Shanghai, Dec 31, 2025 (AFP) - Shanghai's elderly waltz back to the past at lunchtime dance halls

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2025-12-31

historyA group of retirees cheered under disco lights as 60-year-old Xu Li leapt into her partner's arms, her legs spread akimbo in perfect splits. It was just a regular Wednesday at one of Shanghai's many lunchtime dance clubs, a phenomenon born of the city's deeply rooted love of ballroom culture from its jazz-age heyday. On any given day, multiple venues host hours-long daytime sessions across the finance hub, some starting as early as 6 am.......

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