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64-year-old Ms. Yang Liping, as a bright star in the Chinese dance industry, her name has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and she is known as the "queen of Chinese folk dance art". Her outstanding works are based on traditional folk dance, skillfully integrating the essence of modern dance, showing a high artistic realm and profound cultural connotation.
In particular, her classic masterpiece "Spirit of the Sparrow" has won the applause and respect of many audiences on both the domestic and international stages, and people affectionately call her "Peacock Princess".
However, in recent years, some of the dance works created by Yang Liping and her disciples have attracted widespread attention and controversy from all walks of life. Among them, when her disciple Xiao Ronghao performed the peacock dance with male dancers, there were some scenes of "intimate interaction", and the costume design was too "exposed".
This has led to questions about whether Yang Liping's dance work has deviated from the original spirit of the peacock dance, and some have even accused it of being just a "side-kick" strategy used to attract attention.
In the face of fierce criticism from public opinion, it seems that we can no longer appreciate and accept Yang Liping's dance works as purely as in the past. It is really touching that this once highly admired "Peacock Princess" is now so helpless and passive.
Although she did her best and spent her life's work and sweat to push the ancient art form of folk dance to a new peak, she also paid a huge price for her brilliant achievements.
For the dance career, Ms. Yang Liping has always held an almost obsessive pursuit and unwavering belief. In order to maintain her graceful dancing and body lines, she strictly controlled her diet, even refusing to eat rice and meat, and it was even rumored that she lived only on flowers.
What's even more striking is that in order to create a slender waist curve, she did not hesitate to undergo surgery in the hospital to remove six ribs.
This extreme pursuit of "perfection" is also reflected in her habit of keeping long nails. Due to the high requirements of the peacock dance, Yang Liping needs to invest up to 180,000 yuan a year to maintain her nails, even if it brings many inconveniences to her daily life, she still does not hesitate to persevere.
Yang Liping's love for dance stems from the family atmosphere in her childhood. She was born into a family of artists, and her parents and grandparents were folk artists. Her mother is a music teacher and has led Yang Liping into the palace of art since she was a child.
Immersed in the aroma of a strong family art atmosphere, Yang Liping has developed a strong interest in mysterious and elegant dance since she was a child. Born in the beautiful Yunnan province, she can see rare animals such as elephants and peacocks everywhere in her daily life, and the graceful posture of these animals has not only become a beautiful memory of her childhood, but also profoundly influenced her perception and longing for the art of dance.
Deeply admiring the beautiful dance of the peacock, Yang Liping will always carefully observe every subtle movement of the peacock in addition to practicing dance, and even sometimes try boldly to integrate these smart movements into her own dance creation, giving it new vitality.
The keen family soon discovered Yang Liping's talent in the field of peacock dance, and in order to satisfy her endless love for dance, they did not hesitate to sign Yang Liping up for various dance classes.
Under the strict requirements of her family, Yang Liping has always maintained a tireless and attentive attitude towards dance practice.
In the classroom, Yang Liping devoted herself to it, showed outstanding talent, and won high praise from teachers. However, compared with her peers, Yang Liping prefers to be alone in the corner and silently sharpened, and this unique personality undoubtedly lays the groundwork for her to shine on the stage in the future.
In 1970, Yang Liping was fortunate to be selected for the National Minority Art Training Class, and since then she has embarked on the road of professional dance training. A few years later, she successfully joined the Yunnan Song and Dance Troupe and began to show her edge on this professional stage.
However, Yang Liping did not stop there, she firmly decided to go to France for further study, hoping to broaden her dance horizons and absorb richer artistic nutrients in that artistic country.
This determination to study abroad is the best embodiment of her persistent pursuit of dance career.
During her time in France, Yang Liping was completely immersed in the charm of European modern dance. She was eager to learn and tried to absorb the essence of European dance art. In this dynamic and innovative environment, Yang Liping's dance vision has been expanded like never before, and her dance ideas and creative inspiration have also been sublimated here.
The trip to France opened the door to a broader stage for Yang Liping. Under the influence and tempering of European modern dance, her dance attainments have been perfected day by day, and her creative inspiration has gradually matured.
This precious study abroad experience laid a solid foundation for her to emerge in the Chinese dance scene and become a leading figure in the future.
After returning to the stage of the motherland, Yang Liping lived up to expectations with her unique charm and talent, and ushered in a new exploration of the pinnacle of Chinese dance. Her masterful creations such as Guanyin with a Thousand Hands and Rain Hitting Basho have earned international fame and her style has become a symbol of the new generation of Chinese dance.
