This is the era of my rule
"You are so young, but you have such unique views on issues concerning men and women. This surprises me."
The memory goes back to a few months ago, before we started practicing the free dance. Choreographer Clara made this comment after listening to Ji Tang and his partner's opinions on the theme of the free dance.
"But you might as well look back to the beginning. No matter what kind of entanglements men and women in this world have, the reason that prompted them to get together in the first place is nothing more than that they have common views on certain things."
At that time, Ji Tiantian was listening to the choreographer's words while turning her head to look at Tang Yi beside her, as if thinking about something.
"Since you have met, it means that you must have something in common. You have the same enemy and the same goal. Apart from those complicated relationships, discarding those love-hate entanglements, if men and women want to live side by side, they must first be comrades-in-arms. Don't think too much, in fact, the relationship between two people can be very simple. Very, very simple, from now on, you are comrades-in-arms walking side by side." Clara looked at the two and smiled, "The free dance competition is your battlefield. Slide down with this feeling."
Back to the beginning. They have no relationship, just comrades.
Overcoming numerous difficulties, moving forward together. On the field, Ji Tiantian looked at Tang Yi, tears gradually accumulated in her eyes, but she smiled exceptionally brightly.
They clasped their hands together and performed a series of toe steps. It was not the common skating steps on ice, but a street style step.
They let go of one hand, and the two of them remained hand in hand, facing the audience. They moved their knees, jumped briskly, and the skates touched the ice surface from toes to heels, repeating the process closely and in a rhythmic manner, with the breath of life in their bodies. They switched back and forth between the inside and outside blades, and each step was in a brisk beat.
This is the pace they created together.
After Tang Yi performed a series of street dances on land, Ji Tiantian adapted them again. Finally, with the help of Clara, this series of steps that combined their characteristics were perfectly integrated into the free dance.
They let go of each other's hands, took two steps to the side, stretched their hands in the air, stretched their legs at their sides, and jumped up. In the air, Ji Tiantian smiled brightly with tears in her eyes.
"Aren't they a little too rebellious to be so slippery?"
"But I think it's pretty good. Tang Yi's expression as a dance partner is very contagious."
"Although she looks very young and well-behaved, she has a very powerful energy..."
"I have never seen such a strong performance in a competition in our country!"
"I thought Lin Xia's group's free dance with the same theme based on the popularity of Black Swan was already a blast, but I didn't expect Tang Yi's group to be even more incredible. They used last year's hit music as the background music, and they danced so passionately!"
There were always subtle discussions in the audience. In comparison, it was obviously much quieter among Ji Tiantian's relatives and friends.
Everyone silently watched Ji Tiantian jumping as hard as she could on the ice.
She is still young and her muscle strength is not as strong as that of senior students. It must be very difficult for her to put on ice skates and jump on the ice.
But she looked so happy. While her lower body was sliding, she moved her upper body to the powerful rhythm of the music, coordinating closely with her partner.
She is not just competing, she seems to be performing a journey of life. She is pursuing, struggling, and trying to live out her own meaning.
Zhang Lilian, Chen Yusheng, Teacher Shen, Wang Hao, and Qian Xiyue could all see their past selves in her performance. Everyone's eyes were a little moist. Qian Xiyue silently took out a tissue and wiped the corners of her eyes.
I used to roll the dice
I once controlled the life and death of mortals
Feel the fear in my enemy's eyes
Enjoy the horror in the pupils of your mortal enemy
A series of powerful steps, inner hook step followed by outer hook step, followed by LUNGE (bow step), Ji Tang entered the synchronized twist step with a difficult posture.
They bent their legs backwards, bent their bodies backwards, raised their arms straight up and put their hands together. Ji Tiantian looked up at the sky, tears flashing in the corners of her eyes.
I hope God will hear my prayers and let me bloom on the ice and gain my glory.
Her seemingly thin limbs were tense and full of strength. She twisted forward with the momentum of a soldier.
But she was not alone at this time. Tang Yi was with her. They moved forward together, expanding their territory, and their momentum swept across the country in an instant.
The audience held their breath.
The quadruple twist was completed. Tang Yi and Ji Tiantian turned over and jumped at the same time, entering the next quadruple twist. This time they bowed their heads together, crossed their arms in front of their chests, still in a praying posture.
