A CHALLENGING but popular dance in China is sending many who attempt it to hospital for sprains and tendonitis, reported Sin Chew Daily.
Known as Ke Mu San (loosely translated to Subject Three), the dance involves repeatedly turning the ankle outwards while putting weight on the side of the foot, creating a loose-limbed appearance.
The dance blew up on Douyin, China’s equivalent of TikTok, early last year, so much so that employees at popular hotpot chain Haidilao were required to perform it to greet customers.
However, hospitals in China are receiving an increasing number of patients who were injured performing the dance.
This month, a boy in Zhejiang province who did the dance was admitted to hospital after suffering from knee pain, and was later found to have a bruised shinbone.
A 25-year-old woman, also from the province, ended up with swollen ankles after trying out the dance with her friends.
Beijing Geriatric Hospital rehabilitation medicine specialist Gao Yanan said Ke Mu San places a lot of stress on the lower body, adding that those without sufficient ankle mobility and stability are prone to injury.
He said those with weak lower body muscles could easily get sprains or even suffer fractures.
He urged heavier dancers, the elderly, and those with arthritis or are prone to sprains to not attempt the dance.
It was reported that the wacky dance style was first executed by a dancer from Guangxi at a friend’s wedding.
However, the dance did not catch on until a user performed it on Douyin after passing his Subject Three road driving skills test, and named it as such.
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The 32-year-old was caught sledging at an ice rink in Beijing recently with a long-haired woman.
The two wore matching outfits and shoes, and were intimate with each other on the ice rink.
● The above article is compiled from the vernacular newspapers (Bahasa Malaysia, Chinese and Tamil dailies). As such, stories are grouped according to the respective language/medium. Where a paragraph begins with this ' >'sign, it denotes a separate news item.
