On the evening of the 9th, the Maritime Silk Road International Street Dance Invitational Exhibition Finals and Awards Gala was held at the Quanzhou Grand Theater. At the event site, with the cooperation of rhythmic ** and cool changing lights, the dancers reacted quickly, and a series of difficult street dance movements such as somersaults, windmills, and Thomas full spins took turns, showing super innovation ability and adaptability, showing superb dancing posture, and winning the applause of the audience.
As one of the supporting projects of the 5th Maritime Silk Road International Art Festival, the Maritime Silk Road International Street Dance Invitational Exhibition is hosted by the Fujian Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism and Quanzhou City, and undertaken by the Quanzhou Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, Television and Tourism, the Chuc National Street Dance Alliance, and the Quanzhou Cultural Tourism Development Group. The finals not only met the cultural needs and fashion consumption trends of people of different ages, but also set off a collision, exchange and integration of traditional culture and trendy art in the ancient city, injecting youth energy into the city.
Fujian Sanming Rongzai (Tong Jierong), who won the championship of the breaking duel event, during the performance (photo by Chen Xiaoyang).
Nearly 2,000 dancers participated in the audition
Citizens shouted "get younger".
The street dance exhibition set up five major projects: popping, hiphop, breaking, children's dance, and ** dance, attracting nearly 2,000 dancers from 16 provinces (autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the central government, and special administrative regions) such as Macao, Guangdong, Chongqing, Xinjiang, Heilongjiang, and Shaanxi, as well as Fujian and Taiwan.
From the 7th, the main venue for the audition and preliminary competition of the five major projects - the Confucian Temple Square in the city was crowded, and the atmosphere was in full swing. In the sub-stage area, Chinese and foreign dancers competing for the rankings of popping, hiphop and breaking took turns on stage to perform classic movements such as rolling, one-arm spinning, and floor spinning, and some even did several flips. "Holding your hands on the ground, moving your feet quickly, and then doing all kinds of handstands and freeze-frame movements, this set of movements seems to be very easy, but in fact, you can't do it without a foundation, these dancers are so powerful, so handsome!The surrounding citizens and tourists expressed their shock at the wonderful duel. Aunt Hu, who lives nearby, said excitedly: "Seeing these children and young people, I feel much younger!."”
In the Fuwenmiao Square and Quanzhou Grand Theater, the children's dance dance, the first dance audition, and the preliminary and final competitions that combine street dance culture with Chinese elements will be carried out in a synchronized and orderly manner. The dance team from all over the country shows the national tide elements and local elements, such as Peking Opera, Mulan, Man Jianghong, Hui'an Girl, Tiger Boxing, Dragon Boat, Lotus, Tea Girl, Guzheng, Marionette, Miaoyin Bird, Chest Dance, etc., rich in the charm of ancient and modern Chinese and foreign cultures, collision, symbolizing the eternity and extension of the Silk Road exchange, presenting a wonderful national style stage.
The finals showed strength and skill
The audience was very interactive
On the evening of the 9th, the event entered the finals and award ceremony. The top three programs that won the children's dance, the top three programs that won the first dance project, and the programs of the Maritime Silk Road Theme Creation Award were performed at the Maritime Silk Road International Street Dance Invitational Exhibition Finals and Awards Gala.
The top four of the three major projects of popping, hiphop and breaking also faced off on the spot. Contestants at home and abroad showed their skills, released themselves, and showed full youthful vitality and positive sportsmanship. The winner of the breaking duel event was Rong Tsai (Tong Jierong) from Sanming, Fujian Province, whose small figure burst out with huge energy. "I've been learning dance for almost eight years, and I've gone from 100 players to 32 to the top 16 and then to the semi-finals, and I'm very happy with my performance today. At the same time, I also participated in the Qi Dance Competition, met many well-known dancers, learned a lot Xi, and I hope that more such competitions will be held in the future. Rong Tsai said.
The event specially invited well-known dancers from 12 countries, including France, the United States, Singapore, Malaysia, India, Indonesia, Ukraine, Russia, Japan, Egypt, Brazil, and South Korea, to serve as judges and guests. Domestic hip-hop dance selection variety show "This!".Yang Kai, the champion of the third season of "Street Dance", is also one of the judges of this event, and he praised the specifications of this event: "This is a very high-level event, and I am really happy to see a lot of new forces." At the same time, these dance programs that integrate traditional Chinese culture are very exciting, which has injected new vitality and impetus into the promotion and development of hip-hop dance in China. (Reporter Ye Hongyu Chen Shuhua).
*: Quanzhou Evening News.