Intense competitions were seen in the Nantong regional final of the 2017 Jiangsu provincial square dancing contest with 8 teams vying for a place in the provincial final.
The square dancing contest is sponsored by the provincial sports trade union federation and Jiangsu Broadcasting Corporation.
Since its debut last year, the square dancing contest has grown into one of the five brand bane sports competitions under the auspice of the provincial sports trade union federation.
This year’s square dancing contest went underway in mid-April, drawing thousands of contestants from across the province.
100 qualifying contests were organized with regional finals slated for 13 prefectural cities and a final at the provincial level.
The Nantong leg of the contest is the first regional final, drawing more than 100 teams and over 1000 contestants.
Two teams were the final winners and they will enter the provincial final in November on behalf of Nantong.
Square dancing or guang chang wu is an exercise routine performed to music in squares, plazas or parks of the nation's cities. It is popular with middle-aged and retired women who have been referred to as "dancing grannies" in the English-language media. Due to its low cost and ease of participation, it has been estimated to have over 100 million practitioners, according to CCTV, the country's official television network.
