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Speaking of famous Chinese dancers, the first thing that comes to mind is Yang Liping, Jin Xing and other well-known god-level figures.
In fact, it is true, Yang Liping and Jin Xing are famous both internationally and domestically.
But in fact, in addition to these two, there is another dancer who is also very good,
She is not only extremely talented in dance, but also participated in film and television filming, and played the classic role of "Yang Guifei".
Not only in his personal career, but also in his own strengths, this dancer has brought Chinese dance abroad and to the world.
However, in the end, she fell ill and died, and she did not want to stay in a foreign land after death, and she survived until three days after returning to China.
Her name is Zhou Jie.
Talented girls chase their dreams
In 1961, Zhou Jie was born in Fengxian District, Shanghai, she was naturally beautiful, very beautiful, beautiful in appearance, and had an unusual temperament.
Even earlier than other children, they developed their talent - dancing.
When Zhou Jie was two years old, she could already listen to different music rhythms and jump around, looking presentable.
Zhou Jie's parents, who didn't take it seriously at the beginning, saw their daughter dancing more and more like things, with a beautiful posture,
I was surprised and happy when I was able to jump out on some of the more difficult moves.
They planned to sign up for a dance class for Zhou Jie as an interest to cultivate her.
Under various ways of finding ways and running in many ways, the parents of the Zhou family found an art troupe for Zhou Jie,
She was sent in to learn dance, and the dance teacher in the troupe decided to keep her after seeing her dance.
Because the teacher saw her talent from Zhou Jie and thought she was a good seedling for dancing.
Just when Zhou Jie was about to officially enter the art troupe for dance learning, something happened
Coupled with the background of the times at that time, Zhou Jie could no longer enter the art troupe for a while, and the troupe did not dare to keep her.
Zhou Jie's parents thought of the dance teacher's praise for her, and decided to sacrifice for the future of their children,
So he sent Xiao Zhou Jie to a relative's house, which was a huge process.
But for the sake of the children, the parents of the Zhou family do not feel troublesome, but fortunately the heavens do not live up to the painstaking people,
Finally, Zhou Jie enrolled in the enrollment of the Shanghai Song and Dance Theater at the age of 12.
After that, he successfully entered this school with his excellent dance skills.
But the dance industry is not easy, if you want to eat this bowl of rice for a long time and stay in this circle, you need to constantly work hard and keep working hard.
Zhou Jie also understood this very well, and in order to get more opportunities, she began to practice hard.
Get up early and be greedy for darkness, not afraid of cold and heat.
Her efforts are shown in the results, and every time it comes to the assessment, Zhou Jie's results are very eye-catching, leaving a very deep impression on the teachers.
Fate will not disappoint those who are willing to endure hardships and work hard, and when Zhou Jie was 15 years old, she got the opportunity to appear on the stage.
The large-scale national dance drama "Little Knife Club" is Zhou Jie's first time as the heroine, which is a big challenge for her to take the stage for the first time.
But despite nervousness and apprehension, she still completed the performance brilliantly, and the response after the performance of "Little Knife Club" was very good, and she was selected as a tribute program at that time.
This opportunity is just the beginning, the starting point of Zhou Jie's success in her dance career.
Shine in your career
Since the age of 15, Zhou Jie's dance career has been thriving,
In addition to her first heroine work "Little Knife Club", she also starred in many works such as "Banping Mountain", "Fengming Qishan", "Magnolia Floating Fragrance" and so on.
All this is due to her own efforts,
Since the success of "Small Knife Club", the name "Zhou Jie" has become familiar to the public,
After the tribute program, Zhou Jie has become well-known throughout the country.
With fame and word of mouth, more opportunities will naturally come to you.
"Banping Mountain" after "Little Knife Club" gave Zhou Jie the title of "Desperate Three Niang" in the group.
What's going on here?
It turns out that "Banping Mountain" has high requirements for the skills of dancers, because the plot of this drama has relatively large ups and downs, which is not a small challenge for dancers.
Zhou Jie is more assiduous and attentive than she used to rehearse, she doesn't want to live up to every performance, and she doesn't want to let herself perform badly.
So during a performance of "Banping Mountain", Zhou Jie endured the physical discomfort and forced the performance to finish,
After the end, she really couldn't stand it and fainted, and at this time everyone knew that she had broken her ribs.
After a professional examination, it was concluded that Zhou Jie broke his ribs because of the difficult action in "Banping Mountain" that day,
And she was so forcibly endured that even the companions who performed together did not see it.
Speaking of this matter afterwards, Zhou Jie just smiled and said that there was still an audience in the audience, and there must be no accidents in the performance, otherwise it would affect the plot later.
