1In August, 988, at the invitation of the second China Dance "Peach and Plum Cup" Competition Committee of National Art Colleges, the Yongfeng Ying Ge Team of Chaoyang County came to Beijing and auditioned in the square of Beijing Dance Academy on August 3rd, which immediately attracted great attention and became an instant hit. On August 5th, the English Song Team performed at the opening ceremony of the "Peach and Plum Cup" competition. The atmosphere was warm and lively, which won repeated applause from the audience.
Beijingers are unfamiliar with songs and dances from Chaoyang rural areas in Guangdong. They saw British singers painting the faces of heroes such as Li Kui jy and Yang Zhi in Water Margin, and thought they were going to play something. But when the English songs and drums rang, English singers danced with hammers and drums and danced on the stage, which was pleasing to the eye. A wonderful performance changed the local people's love for English songs from strangeness to love. They think this dance is very imposing. Beijingers who have seen English songs perform all praise: Chaoshan English songs are great! Even Yanbian girls who are good at singing and dancing praise the singing and dancing well. Masako Osamu, a famous Japanese dancer, watched the performance of English songs and was also appreciated and warmly applauded. When the British singer went shopping, many salespeople asked the British singer for tickets. There are many people looking at where the cars full of English singers are parked. Ying Ge in Chaoyang, Beijing is not only highly valued by art experts and scholars at home and abroad, but also warmly welcomed by the people in the capital, and has become a "hot project" in Beijing for a while.
Pan Zhitao, director of China Dance Department of Beijing Dance Academy and executive director of the 2nd China Dance "Li Tao Cup" Competition, couldn't restrain his inner joy and excitement when singing English songs. While applauding the English singer who performed frequently, he sincerely shouted "Yes! All right! Good! " He said that the wonderful performance of Yongfeng song and dance reflected the strong vitality of China national dance. He said, if someone wants to ask: Where is the root of China dance? We can answer this question: Folk dance like Yongfeng Ying Ge is the root of China dance. He also said that the members of Yongfeng Ying Ge are young and full of energy, and folk dance seems to be the successor. To be sure, the roots of this China dance will never break. National folk dance art can be carried forward. From this English farmers' singing team, we saw the "hope" and gained confidence. ...
More than 10 journalists from Beijing newspaper who came to interview aroused great interest and expressed deep concern when they saw the wonderful performance of the English farmers' singing team from the South China Sea coast in the first capital of the motherland. They believe that Yongfeng English Opera Troupe is a folk dance team with local characteristics and strong local flavor. Yang Fei, a reporter from Xinhua News Agency, not only affirmed the wonderful performance of Yongfeng Ying Ge team in the news photo commentary published in Beijing Daily on August 6th, but also pointed out that "... this is the first time that a peasant dance team of this scale has participated in professional art exchange activities in Beijing". Huang, a reporter from Beijing Evening News, wrote an article about Yongfeng, pointing out that Yongfeng is the essence of folk dance (see Beijing Evening News on August 6th 1988). On August 5th, Tianjin Evening News also reported the wonderful performance of Yongfeng Ying Ge team at the opening ceremony. In addition to broadcasting the TV news of the English song performance on the evening of August 5, CCTV also dispatched a large-scale shooting car that afternoon and mobilized a considerable shooting team to produce a special video for the English song performance. It should also be mentioned that before Yongfeng Ying Ge team went to Beijing, Workers Daily published a special article entitled "Chaoyang Song and Dance Will Go to Beijing" on July 3 1, introducing the style and characteristics of Yongfeng Ying Ge.
Gao Zhanxiang, Vice Minister of Culture, attended the opening ceremony of the "Peach and Plum Cup" Dance Competition, and first watched the performance of Yongfeng Ying Ge Team in Chaoyang County. English singers are in high spirits and full of energy. Coupled with a string of gunfire bursts, it is like cheering for the "heroes of the water margin", so the dance is more exciting. After the performance, Vice Minister Gao Zhanxiang happily signed the English Song Team. Ma Qingxiong, Vice Minister of Radio and Television, also came to watch the performance of Yongfeng Ying Ge Team. He expressed his appreciation and support for the performance of Yongfeng Ying Ge team in Beijing, and signed the list. Folks who work in Beijing love the "specialties" of their hometown.
The folks working in Beijing were very happy when they got the good news that their hometown English song team had performed in Beijing for the first time, and they all ran to tell each other. They regard songs and dances rooted in the soil of their hometown as "specialties" of their hometown. They feel particularly kind and precious, and they all hope to get a sneak peek. On the day of the audition, many villagers came to visit English singers from their hometown and watch the performances of English songs. Peng, a retired cadre who is over 60 years old and inconvenient to move, is also accompanied by his wife. Teacher, on crutches, came to watch the performance with great interest and was deeply satisfied after watching it. Yes, old comrades who have been working in Beijing for many years after a long separation from their hometown, once they see the peasant dance in their hometown when they were young, they are now more vibrant and colorful. How can they be insincerely happy?
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This year's China Dance "Peach and Plum Cup" National Art College Competition is considerable in scale and extremely popular. Twenty-seven dance teams from all provinces and cities in China participated in the competition. This is a national event of British dance art groups, and many prestigious experts and scholars will also attend. As a special team, Yongfeng Ying Ge Team of Chaoyang County enjoys the exclusive honor in this competition. The leader of the English song team was invited to the rostrum. This "invitation" not only expresses respect for all English singers, but also expresses the treasure and admiration for the folk dance art in southern Xinjiang.