In the second community of Mapo Garden, Shuangfeng Street, there is such a retired old party member, she is tall and elegant, and often wears a bright dance costume to teach everyone to practice dance, and everyone affectionately calls her "Teacher Yan". She is Yan Ping, 69 years old, who has been teaching dance in the community for 19 years.
Yan Ping. Nineteen years ago, I retired and moved to live in the second community of Mapo Garden, just in time for the community to organize residents to rehearse dances and participate in district-level cultural activities. Because I liked to dance when I was young, and I studied for a few years, I signed up and was lucky enough to win a prize. Yan Ping recalled.
Teacher Yan learned dance quickly and danced well, and it happened that the community had the idea of forming a dance team, so he hit it off with Teacher Yan immediately, and the 'Colorful Peony' dance team came into being. Liu Yang, a staff member of the second community of Mapo Garden, introduced. It was this experience of participating in the competition that allowed Yan Ping to embark on the road of dance teaching, and this journey has been 19 years. Regardless of spring, summer, autumn and winter, she insists on volunteering every day, interpreting her love and vision for a better life with graceful dancing.
Yan Ping (first from left) explains dance moves.
Note that our hands do not become orchid fingers, palms outward, let the big arm drive the small arm, the footsteps slowly move forward, and the upper body naturally straightens ......Good, remember the essentials, let's do it again. At 9:30, the reporter came to the community dance rehearsal room, and Yan Ping was seriously explaining the dance moves. For the actions that everyone is not clear, Yan Ping demonstrated many times, carefully explained the essentials, patiently answered questions, and repeatedly corrected the actions of the players. Under the guidance of Yan Ping, everyone danced to the beautiful melody and enjoyed the fun of dancing.
Yan Ping and the team members practiced dancing together.
Teacher Yan teaches well, is very patient, and when she encounters complex movements, she will break down the movements into very detailed ones, and everyone will learn quickly. Xing Qi, a member of the dance team, said. The youngest member of the dance team is 54 years old, the oldest is 70 years old, almost everyone has no dance foundation, Yan Ping will decompose and teach everyone each movement step by step, adjust the dance posture at any time according to the situation of the team members, and pay careful attention to every movement and expression of the team members, so as to ensure that the best dance effect is achieved.
Colorful Peony" dance team outdoor rehearsal photo.
Yan Ping is not only conscientious and responsible, but also insists on innovation, and creates one or two dance works every year according to different popular music styles and current affairs. "Mongolian dance and Tibetan dance are the dances I am good at, and I usually like to watch dance on the Internet and TV to learn dance theory knowledge and basic skills. When a suitable dance move is encountered, it is written down and incorporated into the choreography of the selected song. Yan Ping said. She has written, created, and taught more than 30 dances by herself, and more than 100 residents have learned dance from her. "No matter how old you are or what your dancing foundation is, as long as you like to dance, I welcome everyone to join. Yan Ping said.
"Colorful Peony" dance team part of the honor.
Over the past 19 years, under the leadership of Yan Ping, the "Colorful Peony" dance team has often participated in various activities organized by the community, streets and districts, and has achieved excellent results every time. "They love what I teach, and as long as I can teach, I'll keep teaching!Yan Ping said.