◎Why not, become the protagonist?◎
In the initial stage of the implementation of the cross-border talent selection program, the main target was students majoring in ballroom dancing.
National standard dancing, also known as sports dance, has a very sound competition system and judging rules worldwide. It is divided into modern dance and Latin dance, and these two major categories are further divided into waltz, quickstep, foxtrot, samba, rumba, cha-cha, etc.
Although ballet also has competitions, it focuses more on artistic expression. As a companion to ballet, it does not have the fierce competition of national standard dance, nor does it emphasize dancing with men and women.
Ice dance, like national standard dance, evolved from social dance. It is a competition between a man and a woman. The man and woman hold hands most of the time during the competition. The rules for determining the winner are also very clear. National standard dance and ice dance do have many similarities.
However, this did not prevent Ji Tiantian from feeling a strong impulse in her heart.
Looking at the ice skates in the hands of the senior students, her heartbeat accelerated uncontrollably. In her previous life, she focused on ballet. Although she liked ice dancing, she only watched ice dancing competitions as a hobby.
Now that she has a new life...why can't she try it herself?
Why should we be spectators again? Why not become the protagonist?
She might become an excellent ice dancer.
In this life, she doesn’t need an idol, she is her own idol.
She clenched her fists, and under Chen Yusheng's surprised gaze, she quickly stepped forward to stop the two ballroom dancers.
"Hello seniors, are you practicing ice dancing with the city team?" Ji Tiantian asked in a soft voice.
The two students in front of them, a boy and a girl, were fifth-year students majoring in national standard learning. Although they were only three or four years older than Ji Tiantian, they were already experienced seniors in this six-year school.
No matter what major you are in, you have to go through layers of selection to get in. The seniors in the National Standard Department not only have slender limbs like Ji Tiantian, but also have the temperament of adults, which makes them look very charming.
"Not yet, but we are training under the leadership of the best coach in the city team." The national standard senior said calmly.
Ji Tiantian took a look at the name tags of the senior students who were doing national standard dance. The senior student’s name was Cong Juan and the senior student’s name was Zhao Feng.
Afterwards, Ji Tiantian asked Cong Juan a few more questions. Cong Juan didn't mind showing off in front of her junior schoolmate, so she told Ji Tiantian some relevant information.
Currently, Cong Juan and her dance partner Zhao Feng, as well as some national standard dance students from other dance schools, are participating in the cross-border ice dance training organized by the city. The training started in April and ended at the end of August. There are currently 16 people in the class.
Before the end of the training camp, the coach will select one man and one woman with the best skating skills from the training camp to join the city team. Only then can they practice with the ice dancers of the city team and prepare for the national competition.
"Thank you, senior sister." Ji Tiantian paused and spoke sincerely, "I also want to learn ice dancing. I hope I can join you in the future."
"Haha!" Zhao Feng, who had been silent, took a look at Ji Tiantian's name tag and laughed out loud, "You want to learn ice dancing? That's not a good idea for a ballet major. This isn't even cross-border, it's splits."
"Hahahaha!" Cong Juan followed with a loud laugh.
"What's wrong with that?" Chen Yusheng, who had been standing at the back, couldn't help but speak up for Ji Tiantian. "Even if I don't understand figure skating, I know that figure skaters need to do basic ballet training in addition to skating to improve their posture and expressiveness. It's not as exaggerated as you say!"
Ji Tiantian silently gave Chen Yusheng a thumbs up in her heart.
Compared with other schools, the six-year dance school pays more attention to the order of seniority. Many junior students, for the sake of their own lives, dare not contradict the seniors, but Chen Yusheng has never been like this. She only respects the justice in her heart. Of course, this also means that she cannot join other dance troupes and start from the grassroots. She can only go out and work alone.
Ji Tiantian also agreed with Chen Yusheng's words. Nowadays, ballet students also learn various dance styles and integrate them into modern dance steps. Similarly, modern dance in national standard dance also uses many ballet moves.