I just want to live my life to its fullest and hope that fate will bless me.
The two changed their postures again, completing the last set of three twists with their hands open at their sides and their heads raised as if shouting.
Loud applause broke out in the audience.
“So powerful.”
"Compared to that, the previous groups seemed to be just going through the motions."
"I don't know why, but I just want to cry." From time to time, the sound of wiping nose could be heard.
"It's neither fish nor fowl, not elegant at all." Xia Qiu, who was standing on the edge of the ice and watching, couldn't help but complain.
He looked at Lin Aili, whose eyes were red, and sighed. He felt guilty after the quarrel. He shouldn't have been so harsh on Lin Aili. It was his luck to find such a dance partner. He wanted to make her happy. "This doesn't look like she's dancing ballet at all. She's not as pretty as you." Xia Qiu added.
"No, it's not like that." Lin Aili murmured softly, her eyes fixed on the two people skating on the ice, unable to move away.
As a ballet dancer herself, she knows very well where Ji Tiantian's strengths lie.
Ji Tiantian doesn't need to deliberately show off her ballet skills. Her dancing talent and love for dancing have been integrated into her bones. Even if she is just doing a simple slide, her posture is very elegant.
Ji Tiantian doesn't need to deliberately show off those things that have been integrated into her bones and blood.
She has already mastered it. Lin Ai Li grabbed the hem of her skirt tightly.
Suddenly the music rang out loudly, reaching its climax.
Ji Tiantian stepped on Tang Yi's thigh, turned her back to Tang Yi and stretched out her other leg. Tang Yi supported Ji Tiantian's body while maintaining a squatting position and gliding in an arc.
Ji Tiantian stood on one leg, leaned back, and stretched her arms straight into the sky, as if she was cheering.
I hear Jerusalem bells a ringing
Listen to the bells of Jerusalem
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
The Roman cavalry's song shook the mountains and seas
Her skirt fluttered violently behind her like a flag.
The straight and powerful posture matched perfectly with the climax, pushing the atmosphere to the peak, and there were exclamations and applause from the audience. Some people even cried until their noses turned red.
Tang Yi held Ji Tiantian's legs firmly and looked up at her. In his dark eyes, the girl standing upright like a flagpole was reflected.
He felt like a soldier who had to hold the flag firmly even in the face of the threat of death.
For Tang Yi now, it is still a bit difficult to do complicated lifts and footwork changes. In the beginning, which included a series of street dance-style steps, he and Ji Tiantian both made some mistakes in using the blade. In his previous life, he had been away from the arena for four years, so his skills were a bit rusty, and now this young body was still very immature, lacking strength and control.
He couldn't immediately return to his peak level in his previous life. But this didn't stop him from trying his best to cooperate with Ji Tiantian to do every choreographed lift.
The lift was completed, and Ji Tiantian jumped off Tang Yi's legs amid applause, and the two began to slide and continue their steps. The intense music flowed in their ears, as if it was an encouragement.
On the edge of the ice, Wei Xiao and Chang Yu from the adult national team were also watching Ji Tang's performance carefully.
"When did... Tang Yi's skating become so good?" Wei Xiao asked in confusion.
"Maybe he has found himself." Chang Yu smiled, then lowered his head and wiped the corners of his eyes, "Oh, the young are really formidable."
Ji Tang and I completed a double twist and an inside-out hook. They slid faster and faster, like a sailboat breaking through the waves, moving forward along the diagonal line.
"Old Xu, your free dance is quite interesting. Was this your idea?" Wei Chang's coach quickly walked up to Xu Chi and asked.
Xu Chi looked at the two bright figures on the ice and couldn't help but smile with emotion.
The memory goes back to when we were choreographing the free dance.
"Can't you choreograph a safer dance, like Swan Lake?" Hearing that Clara was going to use pop rock as the background music for the two children, the well-informed Xu Chi couldn't sit still. "Tiantian has a talent for ballet, and we can get high scores with ballet music. You're doing pop rock, which is too rebellious. What will the leaders think?"
"What do you think the leader thinks of you and Tang now?" Clara's question left Xu Chi speechless for a moment.
