probably wont follow in their footsteps, but at least they are promoting it.

[@howardfortyfive9676]

Austin Bell ...*Yu sound like a dirty Commie!!*

[@ualuuanie]

OMG this dance craze has spread to Singapore. Every morning around 5am I am awoken to this loud music and I see lots sr citizens at the bball court dancing.

[@andrewphillips8341]

when are Chinese grannies a bad thing? when you walk into a strip club and they are your entertainment.

[@andrewphillips8341]

Andrew Phillips crap I forgot the gyrating part

[@StephenAndrew777]

"State sanctioned dance routines." My God.

[@Raintiger88]

Other than some arguments between one group of retiree dancers with another, I've never seen any problems. It's something I enjoyed in Shanghai and Changsha (the two cities I saw this in) and my wife and I would frequently join in the fun. My wife says this is good for you and I agree. There are some "dance teachers" there that do their thing for tips, but what's the big deal? As for the young, I suppose that it depends on where this dance is located. I'd only agree with the youngsters is there was a rowdy elderly group dancing outside their bedroom window. In any case, was it really necessary for the government to stop in there? Rhetorical question as the answer is NO!

[@Shrapnel82]

You call that a square dance? Hah! Barely even qualifies as a hoedown. Now, add some banjo, and you might get to get up to a hootenanny, but it'll take years before they can work their way up to a full on barn burner.

[@Person-st8wz]

a man who truly know Chinese society👍🏻

[@LorenEngo]

"You're required to have more freedom!" reminds me of Devo's "Freedom of Choice"

[@SharkKid42]

In case anyone wants to know the song playing in the video with the people in black and yellow shirts. Is called Little Apple by Chopstick Brothers from what I have found.

[@aderek79]

If people are blaring music in the early hours of the morning I can see how that would piss off everyone trying to sleep. I guess there are probably fines for violating a noise ordinance.

[@ez520]

aderek79 they do this after 5pm, after kids and workers done work. Not in the morning

[@Mr_Waffle.]

But Chris, you didn't address the most important point- are these dance videos mirrored so I can just copy the moves or do I need to do the opposite? I don't want to go to my next park dance-off and praise the Party backwards, that would just be silly!

[@ChinaUncensored]

Mr Waffle Wow good question! Your best bet is to stand in your home, preferably near a lamp or potted plant, and ask your question aloud. The secret police should be there shortly to inform/take you away.

[@skiinghenri]

***** HA HA HA! Excellent!!

[@frankfarmer3853]

Mmmmmmmm. Waffle. Shit. Now I need to make a run to Waffle House for breakfast tomorrow. DAMN YOU! DAMN YOU! DAMN YOU! Nevermind. I like waffle house and it's open 24x7 every day of the year. Also, the prices are good. I get scrambled eggs with hash browns (did you know Waffle House sells more hash browns than any other company?) and I get some bacon or sausage for my service dog. I don't eat meat.

[@Immperc]

Videos 2 days in a row? I must be dreaming. Keep them coming Chris!

[@XxlololalalexX]

You gotta be freaking kidding me. That little apple song????

[@benchkey]

Your tie has to go, it reminds me of a long dead salmon.

[@Trivelius97]

Chris what were you thinking with that dark suit and bright orange tie combo? MAYBE YOU'RE TRYING TO DISTRACT US FROM THE TRUTH?

[@ChinaUncensored]

Cam C The truth is there is no spoon?

[@patricka.crawley6572]

It is not dancing. It is counting to 4 in regular shapes...the limit of 99% of Chinese thinking.

[@seanpan5231]

They should incorporate Falun Gong in their dance. Don't know about CCP, Chris will be happy to see that happen.

[@studagr8765]

This comment did age well 🤣

[@narlycat]

When the present Chinese Premier took office he made his inaugural address in front of the entire Communist Party membership in the big hall and I've never seen more people sitting inside one building in my life. And in his speech he said that "Were going to have socialism 'WITH CHINESE CHARACTERISTICS'' at least 25 times in his speech. The next day I was still laughing about how many times I heard him say "SOCIALISM WITH CHINESE CHARACTERISTICS"

[@newlake8839]

i don't like this guy.

