China's dance challenge "Kemusan" goes viral on social media

STORY: China's dance challenge "Kemusan" goes viral on social media SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 20, 2023 & File DATELINE: Dec. 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:51 LOCATION: NANNING, China CATEGORY: ENTERTAINMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of dancers practicing "Kemusan" in a dance studio 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): GUO SIYUAN, Street dance teacher in Guangxi 3. various of employees of Haidilao dancing "Kemusan" 4. various of foreigners dancing "Kemusan" 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): Street dance enthusiast in Guangxi 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): Street dance enthusiast in Guangxi STORYLINE: A viral dance "Kemusan" from China has recently swept over social media, fueling a wave of dance challenges among young people both online and offline. The "Kemusan" dance routine was widely believed to originate from a dance created and performed by a wedding guest from south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region more than two years ago. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): GUO SIYUAN, Street dance teacher in Guangxi "Actually, 'Kemusan' dance requires coordi

Xinhua Headlines: Viral dance challenge "Kemusan" brings joy, pride, debate to Chinese youngsters

Xinhua Headlines: Viral dance challenge "Kemusan" brings joy, pride, debate to Chinese youngsters

(231227) -- NANNING, Dec. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This screenshot captured from a video shows people learning "Kemusan" dance at a street dance training studio in Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Dec. 20, 2023. (Xinhua/Huang Kaiying)

Xinhua Headlines: Viral dance challenge "Kemusan" brings joy, pride, debate to Chinese youngsters

Xinhua Headlines: Viral dance challenge "Kemusan" brings joy, pride, debate to Chinese youngsters

(231227) -- NANNING, Dec. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Students from Guangxi Arts University perform "Kemusan" dance during a campus activity in Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Dec. 20, 2023. (Xinhua)

Xinhua Headlines: Viral dance challenge "Kemusan" brings joy, pride, debate to Chinese youngsters

Xinhua Headlines: Viral dance challenge "Kemusan" brings joy, pride, debate to Chinese youngsters

(231227) -- NANNING, Dec. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This screenshot captured from a video shows people performing "Kemusan" dance with traditional musical instrument of the Zhuang ethnic group in Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, in December 2023. (Xinhua)