Shandong old university art troupe ballet team in rehearsals
Lu net April 27th (Shandong Intern Intern Xuan Xiaoxia) The feet are light and upright, and the dance is wonderful. Those dancers who are training ballet on the south two floor of the Shandong geriatric University, if they don't say age, will never hook them up with their granny's two words. In fact, their average age is 58 years old. It is not too much to call them "ballet grandma". Don't underestimate these "ballet granny". Their dreams are big enough to dance ballet abroad.
the average age of grandma ballet is 58 years old
every Monday and Friday, Li Qi, 62, is going to get up early and drive an hour to the University. Waiting for her is more than 20 little swans with an average age of 58. After the meeting, they will start training for 2.5 hours here.
ballet is extremely demanding for the performers' quality and dancing skills. Professional ballet dancers are mostly 20 years old and up. They are more than 30 years old. However, the group of ballet dancers in front of reporters looked at their positions very professionally, but many of them were already in their first year of life.
although Li Qi had a dance base in his youth, he failed to stick to it. After retirement, she came to the Shandong old university art troupe ballet team to find her childhood dream again.
from the modern dance, the Latin dance to the national dance, the Tibetan dance, the Dai dance, the Xinjiang dance, and so on, Li Qi learned it all over. Finally, she challenged the most difficult ballet. In 2013, at the National University of the aged art competition, Li Qi created the "four small Swan changes" by virtue of exquisite dance skills and creativity to win the top prize - "the gold peony Award".
practice ballet "lift" spirit God
Li Qi regain the early stage of the dance, the people around do not understand, not the old Li Qi insisted on jumping, the shoes have worn out a pair of double, feet are full of cocoon and blood blisters. And the family's misunderstanding is also a common phenomenon in ballet team. Many family members are worried that the old ladies will not be able to eat.
"I'm all opposed to my home now!" Dance team actress Li aunt is 60 years old. She has been a piano teacher for more than 30 years before learning ballet. When the body wants to "lift" when it jumps ballet, Aunt Li sometimes feels hard, but she tells the reporter, "people live is a kind of spirit, this spirit makes us sunny and healthy. We have to let everyone see it, and the old can live well!" Aunt Li's eyes are bright and confident.
cling to his teeth like this. Some old people have also received an unexpected surprise while practicing ballet. Zhang Juanlian, a 59 year old vice captain, cured her waist pain. "It used to be a pain in the back, but it has been jumping for more than three years, but now it is not painful, and there is little cold." Now Zhang Juan has been a grandmother, and has become the main force to care for his granddaughter, but Zhang Juan never delays the team training two times a week. In her opinion, the ballet relieves the child's fatigue and relaxes. "Do you want to dance with your partner? I can jump and ballet to make me happy. I want to train myself younger."
"management of the body is a kind of accomplishment, is a lifetime need to do homework. Ballet is not a patent for young people. Old people can do ballet. This is a challenge and praise to life. " During the interview, Mr. Li Qi stood up to lift his breath and put on classic dance moves. He raised his hands to his feet and looked like a maiden.
while practicing ballet, Li Qi also combined Peking Opera with ballet, and produced a drama dream and put it on stage. "At this age, 20 people dance to make 4 8 shots of five toes, and no one can find second in the whole country." In August 2014, "drama dream" premiered in Ji'nan and was popular among fans. Li Qi played the beautiful and witty wench, and the applause lasted for a long time.
for this group of ballet granny, the dream is more than that. "I hope to go out of the country and go to the Sydney Grand Theatre. I am confident of our team's collective ability. My dream is to go on step by step. We must let the world know that with the development of the economy and the improvement of civilization, our old lady in China can live like this, but this is so wonderful, Shandong Ji'nan, we have us. Such a group of people!