[@MothJosh]

Damn elderly and their crazy drug-fueled dance parties! Why can't they practice discretion like us civilized youth?

[@jaket2k927]

I will do the funky chicken in the name of our Great Peoples Leader, B.O!

[@catalinelevy6199]

is that the little apple song? hahaha

[@abbyl4621]

Wait, wait, wait...the chopstick brother's song was the approved dance???...Why?

[@Shimamon27]

I think they completely solved this issue with 0 covid. 0 covid fixed all unwanted behaviors on the streets. Now everyone will just stay at home and eat CCTV propaganda all day.

[@calebxin6786]

OMG, speechless......very extreme.......

[@clray123]

Does this guy think he's funny?

[@kindnessmatters920]

this channel really following the trend

[@pamelabatchelor9204]

I'm glad it was just a big misunderstanding. Whew. Fun video

[@elazuo]

Public square dancing in China is ..hmm... horrible from my point of view... These elder really have no respect for others, they play extremely loud music from 7 to 9 am...and the worst part is ....the same fucking song over and over again !!!! At least pick a different one once in a while....man....

[@BlazenJef]

So smart with your satire. Able to make anything sound horrible. The reason why people love this channel is due to your overly sarcastic and satire statements. People shouldn't watch this channel for news, should be viewed as a more comedic channel.

[@escope1959]

Thanks Chris. Always entertaining and informative

[@James--Parker]

A lot of countries have a ageing population. It's a big problem, especially in Europe, and east Asia. I wonder how China, and the other east Asian, and European nations will deal with the problem. Or they may just ignore it, and pretend it does not exist.

[@James--Parker]

***** Ireland also has fairly high birthrates. But they are really the exception not the rule. It's especially bad in Japan, and Singapore. Singapore has the lowest birthrate in the world. Countries with high standards of living almost always have low birthrates.

[@frankfarmer3853]

It's a MAJOR problem in the US except for FOX which calls the aging population "our audience".

[@kuyaleinad4195]

Unlike Western cultures, Eastern cultures are more likely to have extended families with the grandparents living with one of their child's nuclear family. Due to this, I don't really think it's as large of a problem as it is within Western cultures. With the grandparents living with their child, they can look after the grandchildren when both parents are at work, they may spend less money since food and shelter is already provided by the parents. Since they spend less money, they only need a small amount of Pension money. Since they can look after the grandchildren, the parents can work longer in the economy. Everythings alright in this system I guess...

[@Exodus26.13Pi]

In the future they outlaw fun so...

[@arjunvsharma]

Don't miss the dance moves at 2:44 3:43 & 4:22

[@Kagashimin]

Chris, do you create the ending music? Or if you don't, could you tell me what the music is? It's really catchy.

[@dinobacon8519]

YES CHINESE EDERLY IS STRONG MY GRANDPA CAN CARRY (100PONDS OF RICE

[@dawuid1491]

"Been asked to do", you did not just say that.

[@paperpikmin505]

Was at the beach and we saw Falun Dafa practitioners setting up a tent about forced organ harvesting.

[@sniper6081]

So Chris, will you be going to Shen Yun this year?

[@ChinaUncensored]

sniper6081 I already went when it was playing in New York.

[@sniper6081]

***** Gotcha. I was asking because it's going to be in New Jersey next week.

[@intensitydigital]

here can I get the clip at 2:44 ?

[@jinwaii]

No square dancer's love political songs！They like old folk songs Disco remix，or new songs！

[@eightbighillman]

Xi-da-da & Peng-ma-ma dance lmao

[@Jaxymann]

I know it's state propaganda, but the 2:51 song is so catchy!

