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Retirees dancing in a public square in China

Video. WATCH: 'Happy Dancing' routine boosts fitness in fast-ageing China

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In China, it's not uncommon to see retirees dancing in city plazas – at dusk or dawn.

Hundreds of dancers twirl in unison by a riverside in the northeastern Chinese city of Jiamusi, thrusting hips and shimmying shoulders in a bizarre but beloved routine that has taken the country by storm.

Participants in 'Happy Dancing' perform a series of unconventional moves, from strutting with puffed-out chests to pinwheeling their arms.

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