With the development of the times, the boundaries between different dance styles have become increasingly blurred. Everyone knows that learning from each other's strengths and making up for one's weaknesses is the way to survive. So of course, it won't be as exaggerated as Zhao Feng said.
Ji Tiantian and Chen Yusheng were always among the top five of the thirty students in their major when they were students. They were not the best, but they were definitely excellent.
Ji Tiantian is confident that she has an advantage in ice dancing.
"You also know that it's just basic training." Cong Juan smiled faintly, looking at Ji Tiantian with a hint of mockery in her eyes, "Ice dancing is closer to sports dancing in terms of history and competition rules. You don't understand anything, so you'll be clueless if you go."
Cong Juan didn't mind sharing the information about the training class with her junior schoolmates, and gaining some envious and admiring looks at the same time.
But she felt in her heart that they couldn't handle ice dancing.
"Why do you say that?" Chen Yusheng immediately retorted, "Tiantian knows a lot. She is usually in charge of choreography for class performances."
"Okay then, tell me, what is the social dance with the longest history?" Cong Juan asked, looking at Ji Tiantian as if she was watching a good show.
This question is very simple for students who are proficient in ballroom dancing, but it may not be the case for ballet students.
"It's Viennese Waltz." However, Ji Tiantian answered Cong Juan's question very smoothly.
For a moment, not only did Cong Juan and Zhao Feng's smiles freeze, but Chen Yu Sheng also widened his eyes.
Chen Yusheng didn't think Ji Tiantian could answer this question. It didn't matter if she couldn't answer it. She would just take the blame for Ji Tiantian and then blame back for Ji Tiantian. But Ji Tiantian actually answered it.
Cong Juan couldn't help but look at Ji Tiantian twice. For a ballet student of her age, it was good enough to master her major, but she didn't expect that she was so familiar with the national standard dance.
How come she didn't remember there was such a freak in the school?
"Okay, if you want to learn, go and talk to your teacher." Cong Juan said unhappily, "The training has been going on for two weeks. It's hard to keep up with the progress now, but you can still come and experience it." Her words showed that she thought Ji Tiantian was not good enough.
Cong Juan paused and smiled sarcastically again: "Remember to bring your dance partner, otherwise no one will skate with you. Oh, by the way, don't forget to tell your dance partner that ice dancing is different from your ballet. There is no lift above the head. Don't make a mistake and make a fool of yourself." After that, she stopped looking at Ji Tiantian and walked away with Zhao Feng smiling.
"You really look down on me." Chen Yusheng pouted in dissatisfaction as she watched Zhao Feng and Cong Juan leave. "Well, they are right. The training camp has already lasted for two weeks. It would be hard to keep up if we go now. But Tiantian, why did you suddenly want to learn ice dancing?"
"I just suddenly fell in love with him." Ji Tiantian said vaguely.
"I thought you were very knowledgeable, but I didn't expect you to be even better than I thought. You even know Viennese Waltz." Chen Yusheng tickled Ji Tiantian's skin. "It's okay. If you really want to go to the training camp, I'll accompany you to find a teacher."
After morning ballet practice, Chen Yusheng accompanied Ji Tiantian to find her homeroom teacher, Teacher Shen.
"Teacher Shen, I want to participate in ice dance training." Ji Tiantian spoke straight to the point.
"Does your mother know about your brilliant idea?" Teacher Shen held his chin and looked at Ji Tiantian with an embarrassed expression.
"I don't know, but I think she will agree." Ji Tiantian rolled her eyes.
She is a child now, and it is difficult for her to adapt to the fact that she has to report every decision to her elders.
Teacher Shen looked at Ji Tiantian silently. She was friends with Ji Tiantian's mother and usually took care of Ji Tiantian, but she couldn't just take care of Ji Tiantian during the training camp.
"This training camp mainly selects students majoring in national standard dance, and also selects top students. It's a bit strange for a ballet student like you to go there, not to mention whether you can keep up." Teacher Shen looked at Ji Tiantian quietly, and suddenly showed a helpless smile, "But it is indeed suitable for you. Your comprehensive ability and adaptability are the strongest in the class. Since you are so willing, I will go to the training coach to ask if I can make an exception and insert someone in. You can also ask your mother what her attitude is, and then ask Wang Hao whether he wants to go."