[@howardfortyfive9676]

...*You are a RIOT!! Neatly dressed in suit and tie you make wise cracks galore never swear to make your point and I'm laughing my butt off!!*

[@50centbrigade39]

Dancing Grandmas is a lot more dangerous then it sounds. It is a very good thing that the Great Communist party of China is creating a safe way for the elderly to do their dances in public? I mean I cant think of a better way to spend the last few days of ones life then by dancing in celebration of the supreme leaders of the Great Communist party.

[@JohnMunroTV]

Is this a joke? How is dancing to Maroon 5 dangerous compared to dancing to CCP sanctioned dances? If it is illegal to dance to what music you choose that has no political inclinations then how is that dangerous? I can understand why the CCP bans some music because they don't want to lose power over 1.2 billion people but it's a bit unfair on the people if they don't have a tiny bit of choice

[@arnonabuurs7297]

imagine thy would practise kung fu ...... now that would be dangerous!

[@ancientquercus8818]

arno nabuurs I think you hit on it here. The state-sanctioned dances don't have any hidden martial arts components in them for the masses to protect themselves against ... um, you know ... criminals. I noticed how young people's complaints were the times, places, and volume of the dancing, yet the method of control didn't address any of these-just the content.

[@ancientquercus8818]

I've been watching China Uncensored comments for quite a while, and it's awesome to see the number of CCP trolls on here decline to nearly none. Most of the "trolls" are now just mock trolls, like you (I think you started the trend), and everyone laughs-or takes them to task (thinking they're legit)-because there's no one left on here who still thinks the CCP is good. It's nice. It's refreshing.

[@108mtsan]

True. It's a great honor to dance in worship to the Great Communist Party.

[@thetruereality2]

That music at 2:54 is really catchy what is the name of the song

[@mathew633man]

2:45 i don't know what to feel anymore

[@mathew633man]

oh where can i see the full version? it's pretty funny

[@Jaxymann]

What has been seen cannot be unseen.

[@leiwang2243]

Lei Wang sorry please search : 小苹果，you can see the full version .and xidada you can search : 习大大爱着彭麻麻

[@havanatlc8792]

I am loving those state sanctioned dance routines. Is there anywhere I can see the full video?

[@luisluzaparicio2007]

This is Narcissism

[@andrewphillips8341]

1.31 Jesus Christ this makes me feel bad about myself

[@kat887500]

You should talk about China's tiger farming

[@bobbrawley4466]

Thankyou for the lastest news from china

[@TwelveTwelveEightTwo]

Sector 7G? Nice :)

[@ManchesterDrMike]

OMG I love this funny Xijinping song! But it is created by common citizens not government. Actually Xi is highly welcomed and appreciated by people in China and many other countries.

[@arnonabuurs7297]

Which other countries? Japan? Philipines? Vietnam? Ohhh maybe Russia, as their customer for oil, yes.

[@frankfarmer3853]

arno nabuurs Что ебать, прием?

[@frankfarmer3853]

Frank Farmer Note: I prefer "Shto yobete, preyom?" but it's too much of a pain in the ass to use non-English fonts, so I went with what I could get. "ебать" means "to,fuck" rather than "the". Also, "Yobete vac" means "fuck you". My Russian is a bit wonky since I really haven't used it much since 1988 or so. But I DID learn a lot of slang!!!!

[@ManchesterDrMike]

arno nabuurs I really don`t like your tone, I asked some people from South Korean and Thailand. All of them know Mr Xi. However many westerns have never heard him so not even say they like.

[@Misaka_Complex]

I watched both the CCP made Xi videos and the real Chinese netizen made Jiang videos such as the ones combined with Gangnam style and more. I must say the Jiang ones looked more real, natural and wasn't as focused on propaganda promoting the CCP.

[@TheBeardedAsianMan]

No mandatory it's all good

[@jesussalvador8495]

I personally say down with the cccp

[@ironwolfF1]

RE: Dancing in praise of Comrade Xi... I guess he watched one too many videos of all the those hot Nork babes dancing to celebrate Dear Leader Un's glorious achievements. Dictator envy is a terrible thing to behold...