"Do you think that Tang can tear off the rebellious label attached to him by skating to Swan Lake or other classic music?" Clara looked into Xu Chi's eyes and said, "If you can't take it off, then use this label to the fullest, and maybe there will be unexpected results."
Xu Chi sighed silently.
"As for Tiantian, if she wants to dance Swan Lake, why is she on the ice?" Clara smiled and continued, "What she wants in her heart is change. They all want change."
She was silent for a moment, then spoke slowly and slowly: "We need to change, too."
If you tie yourself up in knots and stand still, you will not achieve anything. Clara's words suddenly woke Xu Chi up.
Xu Chi came back to his senses from his memories and looked at the ice surface with a relieved smile.
Sometimes, the competition is not the most important thing. What is important is that the two children skated happily and the audience also felt what they wanted to express.
That's enough. He thought that after today, more people would like ice dancing.
That's enough.
The music on the field began to change to the accompaniment of Coldplay's "In My Place". The rhythm was different from that of "Viva La Vie", and this song was relatively soothing.
The International Skating Union stipulates that the music selected by ice dancers must be processed and include at least one rhythm change. Therefore, many contestants will combine two works of a singer or group to complete a program.
The intense music mixed with the technical moves made many viewers nervous. Now the audience can calm down with the soothing music while watching the two skaters start to rotate together.
Ji Tiantian bent backwards, Tang Yi supported her body and legs, and maintained a squatting posture with one leg forward and the thigh parallel to the ice surface. The two began to coordinate the first part of the connection rotation.
Three weeks later, the two stood upright, holding hands and changing legs. In between changing legs, they smiled at each other.
This was not an intentional arrangement, but when they looked at each other inadvertently, they couldn't help but smile at each other.
Throwing aside all entanglements and all the past, at this moment, they are on the same ice, comrades-in-arms, with pure eyes and passionate hearts.
They feel honored to be here from the bottom of their hearts.
Long live life.
Ji Tang changed his posture and started the second part of the chain rotation. Ji Tiantian's floating leg went straight up, and at the same time, her whole body folded towards the sliding leg, and she did a vertical split in the air.
She held her sliding leg with one hand and held Tang Yi's hand with the other. Tang Yi held Ji Tiantian's sliding leg with his other hand. One leg was crossed backwards and they did a squatting position. The two continued to rotate.
"Did you see that the two of them just smiled at each other?" A fan of Tang Yi in the audience said cautiously, "Actually, I think... Brother Yi's new dance partner is pretty good... What do you think?"
"This is the first time I see Brother Yi laugh so happily..." Another Tang Yi fan said while wiping tears with a tissue and choking.
"I thought it was hard for him to get by without a dance partner...but his performance showed us that he has come out of the trough."
"Well... the atmosphere between them is quite good."
"The bending, squatting and leg-opening difficult postures were all done well, and the speed was also good." Xu Chi looked at the two people on the ice and said, "The combined rotation has been graded as level 4."
"After the short dance, the synchronization between the two seems to have gotten better." Jiang Lin said in a daze, "I was worried that Tiantian would make mistakes due to nervousness in her first competition. I didn't expect that she would perform better than usual in the competition. Her expression was so contagious."
"Yes, Tang Yi was also inspired by her. I have never seen such a vivid expression in Xiong Wa's eyes." Xu Chi nodded and spoke with great confidence, "Ji Tiantian is a rare competitive player. She can give us unexpected surprises on the court. She becomes more courageous as she fights harder."
After three weeks, the joint rotation ended and the music switched back to the previous song "VIVA LA VIDA".
Tang Yi held Ji Tiantian and spun around quickly, and the two continued to do street dance-style sliding steps.
They skated face to face, mirroring each other, waving their hands in the air in unison, performing the same dance moves. They quickly switched their feet and glided smoothly on the ice. They had a peaceful, yet somewhat helpless smile on their faces.
What can we do? Even though there are frictions and conflicts between us, and many tiring things happen.
But we are comrades.
We dominate this battlefield.
that was when I ruled the world
This is my reign
When the high-pitched male voice in the music sang the last note, Tang Yi carried Ji Tiantian on his shoulders.
Ji Tiantian smiled warmly and raised her hands high, ending her free dance in this pose.
This is their era.
Unlike the cautious trial at the beginning of the skating, their eyes became firm and warm at the end of the free dance.