After saying that, Teacher Shen turned around and went to ask the national standard dance teacher for the coach's contact information, while Ji Tiantian first ran to the class to find the boy who usually danced with her, Wang Hao.
Like national standard dance, ice dancing emphasizes that men and women complete continuous steps together, and dance partners are very important.
But ballet is different, with a large proportion of solo and group dances. Usually there are no dance partners, and men and women spend more time practicing separately.
It was at this time that Ji Tiantian realized that her male companion, who usually had no sense of presence, was actually quite important.
However, even though Ji Tiantian begged him, Wang Hao was unwilling to go.
"It's too much trouble." Wang Hao lay on the table, looking like he hadn't woken up yet, "You delayed my sleep."
Ji Tiantian: “…”
Wang Hao had a general interest in dance and related sports, and he entered the dance school because of his extraordinary physical talent. He was half-forced by his parents to come, so he naturally would not cause himself extra trouble. Faced with such a "sleepy god", Ji Tiantian could not persuade him no matter what.
Ji Tiantian had no choice but to call her mother Zhang Lilian to tell her that she wanted to participate in the ice dance training. The dance school usually lived on campus, so she couldn't go home to communicate.
"Ice dance training...will it be dangerous?" Zhang Lilian asked on the other end of the phone.
Hearing her mother's young voice again, Ji Tiantian felt inexplicably warm in her eyes.
"No, Mom." Ji Tiantian controlled her emotions and spoke calmly, "Ice dancing doesn't have the six jumps in single skating, nor does it have the throws and twists in pair skating. It's quite safe."
But ice dancing is actually dangerous. Because of the rapid changes in pace, it is easy to cause ligament sprains and knee injuries. Any injuries that may be incurred while dancing will be suffered by ice dancers. Accidents of being cut by a partner's ice skates while moving at high speeds also happen occasionally. Not to mention the lifting accident in Tang Yi's previous life that caused countless sequelae.
Ji Tiantian closed her eyes and forced herself to break free from the dust of the past. She naturally couldn't tell Zhang Lilian about these things and let her worry about them for nothing.
Zhang Lilian was also a ballet dancer before she got married. After giving birth to Ji Tiantian, she taught dancing to children in interest classes at a training institution.
In order to improve Ji Tiantian's physical fitness and core muscle group ability so that she can dance better, Zhang Lilian had Ji Tiantian practice skating before entering the dance school. But it was just basic skating practice, and after entering the dance school, she stopped skating.
Ji Tiantian felt that Zhang Lilian should have some knowledge about figure skating.
"Just concentrate on learning dance. Aren't you tired of doing these things?" Zhang Lilian was silent for a while and spoke to Ji Tiantian like this.
"But mom, I want to learn ice dancing." Ji Tiantian said stubbornly.
After she finished speaking, she listened to the silence on the other end of the phone, feeling a little uneasy. Zhang Lilian was a strong woman, and Ji Tiantian of Girls' Generation was very well behaved, rarely disobeying Zhang Lilian or raising objections.
I wonder if Zhang Lilian will be angry if I talk like this.
However, after a long silence, Ji Tiantian heard a chuckle from the other end of the phone.
"Our Tiantian has grown up and has her own ideas." Zhang Lilian said with a smile, "Okay, go if you want to, mom will always support you."
Ji Tiantian was stunned and felt her eyes getting hot again.
Yes, although her mother was strong and forced her to dance and practice flexibility since she was very young, she always loved her. No matter how dark she was, her mother would stand firmly by her side.
"Thank you, mother."
The author has something to say:
Cross-border material selection is indeed true, but it should have started around 2018, so I’ll just make it up…
There should be a cross-border selection group in the National Figure Skating Championships now. Most of them are dancers~ Everyone works very hard~
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