Tongali was born in 1976 in an ordinary family in Hefei, Anhui Province. Since childhood, people have noticed her unusual figure and posture - tall figure, slender and well-proportioned legs, light and agile gait.
All of this shows the "dancer" gene in her bones.
In the eyes of Ms. Wang, the teacher of the dance training class, Tongali is simply a natural dancer. Tongali, who entered the dance academy at the age of 9, showed amazing talent.
On weekdays, she always memorizes Protestant movements for the first time, and can complete them lightly without a few Xi.
The stage is like a tailor-made existence for her. Whether it's a classical ballet pose or an intense modern dance, Tongali's eyes will light up as soon as she stands on the stage.
Every time she waved and jumped, she was filled with uncontrollable beating passion.
With such a talented girl, Teacher Wang believes that she will definitely go further and further on the road of dance. Therefore, this strict teacher took special care of her, followed by good persuasion, and passed on her dancing skills to this plastic girl.
Under the careful guidance of the teacher, Tongali's dancing skills have improved rapidly. Two years later, she has become the star student of her class.
The teachers of the Dance Department of the Anhui Provincial Academy of Arts still remember the scene when they first met Tongali.
It was a sunny morning, and they were pleasantly surprised to find that the freshman had a light and skillful basic skill, whether it was a twist or a difficult movement, she could control it with ease, showing amazing toughness and softness.
"I immediately realized that there was a baby newcomer to the academy team!" Associate Professor Wang, who was teaching classical dance at the time, said.
Over the next four years of Xi schooling, Tongali proved herself to her teachers with extraordinary efforts. Not only did she excel in her grades, but she also trained more diligently after class.
To complete a newly choreographed dance, she was able to train for more than a dozen hours on a row until every detail was perfect.
Tongali combines her personal conditions and constantly explores a more suitable dance style for herself. From initially confined to classical and exquisite ballet, he later dabbled in a variety of styles such as jazz and Latin.
This allowed her to win the "Dance Rising Star Award" with the highest vote of the audience in the year-end newcomer show with her wonderful performance.
At that time, the look of pride on Tongali's face is still vivid in my mind.
In 2001, 23-year-old Tongali met Zhang Xulong for the first time.
Zhang Xulong, a well-known body art photo master in Taiwan, is unique in the industry with his bold and avant-garde shooting concept. He celebrates the beauty of the human body and advocates the use of the lens to show the light of life.
He was always looking for a model who would perfectly interpret his ideas.
That day, when Zhang Xulong's eyes fell on Tongali in a white dress, both of them had a long-lost shock of "meeting their soul mate".
Zhang Xulong immediately sent an invitation to Tongali for cooperation. This gave Tongali a great opportunity to bring her dance into another art form.
So, under the guidance of Zhang Xulong, Tongali completed a set of shocking and bold human body portraits. Her body transforms into another soul in the picture, proclaiming the radiance of life to the world with multiple appearances such as teasing, charming, and arrogant.
As soon as this set of photos was published, it immediately caused an uproar in the industry. Tongali also felt the strength of the impact for the first time. She faced doubts from all walks of life, the incomprehension of her relatives, and the departure of her husband...... It was the first time she had realized so much that choosing to be responsible for her own heart would not always be smooth sailing.
In 2008, Tongali and Shen Dong ended their 7-year marriage.
Faced with the double blow of family affection and marriage, Tongali fell into unprecedented confusion and pain. She began to question her life and was afraid of the future.
However, when she came to the dance practice room again and faced the familiar wooden floor, her heart swelled with excitement and love that she had not seen for a long time. Dance is a constant theme in her life.
So, Tongali resolutely decided to leave the entertainment industry and return to the stage she loves. She rejoined a cabaret troupe and began her freelance life as a dancer.
There is no judgment of others, no moral shackles here, Tongali only needs to be true to her heart and write her own chapter with body language.
The first note of the band sounded, and Tongali had leapt into the center of the stage. She has become the master of time and space, and every swing of her fingertips creates new meanings.
When the light and shadow intertwined, and Tongali ended the curtain again, many audience members had tears in their eyes.
Her dance has been reborn, not only with extraordinary skills, but also contains the infectious power of life realization.
The so-called success does not lie in whether it becomes famous overnight, but in finding inner peace;
The so-called bosom friend is not whether to get the approval of others, but whether to hear one's own voice.
Those who did not understand Tongali's choice may now be able to understand her journey.
Every artist's growth has its own inevitability, and it needs to experience external doubts, intense inner dialogues, and the choice to defend passion.
Tongali resolutely decided that staying true to her heart was her mission as an artist.
She put aside the external recognition of fame and fortune and embraced her love for dance.
She has spent her life interpreting what is the true pursuit of art.