Elderly residents smashed the lock to enter a football pitch to dance in southern China.

Video captured in the city of Zhuzhou in Hunan Province on September 20 shows around 30 elderly people gathering at the gate of a football pitch and a man using a hammer to try to smash a lock to open.

In another clip, the group of people walked onto the pitch as pupils were playing a match.

According to a football coach named Zhou, they had permission to have a football match on the pitch and the administrator tried to talk to the elderly residents but they forced their way onto the pitch.

The pitch used to be a public area for residents community residents to entertain.

The neighbourhood committee has negotiated with the residents before and told them to dance on the pitch after 8 pm but they refused and it was not the first time that residents had smashed the lock.

The neighbourhood committee contacted relevant departments to plan to get a new site with lights for residents to dance.

The video was provided by local media with permission.

9月20日晚，湖南株洲。足球教练周先生带着学生们前往一专业足球场比赛，比到一半时大约有30位大爷大妈把足球场门锁砸开，进来跳广场舞，为了学生们的安全，只能提前中断了比赛。周先生称，已提前跟球场管理人员申请过要进行比赛，当天管理员前去交涉，但大爷大妈仍然继续砸锁跳舞，孩子们赶了一个多小时车程来参加比赛，被这么一闹挺可惜的。

记者走访发现，视频中的足球场位于株洲市荷塘区六0一社区茨中村小区旁，多年来是小区居民休闲娱乐的场所。去年，足球场进行了改造，铺设了人造草皮，安装了照明设施和监控设施。整个足球场用挡网围了起来，留下两处出入口，作为附近一所小学的足球训练基地。

对此，株洲市荷塘区六〇一社区居委会主任杨彬介绍，足球场是当地文体局专门改造的，有专业用途，周边所有小学都到这里统一进行培训，晚间五点半到八点之间俱乐部可以免费使用。
居民砸锁闯球场已发生数次，居委会参与过协调，曾协调让居民晚上8点以后来跳舞，但对方不同意。
杨彬说，此事发生后，砸锁大爷已认识到自己的错误。居委会已与相关单位协调，目前已联系、落实一块新场地，待加装灯光后可供居民跳广场舞。(视频由湖南台提供）