Chapter 58 2012 Final Short Dance
◎Dancing gives her strength◎
The Grand Prix final of figure skating was held in Sochi, Russia in December 2012. The distance is not very far for Chinese audiences.
This year's Grand Prix will be the same as before, with all four events in the youth and adult categories competing in one venue at different times.
However, this time Ji Tiantian and Tang Yi were relatively alone. After being promoted to the men's singles group, Ning Huai and the women's singles group, Ye Yidong, failed to achieve outstanding results in the individual stages and advance to the finals. In addition to Ji Tang, the last person to come to the finals was Yu Sha Gaozhe, a pair skater who was promoted to the adult group, and a pair of youth pairs.
For domestic ice hockey fans, there are not many Chinese athletes to watch in this Grand Prix. However, many people still paid attention to the ticket sales in advance and actively grabbed tickets. Many of them are new ice hockey fans who fell in love with Ji Tang's free dance.
Before the competition started, forums at home and abroad were unprecedentedly lively.
The domestic forum has still established a special discussion forum for ice dancing in the 2012 Grand Prix Finals.
322L: Ahhh, I'm so nervous! I'm about to go to the scene! I wonder what results Tiantang can get this time!
323L: Looking at Tiantang's performance in the first two races, I feel that her short dance has not improved much compared to last season... As for the free dance, well... maybe it's because of the Chinese style theme, so the score has not been too high. I think everyone should lower their expectations. To be honest, Tiantang has already beaten many contestants by getting today's results and attention.
324L: Well, maybe the theme is still not popular in international competitions. If I skated in a Chinese style last season, maybe it would be better to skate in the Little Prince this season?
325L: Think about it again. If Tiantang didn't have the background of The Little Prince and Viva Viva, how could she dare to play the national style? They just felt that the time was right this season and they could play the national style because they had a certain impression in the youth group.
326L: Woohoo, it’s so hard! Tiantang is really moving up little by little, gaining recognition little by little. She works so hard every season, I really hope more people will see Tiantang!
A foreign forum about the Chinese ice dancers Ji Tiantian and Tang Yi has also been established.
611L: The overall performance of the Chinese players this season is really impressive. I think they can win the silver medal this time.
612L: I think so too. It should be impossible to beat Russia. There is still a certain gap in the short dance alone.
613L: The Chinese style can help this young Chinese ice dancer to gain an advantage in public opinion, let everyone see the difficulties faced by Asian athletes in ice dancing, and gain a good reputation. However, the competition is a competition.
614L: No matter what, ice dance history will definitely remember them. In the minds of many of us, they are far better than gold medalists.
The Internet was bustling with activity, but Ji Tang's life was going on in an orderly manner.
The night before the competition, Ji Tang arrived at the designated hotel. As soon as they entered the hotel, many players from all over the world gathered around them, shaking hands, hugging them, and asking for autographs.
"I really like your free dance, you must keep up the good work!" A French female singles contestant handed Ji Tang a magazine with an interview with Ji Tiantian and Tang Yi, "Please sign it for me, thank you!"
"Ah... the magazine is already on sale!" Ji Tiantian was surprised. She had been too busy with training recently and hadn't paid attention to the magazine.
She signed the magazine with Tang Yi.
Many contestants gathered around and asked about Ji Tiantian's injury.
While waiting in line to check in, Xu Chi and Jiang Lin silently looked at Ji Tang who was standing in the center of the crowd.
After all, he is a medalist in the youth group. When he participated in the previous rounds of the World Youth Championships, Ji Tang was also surrounded by young players.
But the Grand Prix Finals are different. The finalists selected through the sub-stations are all world-class masters. They all have their own aura, but they still take the initiative to get close to Ji Tang. This may indirectly show that Ji Tiantian and Tang Yi are really very different.
"I heard that those little ice dancers in the youth group all had signs before they ascended to become stars in the adult group." Jiang Lin looked at Ji Tang with mixed feelings, "I don't know if this counts."
Tang Yi and Ji Tiantian stood together in the crowd. Ji Tiantian was signing autographs when someone accidentally came up and squeezed her, so Tang Yi immediately reached out and protected Ji Tiantian behind him.
