Olympic Nights

Ballroom dancing in the dark

Lydia Wallace will be posting nightly photos shot after sunset during the Olympics.

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Dancers on the south shore of Houhai Lake. Many older married couples are experienced dancers, stepping through stately waltzes to a time signature they keep in their head. Some women come with friends, taking turns leading. Though a crowd gathers to watch, people dance unselfconsciously.
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Nice pictures.

Fascinating. When did Danwei become Beijing This Month?

this is great and all until 100 people and a guy with a set of speakers on a trolley decide to set up just downstairs from your apartment every night

That's not too much worry, since these thing usually happen in public parks fall from apartment. HOWEVER, what is annoying is grandma blasting annoying music and fan dances and Yangge in the courtyard 5:30 in the morning!

implicit in my previous comment was that it has happened to me. both the night dancing and the  瓜婆娘 up flinging fans and dancing to "folk" songs before the asscrack of dawn

I really like this night-shots idea.

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