In Yang Liping's artistic career, the most dazzling work is the famous "Spirit of the Sparrow". This poetic peacock dance masterpiece originated from that quiet moonlit night, and Yang Liping captured the spark of inspiration through the peacock's fluttering figure.
Since the release of "Spirit of the Sparrow", it has set off a warm dance storm in China, and countless audiences have been captivated by its beautiful dancing. Immediately afterwards, this work was honored on the stage of the CCTV Spring Festival Gala that attracted national attention, winning supreme glory for Yang Liping.
Since then, "Spirit of the Sparrow" has sounded the clarion call for overseas tours, and has performed in Singapore, the United States, Canada and other countries and regions, making Yang Liping's name famous all over the world.
People are full of respect for this "Peacock Dancing Princess" and affectionately call her "Peacock Princess". With her lifelong energy and hard work, Yang Liping has successfully pushed the ancient folk dance art to a new peak, and she is undoubtedly an outstanding leader in the Chinese dance scene.
However, behind such brilliant achievements, Yang Liping also paid great sacrifices for this. In order to maintain a perfect dance posture and body line, she took some extreme measures, and her self-requirements almost reached the level of "pathology".
She kept a strict diet, refusing to eat rice and meat, and was even rumored to be living on "light" foods such as flowers. What is more well-known is that in order to shape a slender and slender waist like a peacock, Yang Liping resolutely decided to have six ribs removed in the hospital, which caused widespread attention and heated debate from all walks of life at the time.
However, the pursuit of "perfect" dance postures and dance postures does not stop there. Due to the peacock dance's emphasis on hand form, Yang Liping has always maintained a pair of slender nails, and spends up to 180,000 yuan a year on nail care.
Yang Liping's ultimate pursuit of almost "perfection" in the art of dance is not only reflected in her exquisite skills and artistic attainments, but also in her unique insistence on preserving long nails.
Due to the peacock dance's emphasis on hand form and posture, Yang Liping spends up to 180,000 yuan a year to maintain her nails, which causes her many inconveniences in her daily life, but she still has no regrets.
When faced with questions from the outside world about this behavior, Yang Liping responded resolutely without hesitation: "In my eyes, every insignificant insect is my child, and my dance work is my daughter."
She knows that not all emotions need to have a clear destination, so she has never regretted her choice.
Yang Liping has devoted her entire passion to her dance career, and this persistent pursuit of art is indeed incomprehensible to ordinary people. She trains for up to 10 hours a day, even in the heat and cold.
It is this almost "stubborn" pursuit that has achieved her reputation as "the successor of the Peacock Dance".
However, Yang Liping's extreme pursuit of "perfection" is not limited to this. In order to create a peacock-like slender waist and beautiful lines, she did not hesitate to undergo surgery in the hospital and had six ribs removed.
This seemingly "cruel" act caused a huge controversy at the time.
For an artist who is so strict with his body for the sake of his career, it is really confusing and heart-wrenching. As an outstanding dancer, Yang Liping undoubtedly uses all her life's passion to convey the highest level of art, but some of the methods she uses have made the world doubt whether she has fallen into a "pathology".
Yang Liping's persistent pursuit of "perfection" in dance is the core of her controversy in public opinion. There were voices of disagreement and skepticism about some of her and her disciples' dance works.
Some viewers believe that the choreography of Xiao Ronghao, a disciple of Yang Liping, is too bold and innovative, not only increasing the proportion of too many intimate plots, but also the costume design of the actors is too "exposed".
Some people directly denounce these works as "vulgar" works, which have deviated from the essential spirit of the peacock dance.
However, it should not be overlooked that there is also another group of people who have strong views. They are convinced that the art of dance needs to be constantly innovated, and the works of Yang Liping and her disciples are vivid interpretations of this concept! Although it has caused widespread controversy because it involves some "side-ball" topics, it does not mean that these can be derogated as "vulgar".
This divergence of views reflects the great differences in the value judgments of aesthetics and dance in different contexts and among different groups of people. Today, when we are accustomed to traditional and elegant dance forms, once there are those innovative attempts that dare to "break the convention", it will inevitably attract some doubts and criticism.
However, if we can think deeply from another perspective, it is not difficult to find that everyone will have a pursuit that is close to "obsession" for the things they love.
As Yang Liping said, there is no absolute right or wrong in this kind of persistence, the key lies in your deep love for it!
Therefore, we should adopt a more open and inclusive attitude to accept the innovative attempts of artists, to "remove the dross and extract the essence". After all, the fact that Yang Liping has made outstanding contributions to promoting Chinese dance art to the world is undeniable.
The development of dance art is precisely in the interweaving and collision of various sounds. We should give full understanding and respect to every innovation, and at the same time, we should avoid self-isolation, so that the long river of art will never stop and go back to ancient times.