"In fact, I don't want them to receive so much attention from all sides as they do now. They shouldn't be under such pressure." Xu Chi took a deep breath, "But perhaps, this is the test that God has given them."
Soon after, the Goose Figure Skating Team arrived at the hotel. Katerin and his male partner Ilyich came over to greet Ji Tang. This was also the first time this season that Ji Tang met the champion of the youth group.
"Actually, we've had a pretty turbulent season as well, but not compared to you guys." Katerin showed Ji Tiantian a smile that was a little melancholy yet mixed with emotion, "Ilyich and I have finally reconciled." Ilyich, who was standing next to her, also showed a smile that was a little apologetic yet mixed with joy.
"Congratulations!" Ji Tiantian hugged Katelin tightly.
Deep down in her heart, Ji Tiantian has always been somewhat grateful to Katerin. The 2010 World Youth Championship was also her first international competition. At that time, she had not won any place, but Katerin, who was at the top, extended a friendly hand to her.
She came to her senses and found Katerin stroking her cheek and looking at her in a daze.
"What's the matter?" she couldn't help asking.
"When I saw you on the first day, I felt that you were different, a beautiful porcelain doll." Katerin smiled at Ji Tiantian, "But I didn't expect the porcelain doll to be so tough. I look forward to seeing you on the court."
"See you at the game." Ji Tiantian hugged Katelin again and ended their conversation.
Later, the Canadian figure skating team also arrived at the hotel. Mia and Lucas often met Ji Tang, so the two sides greeted each other symbolically.
Then, Yu Shagaozhe, who had been promoted to the adult group, and the youth group duo who were shortlisted for the finals also arrived at the hotel.
Meeting a familiar national team athlete is a different feeling. Yu Sha and Ji Tiantian didn't say anything when they saw each other, and they hugged each other tightly.
"Long time no see." After a while, Yu Sha spoke, "Let's work hard together and win glory together."
"Yeah." Ji Tiantian nodded vigorously.
Although the team this time is thinner than before, it does not affect their enthusiasm. They are still warriors guarding the ice and snow, with Kosten as their armor and ice skates as their weapons.
They waited quietly as their respective battles began.
The first day of the Grand Prix Finals is the four short programs/short dances for the youth group. Many viewers who buy tickets for this day will watch all four shows in a row.
On the day of the competition, Ji Tang arrived at the venue early. Zhang Lilian, Ji Ze, Chen Yusheng, Wang Hao and Tang Yi's mother Liu Hui were all coming to watch the final.
Ji Tiantian and Tang Yi have not returned to China in the second half of the year, and they have also encountered public opinion disputes and injuries on the field. Their relatives and friends have to come and see them no matter what.
Ji Tiantian and Tang Yi decided to come to the stadium early to say hello to their relatives and friends.
Then they saw Ni Chuan and Fei Fei who had been standing near the entrance of the stadium.
Ji Tiantian went up to greet them and noticed that Feifei was holding a bunch of sweet goose dolls. But this time the dolls were a little different, wearing brightly colored costumes. There were Little Prince versions and Daming Palace versions. They were all similar to what the real people were wearing.
"I upgraded the dolls. Now they can change their clothes." Feifei saw Ji Tang and began to enthusiastically introduce the Sweet Goose dolls in her hand. "I plan to sell them this time. The profit will be used as activity funds for the Sweet Goose Fan Club. You won't object, right?"
Ji Tiantian nodded, then asked, "Is it hard to sell like this?"
"It's okay, it's okay. Ni Chuan is with me. By the way, I can also say hello to many ice fans in the forum. It's quite lively." Feifei smiled brightly.
Ji Tiantian and Tang Yi looked at Ni Chuan silently. In fact, they didn't really understand how Ni Chuan and Fei Fei met each other. But seeing that the atmosphere between them was quite harmonious, they didn't ask any more questions.
Ji Tiantian and Tang Yi said goodbye to Ni Chuan and Feifei and continued walking towards the door, then they heard a familiar voice coming from behind them.
They turned around and saw Mia and Lucas stopped in front of Fifi.
"Give me ten pairs." Mia, the daughter of a wealthy family, generously bought ten pairs of sweet geese from Feifei. Ji Tiantian silently thanked Mia for her support for their fan club.
