A 55-year-old amateur dancer in eastern China has made headlines this week for an unlikely tale of infatuation, jealousy, and revenge.

According to a report Thursday by Sixth Tone’s sister publication, The Paper, police in Zhejiang province issued a five-day detention to the woman, surnamed Pan, for slandering three of her fellow “square dancers” — a Chinese term referring to the often middle-aged participants of group dancing sessions in the country’s public spaces.

Resentful that her usual partner had been dancing with others, Pan put up flyers around her neighborhood that accused the man of having “improper relationships” — a euphemism for sex — with two other square-dancing women. After police received a complaint from one of the two women on Sunday, Pan admitted to disseminating the disparaging materials.

Though square dancing to loud music is a popular pastime in Chinese cities, the noisy hobby has also inspired ire among onlookers and local residents. Hoping to cut back on dancers’ infiltration of certain spaces, authorities in 2017 introduced guidelines restricting square-dancing locations. (Image: VCG)