Photo: Chinese rhythmic gymnastics team at the Tokyo Olympic Games Xinhua News Agency photo
When the skill competition is already in the millimeter, then "poetic kung fu" is the key to the decisive victory. Rhythmic gymnastics is more than just skill, in the case of the competition glue, the score is tight, who can be more artistically superior, who is the king!
At the 32nd Tokyo Olympic Games, the three national teams of gymnastics, trampoline and rhythmic gymnastics achieved 4 gold, 5 silver and 2 bronze and the best results in overseas participation in rhythmic gymnastics. Yesterday, a letter of thanks from the Gymnastics Management Center of the State General Administration of Sport arrived at the Shanghai Ballet, in which the letter earnestly told a moving story of "stylistic linkage" and also unveiled to the world another "secret training point" for the athletes of the rhythmic gymnastics team to prepare for the Olympic Games.
Pictured: Letter of Thanks from the Gymnastics Sports Management Center of the General Administration of Sport of the People's Republic of China to the Shanghai Ballet
The "secret base" of the gymnastics team
The Shanghai Ballet and China Gymnastics have a relationship that began in November last year. On November 19, 2020, the General Branch of the Shangba Party welcomed a new partner, the Gymnastics Sports Center of Shanghai Competitive Sports Training and Management Center. On the same day, 56 coaches and athletes from the Gymnastics Sports Center came to the ballet to observe the lectures and watch the performance of the ballet "La Traviata".
Pictured: Gymnastics girl watching a ballet performance on the ballet courtesy of the ballet
On January 19 this year, taking advantage of the opportunity of the national rhythmic gymnastics team to transfer to Shanghai for training, coaches and athletes came to Shangba again as guests. In the rehearsal hall, Xin Lili explained the skills and movements to the team members in detail, not only demonstrating the beauty of ballet, but also sharing unique artistic insights. In May this year, Shanghai Baba also invited team members to the Shanghai Grand Theatre to watch the premiere of the original ballet "Pagoda Mountain".
Speaking of the feeling of solidarity with Shanghai ballet, Zhang Qiuping, the leader of the Shanghai Artistic Gymnastics Team of the Shanghai Athletic Sports Training and Management Center, said frankly: "It is said that the style is not separated from the family, and we are the most direct beneficiaries. "Observing the training of the ballet troupe has given coaches and team members a lot of inspiration," the basic skills of ballet actors are very solid, the delicacy of the movements and the control of small muscle groups are in place, and the rhythm control is also comfortable, which are the parts that our team members need to improve in training and competition." ”
Pictured: Xin Lili explains the details of the action to the girls of the rhythmic gymnastics team
Liu Xin and Guo Qiqi, members of the Chinese rhythmic gymnastics team who recently won the fourth place in the rhythmic gymnastics group at the Tokyo Olympic Games, said when talking about the achievements of the two groups, "In fact, ballet and rhythmic gymnastics are the same pursuit of beauty, in order to do a good job, it must be repeated hundreds of times, and sometimes you need to pay the price of injury." "The two girls revealed that in the team's training and preparation plan, dance classes will be interspersed, so they feel very kind." The actors of the ballet exchanged their understanding of music with us, which gave us a broader idea in training, and also laid a certain foundation for achieving results in competitions. ”
Picture: The beauty of ballet and rhythmic gymnastics is connected Infographic Photo by Guo Xinyang
Skills and beauty go hand in hand
If it is said that the zero-distance basic training course and watching ballets such as "La Traviata" and "Pagoda Hill" convey to the members of the gymnastics team the delicacy and shock of the beauty of ballet; then the actors who went to the ballet felt the spirit of the Olympic athletes who worked hard and never gave up in the two exchanges and constructions. Athletics and ballet performances seem to be two fields, but when the two teams are in the same rehearsal hall for basic training, they are not inconsistent and in step. It is like a master who has been admired for a long time but has not been "discussed" to meet, both sides are silently observing, and the amazement and admiration remain in the heart.
