He is the proud protégé of Teacher Yang Liping and the honored person of "Wuhan First Ballet Teacher".
His little dance studio was always filled with endless students, and the expensive cost of 330 yuan a lesson did not make anyone frown.
In order to dedicate his best self to dance, he has insisted on eating only one meal a day for decades, and this man who has almost dedicated his life to the art of dance is Guo Leng.
It is such a dancer who earns millions of dollars a year, who is nearly half a hundred years old but still has not yet met the person who can accompany him through the rest of his life.
In other words, Guo Leng may have already "married" to dance, because he can't do anything but dance...
Gifted
On March 17, 1975, the delivery room of the Yinchuan People's Hospital in Ningxia Province suddenly heard the crying of babies.
Looking far away following the sound, I saw the medical staff holding a baby boy in their arms, he was Guo Leng.
From the moment he came into this world, this child seemed to be a little different from the others, because his limbs were so slender.
In addition, Guo Leng's body is much more flexible than that of boys of the same age, even if it is a difficult action such as leg pressing and splitting.
More importantly, he is also very passionate about this kind of sports, and whenever his friends and relatives come to the house, he will strive to perform to win everyone's love and praise.
Over time, the parents gradually discovered the innate advantages of Guo Leng, and then a bold idea came to the minds of this young couple.
Send your son to the dance.
However, this family of three has always advocated democracy, so the matter of dancing must ultimately seek the opinion of the "male protagonist".
Who knew that as soon as the voice fell, 4-year-old Guo Leng excitedly clapped his small hands, and then assured his parents with a childish child's voice.
"Mom and Dad rest assured, I will definitely learn to dance."
Guo Leng's words made parents happy, and the collision of talent and interest may be the first step to success, and it is also the most critical step.
Without hesitation, the young couple immediately rushed to find a dance teacher for their son, presumably no parent is willing to let their child lose at the starting line.
After several twists and turns, 4-year-old Guo Leng finally succeeded in enrolling in a well-known dance class in Yinchuan City, but in this classroom with most girls, he seemed a little out of place.
Despite this, he never felt that he was anything special, as long as it was something that girls could do, he tried his best to complete it.
Perhaps it is the reason for training with girls for many years, Guo Leng also has a different view from ordinary boys in the future direction of dance development, and he wants to learn ballet.
This bold idea has just been proposed, which has aroused the opposition of both parents, how can a manly husband learn ballet!
Leaving aside the narrower direction of future employment, the main reason is that it cannot reflect the masculinity of boys, which is really not a good choice.
To this end, Guo Leng's parents also specially registered a professional national dance class for him, trying to change their son's mind by diverting attention.
Who knew that this young child was very stubborn, no matter how unwilling to learn folk dance, and even threatened not to go to school without learning ballet.
There was no way, and his parents could only obey Guo Leng's wishes and send him to a ballet class.
In those days, there were very few families who could afford to attend dance classes, and even fewer boys learned to dance.
As a result, Guo Leng successfully became the only boy in the ballet dance class, dancing in the girls' pile all day.
It was also at this time that he realized that the flexibility of the body required by ballet was much more difficult than the basic skills he had previously learned.
Putting aside the greater intensity of the leg press and the longer time, practicing dancing on tiptoes is simply Guo Leng's nightmare.
From the beginning of the shaking to the steady Tarzan to the dance, how beautiful he is on the stage, how much sweat he shed off the stage.
Whenever they saw Guo Leng's body being knocked blue and purple due to a fall in training, the parents would show a look of distress, and whether it was right or wrong to promise their son this choice at the beginning?
But soon, the child who worked hard made a silent affirmative response to the parents with practical actions:
Love can overcome all suffering.
Despite his injuries, Guo Cooling is still like a clockwork and tireless ballet machine, spinning on the stage day after day.
Fortunately, Heaven did not live up to this hard-working child, and a hard-won good fortune was finally placed in front of him.
Blessings and misfortunes depend on
In March 1984, the Beijing Dance Academy announced the enrollment of foreign students, and as soon as the news came out, it aroused the attention of all dance students.
To be able to enter such a well-known university as Beiwu for further study is probably something that every dance student dreams of, and Guo Leng is no exception.
With the mentality of trying it out, he signed up with the help of his parents and became one of the 20,000 candidates with little hope.
You know, at that time, Beiwu only recruited 20 fresh graduates, which can be described as a probability of 1000:1 to have hope to set foot.
Despite this, Guo Leng was still not repelled by this terrible number, and he believed that as long as he worked hard, he would definitely stand out.
Taking a step back, even if you don't succeed in admission, you won't have regrets, at least that sacred stage you have had the honor of standing on.
