Chapter 8 Double Choreography Tang Ruining’s face looked even worse.

After the preliminary recording of the song is completed, the choreographer will start teaching them the dance.

Over the past few days, Li Xi has been going to the dance studio every day to practice basic skills. The company has arranged the most basic dance classes for him, and he is also trying hard to pretend that he is learning dance from scratch. The dance teacher praised him for his talent, saying that he didn't dance well before because he didn't study seriously, but now he learns very quickly. Li Xi smiled guiltily and said, "Maybe, haha."

But even though he is so busy, he still has the energy to practice guitar in his dormitory. At first, Yuan Zhiyan also wanted to learn from him, but he gave up after three minutes of enthusiasm and could only listen from the side.

One time when Tang Ruining returned to the dormitory, he heard the sound of guitar coming from Jiang Yilan's room. He was about to go back to his room, but he paused and slowly walked towards the source of the sound.

He played an English song that Tang Ruining liked very much. He liked it so much that even though Tang Ruining was not good at English, he memorized the entire lyrics. As he approached the door, he could still hear Jiang Yilan singing softly.

The song has a soothing and narrative style. Jiang Yilan's singing is very storytelling and his English pronunciation is also very comfortable. Tang Ruining stood by the wall at the door of his room, just wanting to listen to a few words and then leave, but he ended up listening to the entire song without realizing it. Then the sound of Yuan Zhiyan's applause and cheers seemed to wake him up, and he quickly left.

The next day, Tang Ruining also arrived early at the dance studio and sat next to Jiang Yilan while he practiced dancing. He was just looking at it casually, but the more he looked, the more fascinated he became. He never thought that Jiang Yilan had any talent for dancing. He had a good figure and beautiful muscles. He was eye-catching enough just standing there, there was no doubt about that. But he didn't know how to coordinate his limbs beautifully, nor did he know how to make his body serve the dance moves. Of course, the most important thing was that he didn't really want to learn. If he was willing to put in the effort, Tang Ruining would be willing to teach him to dance for the sake of the team. But it was obvious that spending time on him was a waste of effort.

And now, Jiang Yilan was facing the big mirror in the dance studio, practicing over and over again following the music, repeating the simple movements tirelessly. He can make his movements smooth and light, his dance steps neat and not dragging, he doesn't miss a beat, his core is stable, and he can spot any shortcomings in time and make repeated adjustments.

He was so focused that he didn't notice Tang Ruining coming. He only asked the teacher for advice when he was not satisfied with himself. The rest of the time he was practicing dancing attentively. He closed his eyes and listened to the music for a while, as if he was taking a rest. His body swayed a few times to the rhythm. His movements were casual but beautiful.

He was wearing a grey sweatshirt and loose black sweatpants, with the ends of his pink hair stuck to his forehead and neck due to sweat. After the song, he put his hands on his hips and shook his head, trying to shake his bangs away, but it didn't work. He looked up at himself in the mirror and suddenly smiled, as if he was laughing at his messy hair. Then he took off the rubber band on his wrist and tied up his hair.

He tied his hair casually, and tucked his loose hair behind his ears. His sweaty face was slightly red due to exercise.

Tang Ruining was absent-minded for a moment, looking at the mirror, not knowing what he was thinking. When he came to his senses, Jiang Yilan had already noticed him. He smiled at the dazed Tang Ruining in the mirror and waved.

Tang Ruining turned his head, took out his mobile phone from his pocket, unlocked the screen, opened WeChat, and then closed it.

After repeating the meaningless actions of opening and closing several apps, Tang Ruining raised his head again. Jiang Yilan had already started practicing again.

The dance of "Imbalance" is mainly modern dance, including some street dance elements. One of the dance breaks is a duet, which is the most eye-catching part of this dance. The choreography teacher Le Miao is a new teacher. She did not follow the advice of another teacher to directly appoint the main dancer Tang Ruining and the team leader Rong Xiao who is also good at modern dance. Instead, she decided based on their level after teaching them the group dance.

After the teacher finished teaching, everyone practiced on their own. Although everyone knew that Jiang Yilan had been working hard to learn dancing recently, his learning speed still shocked others.

"He's a natural idol." The staff members nearby whispered, "He lost his memory and turned over a new leaf. Who would have thought that he would be able to start a new life?"

In fact, Li Xi has deliberately slowed down his learning speed, but his consciousness is sometimes stronger than his body. The habits formed by practicing day and night are engraved in his brain. It is more difficult than he imagined to pretend that he can't dance well.

"You two." Le Miao pointed at Tang Ruining and Jiang Yilan, "Dance this part for me."

The first movement of this section is that two people break away from the group dance, stand back to back, and the others give up the middle position. Then they have a dance segment where they dance back to back, unable to see each other, but requiring highly synchronized movements, which requires a lot of practice. Then one of them sits down, and the other turns around and pulls the other up from the back, then completes the double action of one person holding the other's arm, and finally turns around to face each other, puts their palms together, and pushes the other away. The movements must be graceful and powerful, so that the effect looks good.

No matter what the relationship with the other party is, Tang Ruining will definitely take dancing seriously. They practiced briefly, breaking down the movements step by step. The first time, when Tang Ruining pulled Jiang Yilan up, he was a little hasty and pulled his arm muscles. Jiang Yilan groaned in pain: "Hiss..."

"I'm sorry." Tang Ruining apologized quickly. Jiang Yilan shook his head, rubbing his arm and grinning at him: "It's okay, your movements are fine, it's the point where I use the force to get up that's wrong."

Seeing this, Le Miao said, "Put the part that pulls people back first, and you guys finish the rest."

