He joined the army at the age of 11, graduated from the People's Liberation Army Academy of Arts, was a famous young dancer of the former General Political Song and Dance Troupe, won gold and silver in various professional competitions at home and abroad since the age of 16, taught at the Capital Institute of Physical Education at the age of 23 and became a university teacher, and became the youngest associate professor of the school at the age of 25. This is Wang Jinyu. This young girl, who has just turned 25 years old, has completed one gorgeous turn after another in just 14 years, and every transformation is gorgeous, and every turn is remarkable.
One game at a time to learn, one harvest and one growth
Since winning the silver award of the 10th "Tao Li Cup" when he first entered the arena at the age of 16, Wang Jinyu has won the "Five One Project Award" of the Central Propaganda Department, the "Wenhua Award" of the 10th China Arts Festival, the "Lotus Award" of the 9th Chinese Dance, the first prize of the Beijing University Young Teachers' Teaching Basic Skills Competition, the Best On-site Display Award, the Most Popular Student Award, the Best Teaching Reflection Award, and the first prize of the first "Most Beautiful Classroom" of the Capital Institute of Physical Education.
Over the years, Wang Jinyu has also served as the main actor of major national galas such as the 70th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Long March, and the 90th anniversary of the founding of the army; he has served as the lead dancer in the Spring Festival Gala, the Spring Festival Gala of Hundred Flowers, and the Double Support Gala; and represented the Chinese Art Troupe in Italy, France, Hungary, Australia, Fiji and other countries. Wang Jinyu told reporters that she regards each game as an opportunity to learn, a game once a harvest, a performance a growth. Firm faith, face difficulties, strive forward, never stop.
From stage to podium From actor to youngest associate professor
Wang Jinyu said that his belief and persistence came from the experience of 12 years of military service. Wang Jinyu, who has been learning dance since childhood, was admitted to the People's Liberation Army Academy of Arts and the Beijing Dance Academy with excellent results in 2007, because of the yearning for military camp life and chose the former, during the study period of the People's Liberation Army Academy of Arts, she was 177 centimeters tall and paid more efforts than ordinary people, with excellent results, and entered the General Political Affairs Song and Dance Troupe after graduation. With years of high standards and strict requirements, she has forged herself into a dancer with high comprehensive qualities.
Entering the Capital Institute of Physical Education as a university teacher in 2019, Wang Jinyu moved from the stage to the podium. Choosing the Capital Institute of Physical Education as another starting point for her career, she deeply felt a heavy responsibility, and passed on the solid professional knowledge and rich stage experience accumulated over the years to more students, forming her own unique teaching characteristics while exerting her professional expertise.
When asked if he felt pressure when he became an associate professor at a young age, Wang Jinyu smiled: "Pressure is also a driving force, which can motivate me to forge ahead, better show the style of our new generation of outstanding young people, and live up to Shaohua and mission." ”
Dance is the inheritance of traditional culture
Starting from the first award-winning work "Chang'e", Wang Jinyu occupies a considerable proportion of traditional cultural content in her performance and creation, and she integrates the essence of traditional Chinese culture into her dance works and dances with a different charm. Wang Jinyu said that on the one hand, it is out of love for dance, on the other hand, it is out of respect for traditional culture.
"Dance contains rich traditional culture, is the crystallization of the Chinese nation's five thousand years of culture, which is full of national wisdom, but also contains national self-confidence, which is also my many years of engaged in dance industry the deepest feeling and experience." It is said that our Chinese culture is brilliant and brilliant, as an artist we must first draw nutrition from traditional culture, every creation, for me is a promotion, whether in professional academics or in the recognition of traditional culture, so that my works will have thickness and roots. ”
His love for traditional culture in performance has allowed Wang Jinyu to create one unique work after another. In terms of teaching, Wang Jinyu also pays attention to cultivating students' interest in traditional Chinese culture. "In teaching, I pay attention to letting students understand the rich historical and cultural background behind simple dance movements, which can stimulate students' national pride, guide students to inherit and carry forward national feelings and national aesthetics with Chinese characteristics, and realize that learning dance is also a inheritance of China's excellent traditional culture."
Interpret the truth, goodness and beauty with actions and warm people's hearts with love
In addition to performance and teaching, Wang Jinyu is also passionate about public welfare, and in her view, illuminating others is equivalent to illuminating herself. She has participated in the "Green China Tour" large-scale series of themed public welfare activities for many consecutive years and served as a Green China Charity Ambassador.
"As a university teacher, I also need to explore more in scientific research, and participating in the 'Green China Tour' is a good opportunity." Through participating in public welfare activities, I have gained a deeper understanding of ecological civilization and published academic papers such as "The Main Characteristics of Dance Art Performance under the Foundation of Ecology". Similarly, in the Green China Nature Classroom in the series of public welfare activities of 300 million young people entering the forest research and education series, the course I taught, "Heaven and Earth Nature and Chinese Classical Dance", integrated the classical dance body rhyme of 'green water and green mountains and beautiful heaven and earth' into the construction of ecological civilization, experienced the unity and neutralization of nature and man of 'heaven and earth and me', and continued to inherit and carry forward the idea of ecological civilization. Wang Jinyu said.
Wang Jinyu said: "As a contemporary young person, every transformation can make me experience a more diverse and richer life. I also hope that while improving myself, I can convey more truth, goodness and beauty to the society, affect more people, bring warmth to more people, and paint the youth responsibility of young people in the new era with dedication and responsibility." (Lu Yan)
Author: Lu Yan