Dancers in CCTV’s Spring Festival Gala show off elegant and demanding backbends. The moves - labelled “blue green waist” - have prompted many on Chinese social media to try and recreate them. Photo: CCTV
Dancers in CCTV’s Spring Festival Gala show off elegant and demanding backbends. The moves - labelled “blue green waist” - have prompted many on Chinese social media to try and recreate them. Photo: CCTV

Viral videos of Chinese dance troupe’s 90-degree back bends spark ‘blue green waist’ craze and challenges on China’s TikTok

  • The all-female traditional dance troupe featured on the annual Lunar New Year show on CCTV, prompting people across the country to try and recreate the moves
  • ‘Blue green waist challenges’ on Bilibili, including some comically unsuccessful efforts, have even caused doctors to warn not to try them at home

Dancers in CCTV’s Spring Festival Gala show off elegant and demanding backbends. The moves - labelled “blue green waist” - have prompted many on Chinese social media to try and recreate them. Photo: CCTV
Dancers in CCTV’s Spring Festival Gala show off elegant and demanding backbends. The moves - labelled “blue green waist” - have prompted many on Chinese social media to try and recreate them. Photo: CCTV
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