"Can I buy them separately?" Lucas, who was beside Mia, said after a moment of silence, "I want ten sweet geese." The ten sweet geese were quickly sold.
"What should we do? Many people only buy sweet goose. If this continues, the sugar goose will be unsalable." Ji Tiantian, who was standing by and watching silently, heard Feifei complaining to Ni Chuan sadly, "I didn't expect Tiantian to be so popular. Brother Tang needs to work harder."
"I don't think this is Brother Yi's fault." Ni Chuan naturally helped Tang Yi speak up, "Male contestants' clothes are generally not as good-looking as female contestants'. It's understandable that they are not selling well."
"Yeah, that's right. Let's prepare more sweet geese next time..."
Ji Tiantian couldn't help but smile, and went to the stadium with Tang Yi. After greeting their relatives and friends, they began to do the final inspection at the edge of the ice, waiting for the game to start.
Soon the audience seats were full. Because of Ji Tang's recent popularity on the Internet, many people came to watch the youth group competition just for him. There were also quite a few Chinese spectators.
Zhang Lilian, Ji Ze and Liu Hui, as well as Chen Yusheng and Wang Hao, all sat together nervously. Not far from them sat Ni Chuan and Feifei.
Dance school teachers and choreographers who had participated in Ji Tang's free dance choreography and land training, some Chinese artists who came here to watch the competition, and students were also sitting in the audience, waiting for the competition to begin.
For many people, Ji Tang is no longer just an ice dancer. They are the disseminators of the motherland's culture and the pioneers who bravely move forward in the darkness.
Many people came from far away, not to watch Ji Tang compete for medals, but to provide small support to the brave and young pioneer to the best of their ability.
I only hope that such a spark can one day start a prairie fire.
"I'm so nervous." Tang Yi's mother Liu Hui sat in the audience, covering her chest with one hand, "What should I do? My heart is beating so fast, I can't hold on any longer!"
"It's okay. I'm nervous too." Zhang Lilian held Liu Hui's hand tightly. "It's okay. It's going to start soon. I won't be nervous once it starts."
"I'm nervous too." Chen Yusheng couldn't help but speak. She wanted to say more when she heard the Chinese ice hockey fans next to her start discussing enthusiastically.
"What do you think about Ji Tiantian and Tang Yi? Are they real?" someone asked.
"What is true or not?"
"That is, are they boyfriend and girlfriend?"
"Isn't it a bit early to say this? She's still young."
"What's wrong with being little? It's so nice to be childhood sweethearts! I feel like they are really together, otherwise how could they express their feelings so well in the free dance?"
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Wang Hao and Chen Yusheng turned their heads and looked at Ji Tiantian and Tang Yi on the edge of the ice.
Currently they were waiting for the short dance to begin, the two of them standing silently, surrounded by other groups.
"Look, the Spanish ice dance group is holding hands and being very close, and the Big Goose group is chatting happily, but our ice dance group doesn't have much communication and stands quite far apart." A Chinese ice fan observed and touched his chin while speaking, "I feel like they are probably not a couple."
"Tsk, you just don't understand!" Another ice fan slapped his thigh excitedly and spoke loudly, "Based on my experience of chasing couples for more than 20 years, these two will definitely have a chance! Let me tell you, the more unlikely it looks, the more stories there are! Otherwise, let's make a bet, I bet they will be together in the future!"
"Hiss, what you said seems to make some sense. Then I'll bet on them being together."
"Then I bet on them to beat each other. I just feel that their relationship off the ice isn't that good... Hey, the couple I'm a fan of all beat each other, I don't want to hold on to hopeless expectations anymore, woooo!"
The passionate discussions among ice fans naturally attracted the attention of parents.
"Do you think we are in love?" Zhang Lilian asked Ji Ze beside her in a low voice.
"I don't know." Ji Ze paused, "How about I talk to Tiantian after the game and ask her not to fall in love too early?"
"Don't do that yet." Zhang Lilian said immediately.
"What? You don't object to early love anymore?" Ji Ze looked at Zhang Lilian in surprise.
