Older dancers head for the big stage

Zhao Shuai, a 31-year-old dancer-choreographer from China Railway Art Troupe, never thought that a short time of getting along with a group of older folks last summer would lead to a big dance show seven months later.

Red Dance Shoes, a 45-minute dance show featuring 15 performers between ages 55 and 66, will be staged in Beijing and open to the public for free.

The show revolves around two young lovers, both passionate about dancing and who are set apart by their parents and forced to give up their dancing dream. Years later, the two meet in the army, but the man has already lost a leg in war.