In the early morning dance room in Los Angeles, the sun was shining on the floor. Jiang Shen had already changed his shoes and practiced a set of basic leg movements with the help of a pole. No tights in his size are available here in the US.
Other students arrived one after another. Because of the language barrier, Jiang Shen didn't get to know them well after staying for a few days. However, when dancing, there is no distinction between national boundaries, and somehow they can cooperate and inspire each other a lot.
For example, there is Chils, a dancer with brown-red hair. His style is similar to that of Liu Xingzhi. His muscles are clear and his limbs are very powerful. When he lifts his female dance partner Novie, his movements are graceful and easy. Their pas de deux will be a competition event in Vienna next year. , the dance plot and movements were specially arranged by Ai Lai.
"Deep." Chils and Jiang Shen talked with gestures and guesses, "Today, Novie is on leave, can you help me practice?" He made a female dancer's movement, and then made a cross , and then pointed to Jiang Shen, posing an inviting gesture.
Jiang Shen quickly realized: "Do you want me to be your dance partner?"
Chils laughed exaggeratedly, the freckles on his nose were crowded into a pile, he was obviously very happy, and said thank you many times.
Of course Ai Lai heard it too. He stretched out his hand, looked at the other party with a warning expression, and said, "Chils this time, Jiang Shen himself has homework to do."
Chils made a pitiful grimace, and he dragged Jiang Shen to an open place, and the two danced together.
Because he trains in the same dance room every day, Chils and Novie's pas de deux Jiang Shen can almost see the difference. He is not as petite and light as Novie, but his flexibility is not bad at all.
The content of the pas de deux is a ten-minute modern ballet. It tells the story of a young couple who quarreled, from conflict to reconciliation. There are several female dancers with their hands on their hips, stomping their feet, shaking their hair and turning around. Jiang Shen After thinking about it for a while, it turned out that in the formal practice, it was done without twitching, and it was generous.
"Wow." Chils couldn't help expressing emotion. He gave a thumbs up and praised his partner enthusiastically.
Jiang Shen is still very shy, and he is very serious when he cooperates with the practice. In addition to the dance part of Novie, there are a lot of lifts in this choreography, which are shown by Chils, and there are even long-distance run-up lifts and mid-air turns. , Jiang Shen was a little unsure if Chils could move him.
"No problem!" Chils was very confident. He exaggerated the movements of a bodybuilder and said loudly, "I'm strong!"
Jiang Shen made an OK gesture, he took a deep breath, and ran to the male dancer with two small jumps. Chils firmly grabbed his waist and lifted him into the air. Jiang Shen spread his arms and made a gesture. Arabespue (Arabespue dancing in the wind), then turned and fell lightly, using Chils' arms and shoulders to maintain balance, and finally embraced the male dance partner head-on.
The "quarreling couple" finally reconciled, and Jiang Shen and Chils' faces were close together, with a look of "tenderness and sweetness", which caused many students around to watch their practice boo.
Chils put Jiang Shen down, he was not shy, a typical straight man with enthusiasm, regardless of whether Jiang Shen could understand or not, he praised excitedly: "Shen! If you were a woman, I would definitely fall in love with you!"
Jiang Shen didn't understand anything else, but LOVE understood. After connecting the context and the other person's expression, he was startled, hurriedly pulled out of the role, and repeatedly denied: "You can't love me, I have someone else who loves me Yes, I super LOVE him."
Of course Chils couldn't understand what he said, and he didn't care if LOVE came and LOVE went, and hugged Jiangshen very enthusiastically. Ai Lai suppressed a smile and motioned for his students to come over.
"He's praising you." Ai Lai explained, and gave Jiang Shen a list of tracks, "You choose one."
Jiang Shen took the list and asked, "What is this?"
Ai Lai: "The repertoires in Lausanne are all solo, you choose one."
The repertoires for the competition are excerpts from world famous ballet plays, each of which is of similar difficulty and world-renowned. How to adapt it is the work of teachers and dancers.
Jiang Shen frowned, but he didn't have a clue after reading it all.
"You can go back and watch it slowly." Ai Lai said in a relaxed tone, "I will send you the video of Lausanne's annual competition tonight. You can also refer to it. Choreography and rehearsal are not simple things that can be learned overnight. huge pressure."
Here is the peace and elegance in the dance room, while the boxing gym on the other side is bloody and brutal.
Bai Jinyi was wearing a black hooded vest and quickly hit the sandbag in front of him. Senbu was very surprised when he saw him.
"I thought you would be on vacation." When he chatted with Bai Jinyi, the bilingual switching was very smooth. Although Bai Jinyi has no major problems listening to English now, he still doesn't like to say, "Where's your little swan?"
Bai Jinyi glanced at him from under the hood, and with a "bang", he swung his fist hard on the sandbag.
"..." Senbu silently looked at the chain swinging back and forth in front of him.
As soon as Bai Jin pulled off the hood, he sat aside and bit off the strap of his glove, speaking calmly, "I won't be on vacation anymore, and I can fight in the next four amateur matches."
Senbu said dryly, "Okay."
He always felt that Bai Jinyi's opponents in the next four matches should go to burn incense to see if they offended a certain Chinese god.
"Next year you will be able to officially prepare to enter the professional league." Simbu said, "You don't have to play so hard this year."
Bai Jinyi: "Entering the professional league is a new beginning. It will take me several years to get the gold belt." He threw the gloves into his bag and took a sip of water, "Every game I play now is a professional one. The accumulation before the game, I need to become stronger."
Simbu laughed: "COME ON, how many people come to the United States to play professionally at the age of 18? You are still a Chinese, so you are too ambitious. What are you thinking?"
As soon as Bai Jin tidied up his boxing bag, he didn't plan to change clothes. The color of the neckline was stained a bit dark with sweat, and he carried the bag on one shoulder. Bai Jin put his hands in his trouser pockets, looked down at Sermon Sen and said: "I want to become the first Chinese to win the Grand Slam in the welterweight class. I want to stand on the highest place and become an unparalleled hero."
"..." Senbu swallowed hard.
Bai Jin turned her head one by one, and said lightly: "Let's go, take me back to the apartment."
Although he knew where Bai Jinyi lived beforehand, Senbu couldn't help feeling jealous in his heart. After all, most of the boxers in the United States are low-class poor children. They need to stand out and want to elevate themselves. The social status of boxing is tough, but it can be achieved by youth and hard work.
For a person like Bai Jinyi, who is a standard match for rich kids both at home and abroad, but chooses to stand in the boxing ring, he can definitely be called a deviant.
Senbu sent the other party to the door of the apartment, and made an appointment for the next training time. He couldn't hold back, and asked again: "Little Swan really lives with you?"
Bai Jinyi was puzzled: "You want me to call him out?"
Senbu waved his hand: "No, I mean, are you in the period of passionate love? Reunion in a foreign country after a long absence, and you don't want to be tender?"
Americans have always been open to sex. In their view, a young boy of seventeen or eighteen should say hi to a condom every day when his lover is by his side.
Bai Jin raised his eyebrows, and his tone became cold: "He sleeps on the sofa in my living room at night."
Senbu: "??" His eyes widened in surprise, and it took a long time before he had the courage to ask, "Bai Jinyi, you can't do it, can you?"
Bai Jinyi: "..."