"I think Tang Yi is a good kid. He has good skills, is a good student, and has a good instep... Although Tiantian was injured, I heard that his attitude is very sincere. He is also very responsible." Zhang Lilian observed Ji Tang on the edge of the ice while whispering to Ji Ze, "Just watch for now..."
At this time, Ji Tiantian stood at the edge of the ice, feeling mixed emotions. On the first day, many people who bought tickets to watch the four events of the youth group were fans who came for them.
There were many banners with their photos hung in the auditorium.
There were photos of her and Tang Yi standing on the podium and waving enthusiastically, and there were also photos of them hugging each other enthusiastically in the waiting area. There were face-to-face spinning lifts, and there were also interview photos found on the magazine website, where she and Tang Yi stared at each other.
Although these banners were accompanied by inspiring words such as "Come on, Tiantang!", "Break out of Asia!", and "Never give up!", these photos did not seem to have that atmosphere at all.
Just... the more I look at it, the more I feel that the atmosphere in the photo is weird. Was the look in her eyes when she looked at Tang Yi really so warm?
Ji Tiantian looked at the photo and was very suspicious.
She came back to her senses and couldn't help but look at Tang Yi who was standing two meters away from her.
Ever since Tang Yi admitted that he liked her, the atmosphere had always been a little awkward when they were alone together.
Because she had been training hard before, Ji Tiantian had been immersed in her role and studying the details of skating, so in fact, this awkward atmosphere did not have much impact on her daily life.
Just sometimes, when they were alone, she would be at a loss for words.
Ji Tiantian couldn't help but think of her past life. In her past life, she and Tang Yi were rarely together, and when they were together, Tang Yi rarely touched her. She never felt that he liked her. So, did he fall in love with her in this life?
However, there is no point in thinking about these things now. The game is about to begin.
"Tang Yi, regarding the previous matter... I don't think I have responded yet..." Ji Tiantian spoke carefully to Tang Yi, "I'm sorry, I don't have the energy to take care of personal feelings right now..."
"I know." Tang Yi nodded, "We are partners."
"Yeah." Ji Tiantian felt relieved after hearing what Tang Yi said. At the moment, she just wanted a simple and non-irritating partnership.
As she thought about it, her expression became more natural. "Tang Yi, I really, really thank you. Without you, I definitely wouldn't have been able to reach the finals so quickly. If I did anything wrong, I apologize. I...I want to say that I won't let your efforts go to waste. On the court, you can completely trust me."
Tang Yi turned his head and looked into the girl's pair of bright round eyes.
Another year has passed, and they once again came to the grand figure skating year-end ceremony, the Grand Prix Final.
Unlike him who had experience in his previous life, Ji Tiantian took off at a speed unimaginable to ordinary people in this life, overcame many difficulties, and came to the attention of everyone. She must have been under a lot of pressure and must have spent many anxious nights. But she still tried her best to comfort him, fearing that he would be unhappy.
"I have always trusted you." He looked at her with gentle eyes, paused, and then continued in a low voice, "You can also, always trust me."
As a partner, he was her shield from the wind and rain. He was, is, and always will be.
Ji Tiantian knew what Tang Yi meant, smiled brightly, and reached out to Tang Yi.
Tang Yi held the girl's slightly cold hand tightly.
The moment Tang Yi held her hand, Ji Tiantian suddenly felt a fire burning inside her body. A steady stream of heat was generated in her physical energy, just waiting for the moment to burst out.
"Hello everyone, I'm Xiao Lu, the field reporter, and I'm currently reporting live in Sochi, Russia."
On-site reporter Xiao Lu stood in the audience and connected to the domestic sports channel for live reporting. "In a few minutes, the ice dance short dance finals will begin! This time, our youth group contestants Ji Tiantian and Tang Yi have also made it to the finals! In last year's finals, the two won the silver medal in the youth group with their outstanding performance! Let's see if they can maintain their position this year!"
"The first group of the youth ice dance category, prepare to warm up." The broadcast sounded, announcing the official start of the youth ice dance competition.
There was a small commotion in the audience.
"Ahhh, what should I do? I'm so worried! I don't know how Tiantang will perform this time! Short dances have never been their strong point!" Some Chinese audience members expressed nervousness.