After going through it once, although the movements were not synchronized yet, it felt right. Le Miao nodded with satisfaction and said, "The two of you work very well together. Practice more."

At one side, Wu Xingye approached Rong Xiao and whispered to him, "Originally it was decided that you and Rui Ning would be the winner, but I didn't expect Jiang Yilan to be so amazing." He said this in a surprised tone, as if he was simply amazed at Jiang Yilan's progress. Rong Xiao didn't seem to care and said affirmatively: "Yilan dances really well."

Tacit understanding is developed through repeated cooperative practice. After each of them had mastered the dance moves, they practiced together, focusing on the back-to-back synchronization and the turning points. The teacher recorded them several times and played it back for them. The two people with higher comprehension did much better the second time than the previous times.

Once the timing was right, their eyes met. Li Wei gave him a pleased and happy smile. Tang Ruining's gaze stayed on his face for a few seconds and then looked away.

The first day's preliminary teaching ended. When Li Xi woke up the next day, his arm muscles were even more painful. He rummaged through the drawer but didn't find any plaster, so he went to ask Rong Xiao.

"There are more of these plasters at Ruining," said Rong Xiao.

Just then, Tang Ruining came out of the room, and Rong Xiao called him: "Ruining, get a piece of medicine and apply it to Yilan."

Tang Ruining glanced at his arm, turned around and went to the room to get a whole box, handed it to him, and asked without any emotion: "Is it serious?"

"It's not serious. Normally, I wouldn't need to apply any medicine. I applied one just because I was in a hurry to rehearse. It will heal faster." He had just washed his face. His bangs were pulled up by the headband, revealing his smooth forehead and clearer eyebrows. His eyes curved, "Thank you for the medicine."

Tang Ruining didn't say anything and sat down at the dining table to eat breakfast.

Li Xi asked Rong Xiao to help him apply the medicine. The pain was in his triceps. He rolled up his sleeves as high as possible, but his clothes were a bit tight and it was not convenient to apply the medicine. Rong Xiao said, "Take off your shirt."

Li Xi took off his shirt, and Rong Xiao tore off the plaster, smiling, "Why are you so white?"

Suddenly, there was a cough from Tang Ruining who was choking on milk from the dining table.

Rong Xiao turned his head and took a look, "Eat slowly."

Li Xi also turned his head to look over there, and saw Tang Ruining lowering his head and using paper to wipe the milk that had spilled on the table.

After applying the medicine and Li Xi putting on his clothes, Tang Ruining raised his head and stood up to clean up the dishes.

They went to the practice room to continue practicing dancing. Tang Ruining said to Jiang Yilan, "Let's practice the duet part later. Let's practice the group dance part first."

Li Xi nodded, "I'll listen to you."

In addition to professional teachers, Tang Ruining is the one who guides the dance practice. The members rely on him in this aspect. Although he seems very strict most of the time, he is also very reliable.

The song started with Li Xi. He stood in the middle of the opening position, and the others squatted around him. After he finished his part, the formation dispersed, and he and Wu Xingye, who took over the second line from him, turned around and exchanged positions.

Tang Ruining watched their changing beats. Li Xi's turning beat was perfect, but Wu Xingye's movements were not smooth enough, so Tang Ruining asked him to do it again several times.

Wu Xingye’s dancing has always been his weak point, but he was still better than Jiang Yilan before. But now he finds that he can’t catch up with Jiang Yilan.

Wu Xingye pursed his lips, lowered his head and said, "Sorry."

Tang Ruining didn't get angry. He just demonstrated it to him again and said, "Do it again."

The music started, Li Xi turned around, and Wu Xingye stepped forward, but this time he didn't find the right timing and almost bumped into Li Xi.

Tang Ruining had quick eyesight and quick reactions. He helped Wu Xingye up and blurted out, "Don't hit his arm."

After saying this, the expression on his face became even uglier. Li Wei looked at him and said, "Thank you."

Tang Ruining's face turned even worse.

"If you are hit, your injuries will be aggravated and the progress will be slowed down," said Tang Ruining.

"Yes, you are right." Li Xi smiled, "I will pay attention to it."

During the break, Li Xi went to get a takeaway, which was the drink he ordered. He ordered Yuan Zhiyan his favorite Oreo milk tea, and Yuan Zhiyan almost hugged him and kissed him: "You know I like this one the best, brother!"

"You forgot what you said." Li Wei patted the messy hair on his head, "You're consuming a lot now. You can't eat such sweets when you're going to shoot a music video later."

"Yeah, yeah! Don't worry, I know what's going on." Yuan Zhiyan inserted the straw and inhaled it like a storm, finishing half the cup in one gulp.

The drinks ordered for others were also the types they usually drink. Li Xi walked up to Tang Ruining with the last cup and handed it to him, "Sugar-free latte, you always drink this. I've had this one before and I think it's good, so I ordered it for you, try it."

Tang Ruining looked at him quietly for two seconds, then took it and said, "Thank you."

The latte here tasted a little more bitter than what he usually drank. Tang Ruining frowned slightly and swallowed a mouthful. Unexpectedly, Jiang Yilan saw this subtle expression. He asked, "Is it a little bitter?"

Tang Ruining paused and said, "Not bad."

"I also felt it was a bit bitter when I took the first sip, but it became very fragrant afterwards." Jiang Yilan picked up his own cup, but before opening it, he leaned over and said, "If it doesn't work, why don't you drink my cup with a little sugar in it? I haven't had it yet."

Tang Ruining glanced at his unopened coffee and shook his head, "No need."

He tilted his head back and took another sip.

It’s not that bitter after all.