5.A. So why do we dance? B. Dance in China is everywhere. C. If you like dancing outdoors, come to China. D. Teaching dance is wonderful. E. Dance, like the pattern of a beating heart, is life. F. Dancing seems to change their feelings completely. |
Before there was the written word, there was the language of dance. Dance expresses love and hate, joy and sorrow, life and death, and everything else in between.
(1)
We dance from Shanghai to Tibet, from north to south and river to river. We dance in the square and on stage. We dance at weddings, annual parties and just to fill the time.
"I like dancing," says Ma Yisha, the owner of a dance studio in Nanning. "I can't imagine doing anything else with my life." Ma runs dance classes for all ages.
"(2)
My older students say it makes them feel young. It's great to watch them. For many of them, it's a way of meeting people and having a social life."
(3)
"I can tell you about one young couple," says Ma. "They're learning to do traditional dances. They arrive at the class in low spirits and they leave with a smile. (4)
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So, do we dance in order to make ourselves feel better, livelier, healthier? Ma says, "(5)
Even after all these years, I want to get better and better. Dancing reminds me I'm alive."