‘Dance, but don’t be dirty’: Chinese official warns overly explicit public performers to clean up risque routines in park
- Decadent dance subculture began in public parks but has become a hit nationwide thanks to live-streaming
- So-called ‘dirty dancers’ have gained cult status thanks to their often sexually provocative routines
A video of a Chinese park official warning performers of risque public dance routines to clean up their acts has gone viral on mainland social media.
So-called “dirty dancers” have emerged as a popular subculture on the mainland but for one urban management officer in northeastern China’s Shenyang Labour Park, their often sexually provocative antics went a step too far.
In a video recorded on March 7, the patrolling officer reprimands one of the dancers, saying: “You can dance, but don’t be dirty”.
“Remember, you are being watched by the whole nation now,” he added, specifically asking the dancers to “not writhe on the ground or crawl between another person’s legs”.
The unnamed official’s warning was targeted at a group of middle-aged amateur dancers whose fame extends far beyond the park.
The “dirty dancers” have shot to national fame via live streams thanks to their sexually provocative freestyle moves and their “do not give a damn” attitude.