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The Happy Dance Fitness Team

This group from Hongqiao Town used to gather together to practice aerobics. Once its members moved into dancing, its numbers swelled to more than 1,000.

In 2007, group founder Shi Rongxun choreographed what she called the 鈥渉appy dance.鈥 Members practiced the dance in the town鈥檚 Huanghua Road Square.

Shi used the power source from her electric motorcycle to provide music and lighting for the group.

鈥淟ike many other dance groups, we didn鈥檛 have much experience controlling the lights and music volumes,鈥 said Shi. 鈥淪o there were a lot of complaints from nearby residents about noise.鈥

The square has since been refurbished to accommodate the dancers. Solar lights have fixed on-off times, cutting out at an hour early enough to ensure quiet when local residents want to sleep. A portable power source was also installed so that dancers could use lower-volume stereos.

鈥淎fter the changes, the complaints ended,鈥 said Shi. 鈥淲e feel more carefree and happy in the square now.鈥


 

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