They used the time of a free dance to perform their story, from their meeting to their collaboration.
Full of ups and downs, but also very happy.
The song describing the tragic life of the French monarch came to an abrupt end, but the emotions left by the free dance remained.
There were many people in the audience holding tissues, looking dazed, and had not yet come to their senses.
Zhang Lilian also kept wiping away tears. She had watched Ji Tiantian and the others practice. But whether it was her feelings about the show or her understanding of Tiantian, she couldn't help crying throughout the whole process.
"Okay, it's over." Ji Ze put his arm around Zhang Lilian's shoulders and patted her gently, "Our daughter has made great progress."
"Actually... I don't really want her to grow up so fast." Zhang Lilian sniffed, still unable to get rid of the strong emotions.
Ji Tiantian was panting on the ice, and her mind was blank for a moment, like the state of lack of oxygen after trying hard to climb to a high peak.
The emotions brought by the performance were still surging in her chest, and her eyes were filled with tears. She smiled at Tang Yi beside her, feeling a little helpless and relieved.
At the beginning of her rebirth, she did not expect to participate in the competition with him. But it turned out to be the best choice.
Ji Tiantian sniffed. Tang Yi came over and gently patted Ji Tiantian on the back. Ji Tiantian paused and cried in Tang Yi's arms. It was finally over. The long practice had a happy ending.
The technical movements were all completed very well, which was their ideal state. She wiped her tears, but they flowed even more violently.
"Ji Tiantian!"
A loud female voice rang out from the audience, carrying the power of encouragement.
Led by this voice, more and more people began to speak out.
Ji Tiantian tried hard to suppress her emotions, and with tears in her eyes, she smiled and saluted to the audience.
"Wow sweet, so cute!"
"Ji Tang is the best!"
The ice fans in the audience finally recovered and the applause gradually grew louder and became unprecedentedly enthusiastic.
During the short dance, many viewers focused their attention on Tang Yi. They thought Ji Tiantian looked outstanding because of Tang Yi's radiance.
But the free dance is different. Whether it is the performance during the lift, the bending during the rotation, the twist that never goes wrong, or the highly contagious creative footwork, all show that Ji Tiantian is a rising ice dance star.
No one doubted her strength anymore.
"Ji Tiantian!" People on the field kept shouting Ji Tiantian's name. They loved her and felt sorry for her.
"Tang Yi just hugged our Tiantian!" Zhang Lilian stood up and looked at the ice, feeling a little angry.
"It was just a light pat!" Ji Ze pulled Zhang Lilian hard, "Don't get too excited, sit down."
Zhang Lilian stood for a while amid the loud cheers before she reluctantly sat down. "No, I'm going to tell the coach that we must not fall in love too early! Our Tiantian is still very young!"
"So are you willing to let Tiantian become a professional athlete?" Ji Ze asked.
Zhang Lilian looked at the ice surface and sighed after a while: "I don't want to, but I can't do it."
It wasn’t hard to learn how much my daughter loved ice dancing and how good she was at it.
Just one free dance.
"It took such a short time to get to this point..." The extreme Tang Yi fan who didn't like Ji Tiantian before cried and spoke amid the applause, "I can't imagine... how much hardship Tang Yi and her dance partner have endured..."
"Yeah, wow wow...they've been working hard..."
"I really hope they keep sliding down, they are so suitable..."
"Yeah yeah……"
There are always some prejudices that require strong strength to reverse.
On the ice, Ji Tiantian had no clear idea of how much her free dance had shocked the audience. She was still saluting.
To show their love, fans threw many stuffed toys onto the ice. Some clever kid threw a whole pack of tissues instead of toys, and others followed suit.
Ji Tiantian couldn't help laughing, picked up the tissue, waved to the audience to express her gratitude, and then left the stage with Tang Yi.
As they put on their hard knife sheaths, the little ice boys in charge of clearing the ice came in one after another to pick up the stuffed toys on the ice.
"You did a great job." Xu Chi and Jiang Lin hugged Tang Yi and Ji Tiantian respectively, "The scores will not let you down for your hard work."
"Did you often cry while dancing before?" Jiang Lin rubbed Ji Tiantian's head and asked the little girl whose eyes were like rabbits from crying.