Immediately after, Guo Leng threw himself into intense pre-test training, and every day after school, he would continue to practice in the dance studio.
It is no exaggeration to say that this hard-working child often practiced until the early hours of the morning and even forgot the time to go home.
Finally surviving the day of the competition, 9-year-old Guo Leng rushed from Yinchuan to Beijing accompanied by his parents and teachers.
On the road, he was both excited and nervous, nervous before the exam is a common sentiment of people, but excited is that he can immediately meet his idol Teacher Yang Liping.
Since Guo Leng learned that Teacher Yang Liping was the first dancer in China to hold a personal dance party, he secretly vowed to learn from him.
It just so happens that there is also Teacher Yang Liping among the teachers of the North Dance Admissions Judges, which gives him great encouragement to a certain extent.
On the day of the competition, as the curtain slowly rose and the music slowly unfolded, Guo Leng appeared in a white swan costume, which instantly attracted everyone's attention.
Before that, the judges knew that there were boys in the contestants, so they were particularly curious about what kind of boys were so courageous.
Fortunately, Guo Leng did not disappoint everyone, and the song "Swan Lake" won the hearts of all the judges and successfully passed the exam.
Perhaps even he himself did not expect that the dream of the north dance to study the road to study was opened so "easily".
The only regret is that Teacher Yang Liping did not come to the admissions competition site as promised, and Guo Leng did not have a relationship with this idol from beginning to end.
However, he always believed that as long as he worked a little harder, he would one day get closer and closer to Teacher Yang Liping, and if he was lucky, he might be able to become his closed disciple.
At first glance, it sounds like a fancy sentence, but I don't know that it has really been realized one day.
After entering the Beijing Dance Academy, Guo Leng chose the classical ballet major under the advice of professional teachers, and then began systematic training.
It is only with the passage of time that the difference in the physical structure of boys and girls has become more and more obvious, and he is obviously more flexible than the female classmates in his class in adolescence.
To this end, the late return of the morning has become the norm for Guo Leng in the North Dance, and he can repeat it for hours, even days, for an action, until it is perfectly presented in front of everyone.
Day after day of hard work paid off, and in October 1992 he made his first international debut for the school.
Although Guo Leng on the stage is only 17 years old, he has a calmness that does not belong to his age, and a dance instantly makes the audience look mesmerized.
As soon as the dance moved the city, the boy's performance on the stage quickly spread throughout the dance world, which can be described as a well-known dance wizard.
Sure enough, shortly after the end of the competition, Guo Leng received an invitation from the national Oriental Song and Dance Troupe, and he couldn't help but cry with joy when he looked at the admission letter in his hand.
He knew that he was getting closer and closer to his idol.
Finally, teacher Yang Liping came to the Oriental Song and Dance Troupe to visit, who knew that when the dream idol stood in front of him, Guo Cooling nervously could not take a step.
Seeing that the other dancers were excitedly surrounding Teacher Yang Liping, he stood alone not far away and looked at it.
Perhaps sensing the boy's gaze, Teacher Yang Liping walked toward him from afar and then asked gently.
"What's your name?" Why are you alone? ”
The initiative of the idol made Guo Leng flattered, and at this time, his head was blank, but he still said the words he wanted to say most in his heart.
"I'm afraid my current self isn't good enough to stand in front of you."
Hearing this, Teacher Yang Liping couldn't help but show a surprised expression on her face, this strange boy really had the ability that ordinary people could not reach.
Without hesitation, she immediately invited Guo Leng to show it, respectfully rather than obeying, and the child nervously began to make an axe.
As a result, Guo Leng's talent and serious efforts made Teacher Yang Liping very happy, and she immediately had the idea of accepting him as an apprentice.
In the next contact, the idea also grew stronger, and she was convinced that this was a young man who could pass on her mantle.
Since becoming a mentor and apprentice with Teacher Yang Liping, Guo Leng has gradually changed the direction of dance to ethnic dance, and has left long nails with the teacher.
Others always said that this young man had the shadow of Teacher Yang on his body and would definitely make great achievements one day.
Unfortunately, before this day, an accident occurred, and Guo Leng accidentally fell to the ground during a performance in 2000.
When he woke up again, he was lying in a hospital bed, his nose full of disinfectant water.
Just at this moment, the doctor walked in from outside the door, and Guo Leng, who was nervous, asked hurriedly.
"Doctor, can I still dance later?"
Hearing this, although the medical staff was a little unbearable, they still shook their heads truthfully, and the regret in it was probably only understood by Guo Leng.
