At the Citizen Fitness Center of Xietu Street Community in Xuhui District, the aunties are dancing to the rhythm of the music, raising their hands, turning in circles, looking back... every move shows their graceful dancing posture. It is said that time is not forgiving, but they danced in a different kind of sunset red.
Once you start, you can't stop.
These beautiful aunties are all from the Chaoyang Dance Team of Xietu Street. It is understood that this Chaoyang dance team was established in 1996 and currently has 23 members with an average age of 58. Since its establishment, the Chaoyang Dance Team has been active on the community stage in Xietu Street. Hong Baiqin, the captain of the
dance team, is not only the founder of the team, but also the "backbone" of everyone. Talk about why you started a dance team? Hong Baiqin said with a smile: "In the beginning it was just for exercise!" It turned out that Hong Baiqin had been in poor health before this, so she started doing Tai Chi, Mulan Quan and other exercises to exercise. With unremitting exercise, her physical fitness improved, and she began to be no longer satisfied with slow-motion boxing. So, she and a group of like-minded neighbors formed the Chaoyang Dance Team to use dance exercises to keep fit.
Hong Baiqin also invited his daughter to the dance team to provide professional teaching guidance. Under the guidance of her daughter, the dance team's training became more systematic and scientific, and dance moves and choreography were tailored to suit the team members' actual conditions, making the dance team's performances more exciting and moving.
No one should be left behind, no one should be left behind
After 28 years of unremitting struggle and hard work, the Chaoyang Dance Team has become no less than a professional team and has become a "cultural powerhouse" in Xietu Street and even wider areas. It has not only represented Xuhui District and Xietu Street has won honors in municipal and district-level cultural and sports activities, participated in several public welfare performances, and was rated as a Shanghai Demonstration Fitness Team and a Top 100 Team.
"I was very nervous when I participated in the district-level competition for the first time. While leading the team members to practice dance intensively, I cheered for myself." In 2005, the Chaoyang Dance Team was recommended by Xietu Street to participate in the district-level competition. For the first time The team members were extremely excited to step onto the professional stage, and Hong Baiqin also felt stressed.
"No one can be left behind!" In Hong Baiqin's view, collective dance requires neat formation and orderly movements. During the dance rehearsal process, faced with the uneven dance skills of the team members, Hong Baiqin knew that each team member had its own characteristics and difficulties, so he adopted a one-on-one approach to correct the movements one by one to ensure that each team member could Accurately grasp the essentials of dance.
Hong Baiqin is also very strict. She believes that only strict requirements can allow the team members to better master dance skills and present the best performance results. During the rehearsal process, Hong Baiqin would often remind the players to pay attention to details and ensure that every movement was done in place. Under her leadership, the team members worked together and won the first prize in the first dance competition in Xuhui District.
A beautiful scenery
"A pair of eyes are like piercing eyes. No one who takes a beat slower or moves less standardly can escape her eyes." "We often need to practice a movement many times!"... This is the team member's evaluation of Hong Baiqin. . But even so, no team member left the team due to strict requirements and boring rehearsals. The team members all said that the captain's guidance has benefited them a lot and made them love the art of dance even more.
Zhu Liwei lives farthest away among the dance team. Even if he moves away from Xietu, he still doesn’t want to leave the big family of Chaoyang Dance Team. "Our dance moves are suitable for the body shape and posture of the elderly. The most important thing is that everyone is united and friendly. Here we can not only entertain the body and mind, but also enhance our self-confidence. As long as I can dance, I will keep dancing!" Zhu Liwei sighed.
In recent years, with the strong support of Xietu Street, the Chaoyang Dance Team has gradually grown and grown, and is full of vitality. The street not only provides a special rehearsal space for the dance team, but also invites professional dance teachers to provide guidance. Under the careful guidance of the teachers, the dance level of the team members has been significantly improved, and the dance team's performances have become more and more exciting.
Now, the Chaoyang Dance Team has become a beautiful scenery in the cultural activities of Xietu Street, adding a different kind of "sunset beauty" to the cultural life of the community.
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