The Dancing Aunties of Toa Payoh | myhomeSG

  • 7 Aug 2019
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The sun has yet to rise, but Loo Li Lian’s music cracks through the sounds of the birds’ chirps. Madam Loo, a housewife, has been teaching qigong and line dancing to her 14 friends at a neighbourhood basketball court next to Blk 222 Toa Payoh Lorong 8 for 13 years. She claims that the elderly need more exercise to live healthy. The 66-year-old sources her dance music from the Internet and dancing lessons with her is at least two hours long, and at most getting a friendly tongue-lashing. The myhomeSG video series by ST's photojournalists looks into their connection to places that hold a special meaning to them.