Life "Giant Baby"
The sudden bad news made Guo Leng instantly fall into the abyss of despair, dancing was his life's work, and now he is different from the walking dead?
But soon, Teacher Yang Liping's words pulled him out of despair.
"As long as you don't give up on dance, dance won't give up on you."
Hearing this, Guo Leng's body was filled with energy again, and then he began to recover under the professional guidance of the doctor.
Perhaps the heavens were touched by the spirit of this young man who would never accept defeat, or perhaps the goddess of luck once again took care of him.
After a period of practice, Guo Leng's legs gradually recovered as before, although it could not be compared with the previous high-intensity training, but the daily simple dance was no problem.
It was also at this time that the idea of becoming a dance teacher came to his mind for the first time, trying to illuminate the students with the dance fire burning in his heart.
After several twists and turns, Guo Leng set the location of the dance studio on the remote Yujiahu Road in Wuhan, Hubei Province, with neither a sign nor a slogan at the door.
Despite this, there are still many people who recognize this closed disciple of Teacher Yang Liping and have enthusiastically signed up to study.
It's just that this teacher's class is not something that anyone can learn if they want to learn, leaving aside the tuition fee of more than 300 yuan per lesson, talent is an indispensable part.
Attending classes here, if a few lessons are still not progressed, he will mercilessly "invite" people out of the classroom.
"Entering my classroom, your body, your personality, your self-esteem, all of which have been erased by me, all belong to me."
Based on such a strict management model, the nature that is left in the end is all the best of talent and strength.
In these dancing children, Guo Leng seems to see himself, so no matter how long the students want to dance, he will patiently accompany them.
Usually the lights in the surrounding rooms are extinguished, only the lights of the dance studio are still on, and many parents are often sleepy on the floor of the dance practice while waiting for their children to leave class.
When all the children had finished practicing and were picked up by their parents, he dragged his tired body back to his "home", the hotel next to the dance studio.
It may be hard to believe that according to Guo Leng's 300 yuan per lesson, his savings are undoubtedly more than enough to buy a house in Wuhan.
But such an artist who earns millions a year has lived in a hotel for decades, using it as his long-term rental house.
Guo Leng's strange behavior often triggers discussions among people around him, and whenever he asks about it, he will be very embarrassed to confess.
"Mostly because I can't do anything but dance."
This sentence may sound a bit strange at first, but if everyone knows that Guo Leng's life from childhood to adulthood, it will not feel exaggerated at all.
In order to leave more time for dancing, he never tried to live alone, and there were teachers and parents around to deal with the chores of life wherever he went.
Everything from washing clothes to folding quilts seems so simple, but it is difficult for this dance genius to live.
Is it not learning? Of course not, it's just that Guo Leng spends all his time on things that interest him, after all, a lifetime is only so short.
In addition, cooking is also his biggest headache, which may be a bit unbelievable to say, and instant noodles are very difficult for him.
How to boil the kettle, how much hot water to add to the noodles, these are all problems that need to be considered, and life is simply much more difficult than dancing ballet.
To this end, Guo Leng specially found a restaurant around the hotel with a very light taste, and in order to save time and maintain his figure, he insisted on eating only one meal a day.
The dance studio has been open for decades, and he's lived in hotels for decades and ate at that long-established restaurant for decades.
Over time, many parents of students have also learned about this matter, including many enthusiastic parents who also prepared a copy for Guo Leng when preparing lunch for their children.
In addition, parents will also enthusiastically bring their dirty clothes back to their homes to wash and wait until the next class to bring them back.
Whenever he received these kindnesses from strangers, Guo Leng's heart would not help but feel warm, and the dance made him experience more of the warmth and coldness of the world.
Unfortunately, this dance genius has not yet had a relationship to this day, and he has not met the right person in the past half a hundred years.
The old mother in the family has a lot of gray hair for this matter, but the fate is always so wonderful and so difficult to meet.
Of course, there are also many girls who love Guo Leng's talent, but after learning that he belongs to the "idiot" of life, they gradually dissuade him.
Therefore, a diamond king like him is still alone at the age of 47, because "no one dares to marry".
One or two failures have made Guo Leng gradually lose interest in love, and he would rather stay in the dance studio and dance all day than braving the scorching sun to buy water for each other.
end
I don't know when he suddenly figured out one thing, the so-called marriage, that is, two like-minded people spend the rest of their lives together.
In a sense, dance is the wife, and I am willing to live with it for the rest of my life.
This statement may sound a bit bizarre, but Guo Cooling has always enjoyed it, and sincerely hopes that he can always concentrate on doing what he likes on days when no one is disturbed.