"Yeah, I always feel that the short dance is more heart-wrenching than the free dance!"
"Ahhh don't let yourself be pulled too far apart!"
Ji Tang's relatives and friends stopped talking, huddled together and stared at the ice surface.
The finals warm-up was divided into two groups. The first to start warming up were the players ranked 4th, 5th, and 6th in points. The Spanish team and the other two teams went on the ice to warm up first.
After the warm-up, the sixth-placed competitor stepped onto the ice to begin the short dance competition.
This season, the rhythms were not very wide, just blues and swing. In the sometimes lazy, sometimes cheerful melody, the sixth and fifth pairs completed their short dances. Perhaps because they were a little nervous, or their skills were not very solid, the two groups made three or four mistakes in the two pattern dances, and the short dance score was not above 55.
Then, it was the childhood sweethearts from Spain, Ana and Leilo, both of them still dressed like midnight bar waiters wearing ties.
Anna and Lei Luo held hands, danced to the lazy blues music, completed the pattern dance with great tacit understanding, and then entered into a cheerful swing dance.
Both of them were in very good condition, skating very skillfully and naturally, and they performed the remaining technical moves without any mistakes. Amidst applause, they ended their short dance competition.
In the equal division, the Spanish group received their results.
The technical score was 30.35, the program content score was 28.41, and the short dance score was 58.76.
In the applause, Ana and Leilo from the Spanish team hugged each other warmly. They made mistakes in the short dance last season and scored low, but they performed very well this time.
"The step sequence is level 2, and the key points of the pattern dance should be all correct." Xu Chi, who was standing on the ice and watching, couldn't help but take a deep breath.
"Very good results." Jiang Lin nodded, "They must have practiced very hard."
The pattern dance of ice dance emphasizes the accurate use of the blade and keeping up with the beat. It is not easy to get all the key points correct for even the simplest pattern. It is just like answering a question, even for a very simple test paper, it is not easy to get all the key points correct.
There are six key points in the two pattern dances in the short dance, which may not seem like much, but each key point is closely related to the contestants' hard training and talent in using blades.
Jiang Lin came back to her senses and looked at the ice surface intently.
The opponent performed well, now it’s up to Ji Tiantian and Tang Yi.
Soon after the Spanish group finished, it was the turn of the top three players, including Ji Tang, to go on the ice to warm up. Five minutes later, Ji Tiantian and Tang Yi were ready to go on the ice for the short dance competition.
There was another small commotion in the audience.
"Tiantang's short dance performance this season doesn't seem to be very good. Should she still use the free dance to score points this time?"
"Ah, but the Chinese style free dance... can it really help them get more points?"
"Hiss... I always feel like it's not quite... I still hope their short dance is better!"
"I feel that... many contestants' short dances have a sense of patchwork, that is, the feeling of patchwork of technical moves. It is not as natural as the free dance. Tiantang actually has a bit of..."
"Of course, right? The short dance is short, so it's hard to arrange the connecting steps. And there are time-consuming technical moves like pattern dance... It's hard to make it look natural!"
"Wow, wow, I really hope that the sweet short dance gets better!"
"Come on, sweetie!"
"The next pair to appear are from China, Ji Tiantian and Tang Yi." A cold announcement came from the radio.
"Tiantang! Come on Tiantang!" A passionate voice in Chinese rang out from the audience.
Ji Tiantian, wearing a lilac flowing backless dress and a curly ponytail, stepped onto the ice with Tang Yi with a smile amid cheers.
"Come on, Tiantang!" The cheers continued.
Not only Ji Tang's relatives and friends and ice fans. Audiences from all walks of life have made their voices heard. Feifei and Ni Chuan waved their dolls, and many fans waved banners.
Ji Tiantian stopped in the middle of the ice surface, looked at the banners again, and suddenly felt the energy in her body burning.
The atmosphere was no longer important. She could find the long-lost strength in the pictures from the past on the banners.
She will never forget how many difficulties she overcame to get here.
Ji Tiantian lowered her eyes and took a deep breath. Tang Yi, who was standing behind her, held her arm with one hand and got into the opening position.
Their blues music, "Wonderland" soon started playing.
