Something about the square dancing
Square dancing is a popular form of dance in recent years which has spread almost every part of our country. It is not under limit of the field or the type of dance, mostly organized by the mass spontaneously, welcomed for its character of entertainment. W ith people’s growing sense of participation and extensive square cultural activities, square dancing gains popularity and attention from all sectors of the society.
Today the elder people are concerning more about their health. As a result square dancing has been popular these years. However, some opponents hold the idea that the noise of square dancing influences the neighborhood.
Should square dancing be banned? There was once a case concerned about this issue. Owners of New Guoguang Residential and Commercial Plaza in Wenzhou even decided to pay through their nose to buy loudspeakers, by “tit for tat”, only to wish for these square dancers leave. Because of these dancers the owners have been restless, at the same time, the value of their houses are declining.
According to the owners’ response, the square dancers used to start at 6 in the morning to 11 at night which let the owners suffer a lot. Due to the noise there, the houses in that community was not valuable as before and could hardly be sold. After several times of negotiation with no results, the owners could do nothing but collect money to buy sound equipment that was worth nearly 260 thousand yuan, to “bomb” and expel the square dancers.
In my view, I think square dancing should not just simply be banned. It is to find a solution that is more useful. Square dancing benefits mental and physical health, it is easy to master and attract people; it helps the elders exercise and socialize. The mass will lead a
healthier life. The elders have right to entertain themselves. Square dancing provides a place after-dinner walk. It is so popular that once banned, many people will strongly protest it, as a consequence it may do harm to the image of the city.
Local government can solve the problem in a positive way, for example, it is good to build a large square where there are few nearby residents. The square can locate in somewhere accessible for the elders and distant enough not to affect the neighborhood. If local government provides timely and effective solutions, it will not be a problem at all, no matter for the elders or the residents in the neighborhood.
As for the square dancers, they should be aware of nearby residents’ feelings. If only the two sides both concern more for the other, the conflict would not be a conflict.
Besides, after searching on the internet the dancers, especially the elders should know, that dancing for too many hours are not good for health. Some dancers get up very early without having breakfast and dance till late, which may cause hypoglycemia and even faint. Also, the square usually collects many people and the air flows so hardly that is bad for breathing. Therefore it is suitable to dance continually no more than one hour.
As long as people are willing to negotiate in a positive way, nothing would be problem, thus we can enjoy dancing and seeing people dancing as before.。