Ji Tiantian pursed her lips and said nothing.
"Don't be embarrassed." Jiang Lin spoke softly, "You have a strong ability to empathize, and that's why you can infect the audience. This is your weapon and your advantage. You must make good use of it and show it boldly."
The four of them stopped talking and came to the waiting area together. Xu Chi and Jiang Lin each took one side, while Ji Tiantian and Tang Yi sat in the middle.
"That dancer... is amazing."
"Young people are to be feared..."
"I don't know how the score will be. I feel that Ji Tang's group won in performance. The technical moves don't seem to be much different from Lin Xia's group."
"Yes, their most eye-catching choreography cannot get them many points under the current rules. We will see the results."
There was still discussion in the audience.
After a while, Ji Tiantian saw the little ice boy picking up a bunch of stuffed toys thrown onto the ice by the audience.
There was also a Melody.
"Why is there a Melody here?" Ji Tiantian's eyes were filled with surprise, and she immediately took all the toys. "I didn't see anyone throwing them down just now."
"I give this to you, Sister Tiantian." At this time, the little ice boy spoke.
Ji Tiantian was stunned for a moment, then she realized that the little girl looked very familiar. After thinking carefully, she realized that this was the little girl she met at the national team practice field in the capital. Ji Tiantian helped her up.
"Ah...thank you, what's your name?" Ji Tiantian asked sincerely.
"My name is Qiao Menghan." The little girl said shyly, "Sister Tiantian, I like you very much. I will work hard in the future and strive to compete with you."
"Well, next time we meet at the stadium, I will give you a gift too." Ji Tiantian smiled and stretched out her little finger to Qiao Menghan, and the two of them pinky-pinched.
"By the way, why did you give me Melody?" Ji Tiantian saw Qiao Menghan was about to leave, and suddenly thought of something and asked immediately.
Qiao Menghan didn't say anything and was about to leave, but Ji Tiantian was quick to grab her.
"Well...that day at the Capital Ice Rink, I asked Brother Tang Yi what he liked..." Qiao Menghan had no choice but to answer and looked at Tang Yi cautiously, "He...he told me." Qiao Menghan said and immediately slipped away.
Ji Tiantian turned to look at Tang Yi.
"What's your idea?" Ji Tiantian hit Tang Yi with Melody. "Ice skating equipment is expensive, and you're asking a little girl to spend money on Melody. Can't you tell her that you don't know what I like?"
"It doesn't cost much." Tang Yi said calmly.
"What do you know! I've looked at it carefully. This doll is a genuine limited edition and very expensive!" Ji Tiantian hit him with Melody again.
Seeing that Ji Tiantian was about to fight again, Tang Yi suddenly said, "I bought it."
Ji Tiantian paused for a moment.
"I bought this Melody and asked Qiao Menghan to give it to you." Tang Yi looked into Ji Tiantian's eyes and continued talking, "Can you stop fighting? The camera is filming."
Ji Tiantian then noticed the camera in the waiting area. For a moment, she looked at Tang Yi with her round eyes, a little dazed.
Xu Chi and Jiang Lin were hiding behind them at this time, discussing the scoring issue intensely, and didn't pay any attention to what was happening here.
Suddenly, cheers rang out. Ji Tiantian and Tang Yi looked up at the display screen. Their free dance scores were out.
The technical score was 36.81, the program content score was 37.51, and the total score for the free dance was 74.32.
Including 49.61 points for the short dance, the total score was 123.93.
Lin Xia, who leads with a total score of 118.04 points, is currently ranked first.
"Tang Yi! Tang Yi!"
"Ji Tiantian! Ji Tiantian!"
The cheers from the audience were getting louder and louder.
Ji Tiantian used her strength to capture a group of fans at the scene. The number of fans shouting Ji Tiantian's name was obviously much greater than when the short dance ended. Their voices could not overshadow Tang Yi's fans, but at least they were evenly matched.
Ji Tiantian stared at the results display screen and was absent-minded for a long time. After a while, she came back to her senses.
"Actually..." She and Tang Yi spoke almost at the same time.
"You first." Tang Yi paused and said this.
"Let's talk after this is over." Ji Tiantian hugged Melody and spoke softly.
"Yeah, that's what I meant."
-over-
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