How Do I Become a Ballerina?

Yu Xiaotong, started practicing ballet at the age of 3, and studied at the age of 8 with senior ballet teachers Xu Jian and Zheng Danlu of Shenzhen Arts School. At the age of 10, she entered the Shenzhen Art School to study ballet. The favor and scholarships of top ballet companies and schools in many countries, and won the silver medal in the New York International Ballet Contest. There are people of the same name.

Basic Information

Chinese name

Yu Xiaotong

Foreign name

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Country of Citizenship

China

People

Chinese

place of birth

Hong Kong

date of birth

1993.10.28

Occupation

Ballerina

graduated school

Shenzhen Art School

representative work

"Pirate" Double Dance, etc.

Major achievements

New York International Ballet Awards Silver

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The persistence of Yu Xiaotong's mother

Hong Kong-born Yu Xiaotong started to study ballet in an amateur class at the age of three, but in the opinion of her mother, Ms. Shen, her daughter's real entry into formal learning began when she came to Shenzhen at the age of eight.

"We have met good people and good teachers." This is Ms. Shen's heartfelt words. By chance, Ms. Shen learned that the Shenzhen Art School opened a ballet major, and with the help of the school gatekeeper, she got a call from the ballet teacher Xu Jian. She decided to explore the way for her daughter first, so she asked the teacher to allow her to attend a class. Looking at the elegant dancing poses of the teachers and students, Ms. Shen's first thought was: "Why is it different from what my daughter has learned before? It's really beautiful, I must bring my daughter to have a long experience."

During the first class with Xu Jian and Zheng Danlu, Yu Xiaotong, who has been speaking Cantonese since childhood, couldn't even understand the phrase "put her legs on a pole" because of a language barrier; The horse couldn't get off, but was asked by the teacher to put his legs on the piano stool. Yu Xiaotong kept muttering: I was a top student in the amateur class. I usually only praised and criticized. After class, she cried and said "No more" to her mother.

My mother did not accommodate Yu Xiaotong's feelings of embarrassment, and she brought Yu Xiaotong to Shenzhen to practice every weekend. After writing homework at home on weekdays, the mother personally urged Yu Xiaotong to press his legs, kick and lower his waist. Two years later, Yu Xiaotong successfully entered the six-year program of ballet in Shenzhen Arts School.

Yu Xiaotong develops dissatisfaction with personality

Today, Yu Xiaotong has a persistent and firm belief in her career in ballet. However, she told reporters that in the first few years of foundation work, she was like many ordinary children. She was afraid of suffering and was easily shaken. In the first three years of basic training, she often looked at the ballet disc and repeatedly pondered a question: "Why do I repeat the same basic action every day? Why do I and the fluttering fairies seen in the disc? How big a difference? "

Yu Xiaotong, who is in love with ballet, summarized for herself. Thanks to her good teacher, she was able to persist to this day and came up with a transcript that was recognized. Xiao Tong said with a smile, in fact, she was particularly afraid of the teacher, because she would be severely criticized for the wrong position of a fingertip. Acting toward the tiled wall, the classmates couldn't help but stare at the teacher's shadow on the wall to see where the teacher went. I remember once when the teacher walked past him, Yu Xiaotong, who was already tired, exhaled a sigh of relief. Who knew that the teacher was still watching her movements closely, and a slap fell on her back like this. That slap let Xiao Tong keep in mind: "I must keep in mind that whenever I do, the basic skills are practiced for myself."

Classes in the morning, rehearsal at noon, classes in the afternoon, and rehearsal in the evening. The school's prescribed class time is about 4 hours per day. However, Yu Xiaotong, who often enters the preparation stage several months in advance, rehearses almost 8 to 10 hours per day, which has been several times harder and harder than others. Sometimes, the little girl would secretly cry in the locker room, but every time she would tell herself, now that she shed tears, she would not be allowed to cry later, and she should continue to practice well.

When preparing to participate in the Helsinki International Ballet Competition last year, Yu Xiaotong was going to prepare four classical ballet variations and two modern dances. Every day she struggled for these six repertoires. Stand up, spin, fail, and come again. Two weeks before the game, she was still trying to complete the ending action, but she never finished well. Teacher Zheng said to her: "Without 100% confidence in the audience, don't even think of a little gain in the audience and continue to practice at night." That day, Teacher Zheng and Yu Xiaotong did not rest, and stayed in the practice room until 10 pm point.

Yu Xiaotong later realized that the teacher's strict requirements were not just to ask her to complete that action, but to exercise her "unconvinced" strength in her bones. Going home at night, Yu Xiaotong wrote a thousand "ruthless" words in a stroke. "I just want to be tough with myself, even if I encounter any difficulties, and continue to practice for a whole night, I have to continue with my heart. Whenever Teacher Zheng sees that I am about to give up, she will say, Take out tenacity! "

Yu Xiaotong, I will continue to work hard

In January this year, Yu Xiaotong represented the Shenzhen Arts School in the 38th Lausanne International Ballet Contest. This competition is specially organized for professional ballet students at school, and it is one of the top competitions for ballet students in the world. Yu Xiaotong has been preparing for this for more than three months. After rigorous review by the jury, 150 contestants were selected from more than 2,000 video tapes to go to Switzerland for the semi-final selection, and finally 20 winners were selected. Yu Xiaotong is one of them.

In March this year, Yu Xiaotong made another trip to participate in the YAGP New York Youth Ballet Contest. Many of the world's top ballet schools and dance troupes use this competition to select outstanding young dancers from various countries. This time, a total of thousands of people competed for 40 final places. Yu Xiaotong and his brother Lan Zhiming performed a 6-minute classical ballet "Pirate Double Dance". The two of them stood out among many pairs of players with their skill and tacit understanding. Won the silver medal for double dance.

The outstanding performance in the Lausanne International Ballet Contest gave Yu Xiaotong a scholarship from the Houston Ballet of the United States, a scholarship from the New York City Ballet, a scholarship from the Royal Ballet School of Winnipeg, Canada, an invitation from the Global Ballet of Korea and Hong Kong Ballet Mission invitation.

In the YAGP competition in New York, Yu Xiaotong also received scholarships from the Princess Grace Ballet School in Monaco and The Rock School in Philadelphia, USA. After discussing with her teacher and parents, she finally decided to choose the Houston Ballet Scholarship. In the coming year, she will perform with countries around the world. Yu Xiaotong, who is slightly more mature than his peers, said: "There is no so-called extreme of any dance action, only more extreme. This will be my new starting point, I will continue to work hard because there are many new things waiting for me Found. " ^[3]

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