By Carmen Dixon on Aug 22nd 2008 8:00AM
Filed under: BlackSpin, Lifestyle, Health

Ah China, where the keys to longevity are early morning Tai Chi, the ancient healing art of acupuncture and hip-hop dancing.
*Sound of needle scratching across record* Hold up! Hip-Hop dancing?
Absolutely! You see Wu Ying, now 70, discovered hip hop music and dancing in 2003 while watching a dance competition. Wu was immediately hooked. She started teaching hip-hop dancing in the gym and then took it to the next level.
Wu
then had a vision that she and a bunch of other older ladies would get together and form a hip-hop dance troupe. Wu not only taught the moves, but encouraged all the participants to get down with the
freeing attitude at the heart of all the best of hip-hop. Now, with the youngest member aged 45,
these 30-odd rap-dancing retirees have performed all over China and collected dozens of awards shaking their booties to the beats and baselines of hip-hop.
See these
Hip-Hop Grannies for yourself. ...