Global groove

Western dances are increasingly slipping into Chinese fitness routines. Chen Nan gets a feel for the moves, once taboo in China.

Belly dancing. Pole dancing. Salsa. Foreign dance styles are twirling into China with nimble steps, especially as fitness routines. Li Yulin's family worried he wouldn't get a good job when he started learning "indecent" Latin dance as a boy.

Since 2005, Yulin Latin has opened 10 Beijing studios with more than 800 children as members.