tallcity Posted February 16, 2015 at 06:13 PM Report Share Posted February 16, 2015 at 06:13 PM Hello, Continuing on with finding a good city to spend two (possibly miserable, possibly happy) semesters.. I am currently part of a samba dance group here in Colorado, and wanted to find a city with access to either dance groups or companies, to continue with it. I know Shanghai would have some international crowds, but I wonder if Xiamen or Chengdu would also be good choices, with large Latin populations. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymoose Posted February 16, 2015 at 06:25 PM Report Share Posted February 16, 2015 at 06:25 PM It's a long time since I've looked, but I haven't found any high level samba or other latin dance groups in Shanghai. I attended a course in basic samba about 7 years ago in Shanghai, which was OK for integrating into local life, but was too basic for my level. Unfortunately I didn't find any advanced groups. There must be some around, as there are some high level latin and ballroom Chinese dancers (though possibly a very small number compared to population), but I suspect they have (semi-)professional arrangements. (For example, dance is often a university course in China.) If you are looking for foreign groups, well, good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zhouhaochen Posted February 28, 2015 at 03:25 AM Report Share Posted February 28, 2015 at 03:25 AM There are people dancing Samba in Beijing. We had a Mexican student here last year and I remember her going every weekend. In case you go to Beijing, let me know and I can find out where exactly where she went to. There are loads of Latinos in Beijing and Salsa is all over the place, but I remember it took her a bit longer to find Samba. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ouyangjun Posted March 1, 2015 at 01:35 AM Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 at 01:35 AM Check out this place in Shanghai: http://www.souldancing.cn/home/ I've never been there, but have a friend who goes there. She is always posting stuff on her Weixin account and from the looks of it they have all kinds of different dance styles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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