The rise of square dancing does not have a clear time point. With the improvement of the national standard of living, people gradually pay attention to health issues, fitness awareness greatly strengthened. Liu Fang, an organizer of a nearly 100-strong square dance troupe, told China News Service that she began to contact square dancing in 2005, when she had just retired, and in order to exercise, a few friends came together to learn the dance.
Currently, China is gradually entering an aging society, and most of the people involved in square dancing are also middle-aged and elderly. Senior coach Meijiu told reporters that the square dance has built a social platform for them, which enables them to communicate while strengthening their bodies. Square dancing can also help them find self-confidence and a healthy lifestyle. Internet era, some middle-aged and elderly people have gradually marginalized feeling, everyone wants to find their own sense of existence, square dance provides such an opportunity.