Enjoy ballet with an open heart
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BALLET. Is it just about men prancing1(以后脚腾跃) around in tights while women follow along in tutus(芭蕾舞短裙) ? Or does the high class art form offer us something more to think about? 

Last weekend, the New York City Ballet (NYCB), one of the leading ballet companies in the US, arrived in China. It hoped to appeal to a Chinese audience with a contemporary American style.

"Our performance is based on classical ballet but it's still very accessible," says Nilas Martins, the ballet company's lead dancer. "It's a fun performance. It's like watching fireworks," he continues.

The NYCB performed at Beijing's Exhibition Theatre last Saturday before going on to Shanghai for the 7th International Dance Festival.

But Martins is a little confused by the Chinese response to his performances. "Their faces are blank. I can't tell if they enjoy it or not. Perhaps they think it's respectful not to disturb the dance."

This is Martins' fifth visit to China. In 2004 he performed at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

He laughs when he describes the atmosphere: "I couldn't believe it. People were getting up from their seats and moving to sit by their friends. They were chattering2 and enjoying themselves. They didn't take out food or anything, but the atmosphere was nothing like(一点也不象) the formal ballet in the US."

So how are you meant to behave? Western audiences sit quietly, listening intently3 to the music and immersing4 themselves in the dance, then everyone claps loudly at the end. But Martins is convinced you should enjoy ballet in your own way. It's not necessary to follow convention5(惯例) .

"My advice to a young person seeing ballet for the first time is not to be judgmental. If you have an open mind you will capture the beauty," he says.



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1 prancing 9906a4f0d8b1d61913c1d44e88e901b8     
v.(马)腾跃( prance的现在分词 )
参考例句:
  • The lead singer was prancing around with the microphone. 首席歌手手执麦克风,神气地走来走去。
  • The King lifted Gretel on to his prancing horse and they rode to his palace. 国王把格雷特尔扶上腾跃着的马,他们骑马向天宫走去。 来自辞典例句
2 chattering chattering     
n. (机器振动发出的)咔嗒声,(鸟等)鸣,啁啾 adj. 喋喋不休的,啾啾声的 动词chatter的现在分词形式
参考例句:
  • The teacher told the children to stop chattering in class. 老师叫孩子们在课堂上不要叽叽喳喳讲话。
  • I was so cold that my teeth were chattering. 我冷得牙齿直打战。
3 intently 4qPzF3     
adv.专心致志地,注意力集中地
参考例句:
  • He watched her face intently to catch every nuance of expression. 他认真地注视着她的脸,捕捉每一丝细微的表情变化。
  • He was looking at her intently but she stared him out. 他专注地看着她,可她盯得他移开了目光。
4 immersing df2f9277f04074bf65fe6d27a11ff13e     
使浸入( immerse的现在分词 ); 使沉浸于,使深陷于; 沉浸在
参考例句:
  • I am abstracting sugar from beets by immersing them in water. 我在用水浸取甜菜中的糖分。
  • Immersing oneself in society was a good way to reform society. 而与社会的结合,是改造社会的好元素。
5 convention KYFza     
n.惯例,习俗,常规,会议,大会
参考例句:
  • How many delegates have checked in at the convention?大会已有多少代表报到?
  • He sets at naught every convention of society.他轻视所有的社会习俗。
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