Dance

Indeed, many accomplished people have ambitions, such as becoming scientists, artists, etc., and then go straight to their goals. I am not at all. In fact, my favorite since I was a child is climbing trees and meditation. It was the great wave of YangGe waist drums in the early days of liberation that involved me in the art team and became the first generation of professional dancers in modern China. In spite of this, I am very grateful for my career in dance, because it has no language barriers and is the best tool for me to spread Chinese culture and “tell Chinese stories well.”

   记者采访，第一句话总是问：“你一定从小就热爱舞蹈！”“你大概从小就立志成为一个舞蹈家吧？”。的确，许多有成就的人，都是少有壮志，比如要成为科学家、艺术家之类，然后直奔目标。我却全然不是。事实上，从小最爱的是爬山上树和冥想，从不参加花花草草小兔小猫的表演。是解放初期的秧歌腰鼓大潮，把我卷进艺术队伍中，成为近代中国第一代专业舞蹈工作者，从此一生和舞蹈捆绑在一起，实在是因缘际会，时也，势也。虽说这样，我却很感谢从事了舞蹈事业，因为它没有语言的藩篱，是我传播中华文化，“讲好中国故事”的最佳利器。

But dance is an intuitive art, and it is really dry to describe with words. There are not many people who have seen my performance now. There was no video at that time, the photos were copied, and after several searches, I finally found some small photos that were inconspicuous and became the “fish that slipped through the net”. The rest of my life is vague, but it strung up my naive but simple, young, youthful and vigorous years. That is the most precious page in my life. My artistic career began from then on. The basic knowledge of dance profession, the perseverance and hard-working spirit of dancers, serious and rigorous work style, etc. were all the foundation laid at that time. Even though it’s a long time and fragmented memory, I occasionally talked about it, but my friend exclaimed after hearing it, “Isn’t this a history of Chinese dance?” So let me muster up the courage, bit by bit, and dedicate it. It is a memory and a testimony. .

但舞蹈是直观艺术，用文字来描绘实在干涩。如今看过我表演的人已经不多。那时没录象，照片被抄，几经搜刮，总算找到一些因不起眼而成“漏网之鱼”的小照片。劫后余生，虽模糊不清，但它串起了我幼稚却单纯、年轻、充满青春活力的岁月，那是生命中最珍贵的一页。我的艺术生涯始自此，舞蹈专业的基本知识，舞蹈人的执着和吃苦精神，认真严谨的工作作风等等，都是那时打下的基础。即便因年代久远，记忆零碎，偶尔谈起，朋友听了却惊呼：“你这不是一部中国舞蹈史吗？”所以让我鼓起勇气，点点滴滴，奉献出来，是回忆，也是见证。