Never too young to start, a 6-year-old takes part in a breakdancing contest held last year in Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province. (Xinhua Photo) Photo Gallery>>>

    Now, even classical dance forms are incorporating breakdancing elements.

    In 2003, the Pantomime Notre Dame De Paris danced hip-hop style in the Great Hall of the People, and afterwards, the genre swept through the nation.

    And the young performers are not alone. While teenagers across the country are spinning on their backs to do "windmills" and are training their bodies to "pop and lock", breakdancing is also coming into vogue among elderly citizens.

    "It feels so good!" says 69-year-old Wu Ying, recalling the first time she danced on TV. It took a long time for Wu to gain her family's support. Her daughter once teased her, saying she would become an idler just like the breakdancers in the streets.

    But Wu persisted. Speaking of her daughter now, Wu chuckles: "You know what? She became a leading member in my team, and we often PK with each other now."

    Wu founded a granny breakdancing team, which now has more than 200 members with an average age of 60. In 2004, Wu led her team to dance in the Great Hall of the People for the New Year TV gala.

    (Source: China Daily)

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