Ji Tiantian had a somewhat ignorant smile on her face, and Tang Yi looked at her tenderly. They skated side by side, and Tang Yi gently held Ji Tiantian's hand.
Ji Tiantian and Tang Yi held each other in a foxtrot grip. They looked ahead together, leaning against each other, while their feet danced in a prescribed pattern, gliding through long tracks. Their legs seemed to swing leisurely, but in fact, they stepped on the beat accurately with every step.
The first key point of the blues pattern dance is steps 5-7 of the male and female partners. They both do the back outside edge of their right foot, then the front outside edge of their left foot, and then the female partner twists twice. Ji Tang completed it perfectly.
They held hands and continued forward.
The second key point is the male partner's 12-13 steps, which is a Bruce Choctaw foot change step, with the left foot front outside edge, turning through the Choctaw to the right foot back outside edge.
The third key point is carried out at the same time as the second key point. The female partner takes 12-13 steps and does the same choctaw as the male partner.
Ji Tiantian leaned back to do the blues choctaw with Tang Yi. However, she wanted to do the movement perfectly, so she leaned back a little too much and her sliding foot was a little unstable. Although Tang Yi supported her in time, she still missed the beat.
A key point of the pattern was wrong. Ji Tiantian felt a chill in her heart.
One careless mistake and they were one point behind the Spanish team. Her breathing became a little rapid and the blood vessels in her head were throbbing.
This is how ice dance competitions work. The audience and friends on the field didn't notice anything and still looked expectant. Only the contestants, referees, and coaches who were watching closely knew that the loss had already occurred. The situation became serious.
Ji Tiantian glanced at Tang Yi and saw that he was still gliding forward with a determined look on his face.
She quickly calmed down. It was just a critical point. This little difficulty was nothing compared to what they had experienced in the past.
Ji Tiantian and Tang Yi held each other's hands tightly and continued to slide down. The next set of pattern dance three key points were completed very smoothly.
The music switched to an upbeat swing dance song, "I'm A Ding Dong Daddy", and the two began to perform the swing dance part.
Ji Tiantian smiled and pulled up her skirt, and together with Tang Yi, they touched the ice with the teeth of a knife and performed cheerful toe steps.
Tang Yi knelt on one knee, Ji Tiantian lifted her floating leg and swept it over his head, then Ji Tiantian led Tang Yi to do a split jump. They quickly completed the connecting steps at the beginning of the music, and then came the important short dance transition step part.
Xu Chi, who was standing on the edge of the ice, couldn't help but raise his hand and wipe his face nervously.
Ji Tiantian and Tang Yi held each other face to face in the waltz grip. With her solid ballet skills, Ji Tiantian performed a quick and flexible split on the ice.
"Wow!" There was a small exclamation from the audience.
Ji Tiantian is very fast and her posture is perfect.
With the help of Tang Yi, Ji Tiantian stood up quickly, did two twists on one foot, and then, together with Tang Yi who had finished the Mohawk foot-changing dance step, they entered into a circular step without holding each other.
When grading and scoring the step sequence, the difficulty of the step, ice coverage, smoothness, skating speed and other aspects of the athlete's performance will be considered. At the same time, like other difficulty movements, the difficulty of the athlete's sliding in and out posture will be considered.
During the sprint practice before the game, Ji Tiantian referred to Mia's advice and decided to let go and increase the difficulty of sliding in and out.
Sometimes, choreographers can’t think of everything, and they also need inspiration from the contestants. After Ji Tiantian had a strong desire, Clara began to help her adjust the choreography of sliding in and out.
Fortunately, it was not as difficult as she thought to slide in and out. Before, she was complacent.
Any actions that Tang Yi might be hesitant to do, would be completed by her.
They may never become the best in social dancing. They may never catch up with the basic skills that other ice dancers have laid down when they were young.
But it doesn't matter, ice dance and social dance are both dance. She believes that all dances are closely connected at a deep level. She just needs to show her love for dance and expression.
Besides, she is not without some basic skills.
It doesn’t matter if she fails. In this game, what she needs to do is to break the shackles on their feet.
She wants to use her posture to tell her partner that short dance can also be free and enjoyable.
Entering the circular step sequence, they began to do the Choctaw footwork, followed by a Mohawk with a small hop on toe. Then they followed it up with a double twist.
