Smartphone app caters to needs of dancing aunties

You might have watched Chinese dancing aunties rule the streets, parks and plazas across the country, waving hands to the blaring of catchy pop and folk music. But have you ever noticed these dances are now being fueled by technologies?

That's exactly the latest booming trend among the middle-aged and elderly dancing communities in China.

An estimated 80 million to 100 million Chinese - mainly middle-aged and senior females - are now embracing the square dance, which offers a convenient way for social networking and exercise, said a report by Economist Corporate Network. And those dancing aunties' enthusiasm reportedly will create a market worth more than 1 trillion yuan ($146 billion) in the near future.