Wearing a white velvet hat, wearing a red pattern on a white background, and holding a shiny white peace dove in his hand... On February 4, at the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, Ma Zewen, a fourth-grade student at Beijing Jingshan School, together with many "peace pigeons", lit up the "Bird's Nest" of the National Stadium.
The peace dove is a symbol of peace, friendship, unity and holiness, and the "release of the peace dove" is also an important part of the Winter Olympics. The reporter learned that at the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics, hundreds of children who participated in the performance of "Snowflake" came from many primary and secondary schools in Beijing, and they presented this innocent and romantic performance with four months of training.
The children's performances are ethereal and beautiful. Photo / Beijing News reporter Ma Jun
Sisters both starred, "I want to do every action perfectly"
Zhang Kai, director of the Office of Extracurricular Activities of Beijing Jingshan School, said that a total of 62 students from the school participated in the opening ceremony performance, from the second to the seventh grade, which was selected by the director team from 320 members of the Golden Sail Dance Troupe.
"Our little actor has a characteristic of 'cute'." Zhang Kai said that teenagers represent the future, and the director team hopes to pass on the self-confidence of Chinese teenagers to the world through the children's performances.
Coincidentally, the school's fourth-grade student Ma Zewen and her seventh-grade sister both participated in the performance of "Snowflake" and were the only "sister flowers" in the team. Ma Zewen said that she has been practicing dancing since she was 3 years old and has been practicing for 6 years now. "I feel very honored to be able to participate in such a major event and to be able to show myself to the world." Ma Zewen cherished this performance opportunity, whether it was group practice or practice together, very serious, "I want to do every action perfectly." Privately, Ma Zewen would also sing the performance track with her sister.
Yu Meng, a dance teacher at the school, introduced that he underwent five or six revisions during training. "In the beginning, whether it was the action or the formation, we practiced very neatly, including the smile was uniform, but this version was completely reversed by the director team, who wanted a romantic, free feeling." Yu Meng introduced that only the points on the scene are determined, the specific dance moves are choreographed by the children independently, from one person to several people interacting, the teacher gives the children a lot of autonomy space, so that the children can release happiness.
During training, college students and elementary school students will greet each other when they meet, and the scene is warm and loving. Courtesy of respondents
Understand the Olympic spirit in mutual help
While participating in the show, the "peace doves" also grew up.
Wang Muchen, 7 years old, is a second-year student at Jingshan School and the youngest of the school's students who participated in the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics, "Snowflakes". But in terms of costumes and actions, it is not inferior to the big sisters. The reporter saw that the small actors are still quite complicated. From pants, sweaters, boots to gloves and hats, Wang Muchen was methodically dressed, like a well-trained little adult.
For the younger Wang Muchen, his sisters will also care about him everywhere. Wang Muchen said that the sisters would help them fold the bags and give him snacks, "They often help me do things that I can't do." ”
The "peace doves" also help each other. The small actors in this show are mainly girls, and the more than 50 little girls participating in the performance of Jingshan School are all with long hair, and when waiting for the scene, 9 dance teachers comb the children's braids one by one, busy. At this time, the girls will help each other to braid. "I usually comb my braids at home, and the comb is ok." When it is fast, Ma Zewen will comb her hair in five minutes, "Some students will not, some of them are not well combed, I will help them comb." ”
Zhang Kai said that through this rehearsal, I feel that the children have grown up a lot, they have learned to help each other, and they have a better understanding of the Olympic spirit of "mutual understanding, friendship, unity and fair competition", "Participating in the opening ceremony performance is the most vivid lesson, we all say that the activities educate people, what they experience is not felt in the classroom, they can only feel the charm of the Olympic Games if they really stand on this stage." ”
Beijing News reporter Yang Feifei Liu Yang Editor Miao Chenxia