Enjoy it, express yourself, someone will always hear you. They put their hands on their heads, looked at the judges and began to twist. At the same time, Ji Tiantian smiled and lifted her hair.
The circular step sequence is to skate along the short axis of the ice surface. The short axis runs vertically along the two long sides of the ice surface, and the referee sits on one side of the short axis.
Ji Tiantian and Tang Yi slid smoothly from the end close to the referee to the end far away from the referee.
Then they slide back to complete the whole sequence of steps, still with the difficult steps, with the new toe steps in between.
Ji Tiantian and Tang Yi took cheerful toe-steps while looking at the referee seat that was getting closer and closer. This set of steps was not a difficult move, but it could add fluency to the whole set of steps, and should be able to get some GOE points.
Taking small steps, Ji Tiantian and Tang Yi stared at each other. Ji Tiantian couldn't help but smile, and Tang Yi also looked at her with a sincere smile.
From the first stop till now, they have been working with the choreographer to tinker and polish their program. Before the competition, they didn't know whether the judges would like the choreography they had tinkered with.
But they all had fun skating. That's probably the most important thing.
Tang Yi stared at Ji Tiantian deeply.
Dance is a form of expression, and he can feel what Ji Tiantian means to him through the dance.
She was dancing with him, telling him not to be afraid anymore.
In his previous life, he was often ridiculed by his leaders or dance teachers in China because of his irregular short dance steps. So he was indeed always carrying invisible shackles.
But under Ji Tiantian's guidance, he felt the shackles being lifted, and a brand new self awakening in his body.
Just give it a try, Tang Yi, you don't need to worry anymore. He heard her dance steps saying this.
He calmed himself down and smiled along with Ji Tiantian.
They raised their hands together and swayed in coordination with their skating posture. In the interval, Ji Tiantian turned her head and smiled and winked at the referee.
After the step sequence was completed, she skated out of the pose. Ji Tiantian quickly approached Tang Yi, and the two quickly held each other tightly in a waltz grip. At this time, they were on the short axis of the ice, closest to the referee's seat.
Ji Tiantian held Tang Yi's hand tightly, and at the same time, she kicked 180 degrees to the side to the referee to the cheerful music, her skirt blooming like petals. Her solid ballet skills made her movements particularly dazzling.
The referees couldn't help but look surprised.
The girl's body was straight, her movements were quick, and there was endless joy in her eyes.
Dance gives her strength, and she expresses that strength.
Regardless of her social dancing skills or any rules, she is a dancer on the ice. Always will be.
Amid the cheers, Ji Tiantian looked at Tang Yi again. Tang Yi smiled brightly at her.
She did, indeed, make him see colors he had never seen before.
She soared in his hands.
They completed three sets of twists together with happy smiles.
The short dance is short, and Ji Tang has no way to incorporate multiple twists into the short dance for the time being.
Then, it was the twist and lift. Tang Yi held Ji Tiantian's waist, Ji Tiantian spread her legs in the air, and the two of them completed the six-week twist and lift together.
They finished the short dance by tapping on the last joyful note on pointe.
Ji Tiantian was panting heavily, and her leg muscles were shaking slightly due to the intense exercise.
Every use of the blade required muscle control. She was almost exhausted of energy and sweating profusely.
But this was also the first time that she felt fully enjoyed during a short dance.
She smiled happily at the audience and bowed with Tang Yi to take the curtain call.
"This is the first time I found Ji Tang's short dance quite memorable." The foreign audience in the audience showed a surprised expression.
"Yeah, that kick and split were so neat and clean, and they fit the style of swing dance. I still can't get it out of my mind..."
"And the expression is very layered. At the beginning of the season, she was skating blues, and she looked like a young lady who was being led by her male partner into a dance hall for the first time, and her behavior was passive. But then when the swing music started, she suddenly transformed herself and became the one leading the male partner. It was like she got familiar with the dance hall and started to let go."
"Yeah, it's more exciting than before. They found their way to the short dance!!"
Amid cheers and applause, Ji Tang left the ice and hugged his coaches.
Ji Tiantian took a deep breath, then walked towards the equal area with Tang Yi.
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