This strong will is really impressive.
Zhou Jie's fame is getting bigger and bigger, coupled with her already excellent appearance, a pair of peach blossom eyes are unforgettable, and then more people will notice her.
Because of her outstanding performance in stage plays, she also ushered in the opportunity in the entertainment industry.
In 1980, a director invited Zhou Jie to play the role of the beautiful harem concubine "Concubine Li" in his movie "Curtain Obeying Politics".
Because of the character setting of this role, the director only cares about Zhou Jie because of her superior appearance,
But after seeing the live performance, he firmed up the idea of letting Zhou Jie star.
The director felt that Zhou Jie was not only beautiful, but also had an extraordinary temperament when dancing, but also very spiritual.
Coincidentally, after this movie, Zhou Jie also played the role of "Concubine Li" in another movie "Burning the Old Summer Palace",
The film also won the Special Award for Outstanding Film by the Ministry of Culture of China in 1983.
Zhou Jie, who acted for the first time, in order not to let himself be delayed, but also in order to better understand and enter the role,
Collected and read a lot of information about Concubine Li, and communicated with the director many times.
In the movie, Zhou Jie's concubine is also very successful, delicate and moving, and her fame has risen to a higher level since then.
The brilliant performance of "Concubine Li" also gave her the opportunity to interpret one of the most classic roles in her acting career - Yang Guifei.
In 1992, Zhou Jie received an invitation to play the heroine in director Chen Jialin's classic movie "Yang Guifei",
And this movie also won her the title of "the most beautiful Yang Guifei".
After agreeing to star, Zhou Jie worked hard to play this role well, because she practiced dance for many years, Zhou Jie's identity was thin, which was naturally different from Yang Guifei's "plumpness".
After thinking about it, Zhou Jie gritted her teeth, ate a large amount of food every day, and successfully gained 20 pounds for herself, which perfectly matched the image of Yang Guifei.
After the film was released in 1993, it was well received.
After that, Zhou Jie quickly lost weight to restore herself to her previous appearance, and also starred in some other film and television dramas,
For example, "Baolian Lantern", "Romance of the Sui and Tang Dynasties" and so on, are all very classic plays.
After that, Zhou Jie rarely appeared in film and television dramas, and people thought that she would continue to gallop in the entertainment industry while she was hot,
But Zhou Jie's choice was surprising, and she returned to her old line of dancing.
Passed away sadly
After filming several film and television dramas, Zhou Jie often goes abroad to perform,
Because she also wants to take Chinese dance abroad, so that the world can see the style of Chinese dance.
Although it has won a lot of applause, Chinese dance is very rare abroad after all,
When Zhou Jie heard about it, she decided to open a dance school abroad to teach Chinese dance.
In 1997, Zhou Jie founded a dance school in Houston, USA.
Even the mayor of Houston at the time issued a decree designating November 20 as "Zhou Jie Dance School Day", which is enough to show the influence of the time.
Some people may question her admiration, but in fact, Zhou Jie also founded a dance school in Shanghai,
Even when it was learned that some poor children who loved to dance could not learn, they established public welfare dance schools in many poverty-stricken areas.
Sometimes, Zhou Jie personally goes to the school to teach students to dance.
Perhaps because of hard work, or perhaps because of fate, Zhou Jie suffered from cancer.
Zhou Jie, who wanted to realize her career ambitions, had to stop first and choose to fight cancer.
Unfortunately, the sky did not go as expected, she could not resist the disease, and her life was coming to an end.
At that time, she was in the United States, and what she missed most was her home or homeland.
So he contacted his good friend Liu Xiaoqing and asked her to help him and return to China when he died.
Liu Xiaoqing, who fought righteously, immediately ran for her and contacted all parties,
However, the special circumstances at that time reduced the number of flights from the United States to China, and in addition, Zhou Jie's body needed to be accompanied by instruments and doctors throughout the process.
This series of problems was handled by Liu Xiaoqing for her, and after careful discussion, the two decided to charter a plane to return to China.
In the end, Zhou Jie spent 270,000 US dollars to lease an aircraft, and finally returned to China at the end of September 2021.
After returning to his hometown Shanghai, perhaps he felt the breath of his hometown, and Zhou Jie, who could not hold on, passed away 3 days later, which can be regarded as "returning to the roots" as he wished.
Although Zhou Jie has no children, her story is still circulating among the public, and people thank her for her dedication to the dance career.
Zhou Jie has dedicated her life to her favorite dance career, and has helped many people with her weak strength, and her life is meaningful.
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