Pictured: Members of the gymnastics team practice with dancers in Shangba Courtesy of Shangba
"In the field of dance, we are of course professionals in ballet dancing, and it can be said that we are still confident in both basic skills and skills, but I am quite shocked to see the intensity of the training of the members of the rhythmic gymnastics team, and the flexibility, soft opening and explosiveness they can achieve." Wu Husheng, principal principal performer of Shanghai Ballet, made no secret of it: "Their control over the body has allowed me to see a broader space for physical expression and has also given me a lot of inspiration. After all, it's the technology we've been constantly refining to dance more gracefully. ”
Fan Xiaofeng, who is also the principal principal actor of the Shanghai Ballet, who has studied rhythmic gymnastics since childhood, deeply feels the meaning of the phrase "style does not separate families". Since the age of five or six, she has carried ropes, belts, balls and sticks back and forth between her home and the stadium, and she still remembers the hardships of practicing gymnastics, and thanks to this "boy skill", she has never been exposed to dance and can be successfully admitted to the Shanghai Dance School at the age of 10. She said: "Competitive rhythmic gymnastics and performance ballet seem to belong to two fields, in fact, there are many similarities in front of the stage or behind the scenes. For example, we must pursue beauty, if we are bright in front of the stage and suffer after the stage, we must train desperately and constantly tap our maximum potential. ”
Pictured: Shangba dancers in daily rehearsals Data Chart Guo Xinyang photo
In the thank-you letter, the Gymnastics Sports Management Center of the State General Administration of Sport thanked Shangba for supporting the training of the national team with the awareness of the overall situation of putting national interests above all else and the professional attitude of unity and cooperation and excellence in the preparation cycle of the Tokyo Olympic Games. In the view of Xin Lili, the leader of the Shanghai Ba, Every medal won in the Olympic Games is a Chinese honor, a source of pride and self-confidence for every Chinese, gymnasts are fighting the field, and we are very happy to be able to provide a little help. In fact, in the exchange and interaction, we ballet dancers are also inspired by the spirit of the Olympic athletes, and what we see from the athletes is the uplifting spirit of contemporary Chinese youth, hoping that they can come back to the ballet to exchange and let the Olympic spirit infiltrate the actors' creative performances. (Xinmin Evening News reporter Zhu Yuan)
Immediately evaluate the stage and arena of the |
"The sword blade comes out of the grinding, and the plum blossom fragrance comes from the bitter cold." The rhythmic gymnastics team and the ballet performers attended the basic training class in the same rehearsal hall, and if they were not wearing different training clothes, it would be difficult to distinguish between the opening and closing of the body, the proficiency of the skills, and even the concentration of the look. They are all straight, smooth, smiling, confident and calm, and even the scarred appearance of tape and bandages on their legs and ankles is the same.
Olympic athletes in rhythmic gymnastics, in order to get results on the field, must show the most artistic gymnastics with the most superb skills; dance stars in the upper bar, to get results on the stage, must also rely on superb skills to present the most infectious dance. For athletes, the arena is the stage, showing the results of hard training day after day, the elegance and calmness tempered by the climbing and grinding; for ballet dancers, the stage is the arena, which cannot tolerate any mistakes and slackness, and presents the audience with the most beautiful dance.
Illustration: Behind all the seemingly effortless performances are countless falls and get up Infographic Guo Xinyang photographed
Watching the competition on the Olympic field and watching the performance on the ballet stage brings people a shock in addition to the beauty of audiovisual feelings, but also a feeling that touches the heart. How many times it takes to run into it, in order to achieve such a tight and seamless group exercise, in order to complete the artistic action in a few tenths of a second and catch the ball, rope, and belt thrown by the companions; how many times of practice, in order to maintain a stable jump out of the 32 "whip turns", the sweat is hidden in the elegant calm.
No one succeeds casually, and behind all the seemingly effortless performances are countless falls and get ups, and this is the inspiring Olympic spirit. Watching a game, or watching a performance, the most moving thing is this "inspirational lesson". (Zhu Yuan)