Enjoy the silver age life and bloom the charm of the sunset! In Linyi, there is a square dance team, not only dancing square dance, but also proficient in singing, waist drums, fitness balls and so on. They not only became famous in Linyi, but also jumped out of Linyi and jumped to the whole country... The members of this dance troupe are all women's and children's army, but the leader of the troupe is a man, he is the "uncle" who loves square dance - Zhu Xu, who uses practical actions to lead the members to "dance" out of the happy life in their old age.
From laid-off workers to team leaders Dancing brings a different life
Zhu Xu is 58 years old this year, and when he talks about "getting married" with dance, the time is pulled back to 24 years ago.
In 1997, Zhu Xu was laid off, the familiar job was gone, thinking that the future was uncertain, at that time his mood was very depressed, and his body also lit up with red lights... "Life cannot go on like this." Zhu Xu said that inadvertently, he saw a twisted song dancing, and couldn't help but stop. Listening to the cheerful music, he couldn't help but jump along, and his mood became much better. In this way, several people who like to dance invariably got together.
Zhu Xu and the team members are rehearsing carefully.
"At the beginning, the dance troupe was just set up to twist and turn the song and make the mood better, and then I slowly liked the dance." Zhu Xu said that a male comrade formed a dance team, the members are all the same girl army, he once encountered the fingering and pointing of others, even strange eyes, but he did not flinch.
"Do what you like to do, let others say go." Zhu Xu believes that dancing square dancing, he is happy, the sisters he carries are also happy, he has contributed a small contribution to social harmony, and he has also gained health and friendship, which is a very meaningful thing.
On December 12, 2003, the Yimeng Xuyang Dance Team in Linyi Lanshan District, founded by him, was established. With the purpose of exercising their bodies, they entertain themselves, sing praises to the motherland in various forms, publicize the party's policies, carry forward the spirit of Yimeng, and jointly build a harmonious Linyi, which has become a beautiful landscape in Linyi.
In 2014, the Linyi Lanshan District Yimeng Xuyang Dance Team was renamed Linyi Xuzhi Dance Troupe, and with the increasing number of participants, the dance troupe has now developed into a large group of more than 200 people. The oldest member is 69 years old, the youngest is in his 50s, and the average age is about 55 years old.
A movement practice hundreds of times Behind strictness is responsibility and a role model
Zhu Xu frankly said that he is a more real person and works seriously. Some of the dance troupe's programs are self-choreographed and directed, and some are adapted. Zhu Xu is meticulous about any action, if someone moves wrong, it needs to be rehearsed continuously until the action fully meets the standard, and sometimes an action even needs to be practiced hundreds of times.
Zhu Xu and his team danced happily.
"He's so good!" Deputy Regiment Leader Tian Li said that what is powerful is not only versatility, but also strict requirements for students. Everyone gave Zhu Xu a nickname behind his back- The Devil Leader Zhu Pickpocket. Originally, in rehearsal, if there is a person whose movements do not meet his requirements, they need to repeat it again, sometimes a movement is practiced for more than half an hour. Hearing this nickname, Zhu Xu felt that his heart was beautiful, and he felt that this nickname was positive. Seriousness is his specialty, and he feels that he matches this nickname.
Tian Li said that Zhu Xu's seriousness sometimes drives her crazy, no matter what time of night, as long as she receives the performance task, Zhu Xu wants her to immediately notify everyone.
Speaking of the leader of the regiment, Zhu Xu, a member of the regiment, said that Zhu Xu requires excellence in every program, and he has a famous saying, as long as there is no knife in the sky, it is time to train.
"He disciplined me to cry seventy or eighty times, and after each training, I didn't want to jump, I felt very wronged, but in hindsight, strictly stemmed from being responsible for us, so I insisted on it." Dance troupe member Fan Aifen said.
Guo Lei said: "Although the leader of the regiment is strict with us, he has an amiable side, he is the idol of our middle-aged and elderly women, and we all like to dance and exercise with him." ”
During the interview, the reporter found that some people in the dance troupe have been dancing with Zhu Xu for more than ten years, and everyone knows that he is strict, but everyone understands and respects him very much, and regards him as an example to learn.
He led everyone to jump out of Linyi and jump all over the country
The dance troupe began by entertaining itself and exercising, and later participated in various condolence performances and competitions as volunteers. From 2014 to 2021, the dance troupe has participated in provincial and national square dance competitions 46 times, almost every time being the first prize: in 2015, it won the first prize of the Shandong Postal "Silver Age Cup" middle-aged and elderly square dance competition group, in 2016, it won the first prize of the "Four Virtues" Fitness Square Dance Audition and Exhibition Competition in Shandong Province, and in 2019, it won the first place in the fitness drum prescribed routine in the fitness song (drum) competition held at Hulunbuir Station in Inner Mongolia. A piece of honor is an affirmation of their efforts, but also to bring them unlimited motivation.
What moved Zhu Xu the most was a performance in Hailar. At that time, the dance troupe applied for four projects and took two days and one night train to arrive, and the personnel were very tired. But as soon as they said to leave, everyone immediately walked out of the scene with great energy; as soon as they said that they wanted to change their costumes, everyone moved to change their costumes. In the last waist drum project, Zhu Xu couldn't jump, but no one in the whole group shouted tired, and they all gritted their teeth and persevered.
Many of their self-written or adapted works are deeply loved by everyone, and their works such as "Qilu Qing", "Joyful Song of the Prosperous World", and Square Dance "The Most Beautiful Song of China" have been performed hundreds of times. Whether it is the rural fields of accurate poverty alleviation or the national stage, they have left their footprints.
On chongyang festival, Zhu Xu and his team members used their dance to send different blessings to the elderly.
Zhu Xu believes that when everyone gets together to dance, it is not how good they are, but the sisters of the dance troupe who tolerate him, understand him and support him, so he insists on coming to this day. He is willing to lead everyone to "dance" out of a happy life, "dance" out of a happy old age.
Linbao Rong Media reporter Wu Hui