A school in China has given up traditionalmartial arts exercises to let pupils' stage mass performances of Michael Jackson dance routines.
More than 700 students assemble in the playgrounds at Duping primary school in Chongqing, south west China every day for the body-popping performances.
Their favorite robotic routine - from the video of his hit Dangerous - is believed to have been inspired by internet footage of prisoners in the Philippines performing Jacko's Thriller dance.
Headmaster Wan Lu , 36, explained: "We used to practice Ttai Cchi but the students said they wanted to do something more modern.
"This is fun and it is also very good exercise for them. They have other routines but this one is their favorite."


中国的一家小学现在不做操了，改让学生们集体跳Michael Jackson的舞。


重庆巫山县笃坪乡小学的操场上，每天有七百多名小学生一起跳MJ的舞。

他们学生练习的是MJ的Dangerous，据说这是从菲律宾一家监狱里犯人集体跳Thriller中受到的启发。


学校校长说："过去学生们练习太极，但是他们说想玩点更时尚的。"

"跳舞不仅有趣，而且也是很好的锻炼方法。相比起其他的课外操，他们最喜欢的还是这种方式。"

• assemble [ə´sembəl] v.聚集；装配；调整 (初中英语单词)
• primary [´praiməri] a.主要的 n.居首位的 (初中英语单词)
• routine [ru:´ti:n] n.日常工作 a.日常的 (高中英语单词)
• philippines [´filipi:nz] n.菲律宾 (高中英语单词)
• traditional [trə´diʃənəl] a.传统的，习惯的 (英语四级单词)
• martial [´mɑ:ʃəl] a.战争的；象军人的 (英语四级单词)