[@landonrivers]

nice tie

[@gratuitousfootnote1183]

You make nice satirical videos, but you haven't really found your own voice yet... you sound like you're trying to emulate Colbert and it's a bit distracting from the actual content.

[@johnusher1232]

Quite amusing.

[@havanatlc8792]

I really want to learn china state sanctioned dance moves!

[@BigBossJ]

Ccp needs ghana to teach them how to dance

[@zdenekoldrichmarek2867]

Great Danceing going on all over China.

[@ChinaPrincessDoll]

Hi Chris! ☺️

[@sion8]

Talk about MACAU!!!!! Please?

[@reach6414]

I checked if this video was uploaded on the first of april. I guess this bullshit is real.

[@HenningGu]

I love them.

[@csverse]

Watever. Just Dance! :D

[@tasodiaour8481]

its so amusing seeing all these folk dancing together , yet its again another collectivism tactic -freedom is so far away in this country -whats your hobby i like basket ball, and play computer, or i go travel buy duty free then come back --rome is boring !! classic -- but some great stuff also for sure , meet some really cool people--brilliant as always chris your fantastic

[@Siegetower]

I so hate dancing. And poxy music people dance to.

[@MercenaryX21]

uhhhh......................wat?

[@TheSimmr001]

nice tie mr chapel /sincere

[@xuwang576]

怎么你的视频都是关于中国的不理解？你做这个视频就不用工作吗？你的收入来自哪里啊？

[@Wikivoicemedia]

lol

[@slimyweasles4973]

Why the terrible green screen?

[@ChinaUncensored]

Slimy Weasles I don't know what you mean. I film floating above New York.

[@slimyweasles4973]

No, the CCP's green screen of the field the women are dancing in. Yours is much more realistic.

[@50centbrigade39]

Slimy Weasles Actually the green screen created by the Great Communist party is in fact the MOST realistic green screen on earth. It is, in fact, so realistic that to the untrained eye it will appear to be bad quality. This is because it is even more realistic the real life, which confuses the human brain.

[@Jaxymann]

50 Cent Brigade Well well well, look who's here...

[@kch0106]

50 Cent Brigade lol

[@dinobacon8519]

SHOW SOME RESPECT I AM ASIAN AND I AM YOUNG

[@moonlightaffairs]

hahaha

[@infidelheretic923]

Reminds me of Falun Gon. I just hope those dancers don't get stomped on when the next ruler of the CCP cheats his way to the top.

[@lijaking3741]

我这么侮辱你的国家你会做何感想。

[@Jembii]

de owd peopwe o' today No wespec!!!

[@dasteufelhund]

Funny ass host

[@GwenApMannanan]

Nice, lol.

[@frankfarmer3853]

"Do the Hustle". Completely coordinated dance routines make me want to puke. My eldest daughter, a second degree black belt in Tang Soo Do, participates in a belly-dancing group. She's the most popular attraction, but there's one other woman who is also slender. I didn't know this until she joined, but apparently a "muffin top" is considered sexy in the belly-dancing audiences in other countries. Here in the US, being fit is more attractive. My middle daughter (also second degree) runs the karate school demo team and is in control over those who outrank her on the demo team. The common point is that neither are "The Hustle" style. Sure, they do some "everybody synchronize" parts, but with both the karate and belly dancing, it is mostly choreographed individual movements. My youngest daughter (also 2nd degree) is in her third year at George Mason University, so she mostly has to practice on her own because it is far away. My wife is a third degree black belt and at all of 4' 10 3/4" and 95lbs wet, she can beat the living shit out of pretty much anyone except for the Grand Master and his son, also a Master. We started all of the children in karate when they were 3 1/2 to 4 years old and my wife has run a successful pre-school karate program for over a decade. One of her first students just tested to become a second-degree black belt. I remember her as a child and it blows me away to watch her now. My wife taught her most of the way. One thing about it, I don't really worry when my wife or daughters say, "I'm going out for a bit". Nobody is going to get the best of any of them.

[@denise-xb2ov]

lie lie lie, this channel is a joke!!

[@georgebailey9596]

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