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Everbody comes here

How is your practising?

Just like what's written in the Bible,

King Herod put John in prison,

marry his brother Philippos' wife Herodias

John told King Herod

that he can't marry his brother's wife

So the king killed John.

The Jews' prediction became real.

In the party to celebrate King Herod's birthday,

Herodias' daughter Salome wanted to dance for the king,

this made the king very happy.

He promised that he will santisfy all her requests.

The mother suborned her daughter to say,

that her want the Baptist John's head be put in a basin.

The king was very embarrassed.

But he promised in front of everyone.

So he let someone bring out John's head in a basin.

Alright.

Turn around.

Caress it softly.

Move to the inboard.

One Two

The story of Salome attracted my attension

It's a story about love.

A crazy love.

A story mixed with hate

A tragical love.

Slow down.

Spread yourself slowly

I have been dancing since I was 7 years old.

Many things were forgotten.

The only thing I can remember is that I started to dance when I was very young.

When I was 7,I went to study in Dance Academy.

My family was very poor at that time,

My auntie paied our tuition fees

all by her own.

Two months later,

my auntie wouldn't give us any money either.

We were very poor.

Mama knew it very well.

I loved dancing very much.

In order to pay the expensive tuition fee,mama started to work.

We were really poor at that time.

So life went like this,when I was 10,

Many doctors told me not to dance anymore.

Because over-training made my vertebra a little bendt.

It became an S shape.

So I started the challenge against myself.

Though the doctors said I can't, I still keep practising.

Be careful about the rhythm.

Just like this.

I was wearing braces all the time for 5 years after that.

No matter when I was in school or sleeping

I took that off when I joined the national dancing troupe.

After this....

this dance will begin

That's St John

Add sound right when the dance begins.

Singing

Softly

Yes

Then change the rhythm

There will be an ambience around soon.

Just this kind of sound

Please stop a moment.

Ladies dance like this.

Men hold them up.

Music continues.

Dance

Then that's the effect.

It must be good.

Then it'll be the time to introduce the characters.

About once or twice.

Then the dancing continues

You should get ready for here.

Like this.

Listen.

After that,

the dancing will begin again,

twice in all.

Then it's the second time for St John to performance.

Here

Then the dancing continues.

The steps should begin before that entry.

In this way.

Twice.

Then reach your arms.

Your arms should follow the rhythm of the music.

I'll beat time.

You have to put up the characters.

Be clear and quick.

King Herod and Salome

And John,these are all tough

Yes.

I want more descriptions about the characters.

By using music and movements.

Try best to let them bring into play as they want.

Let them to understand the music.

The play book should be more detail.

It's very hard to use dancing to express emotions.

Dancing can decide many things.

Try best to express the emotions more distinctly.

That's a little difficult.

Which method should we use?

In that part when John is beheaded.

We have to find a good method.

This scene is very important.

The head they brought out

must look real

The character

has many kinds of reasons to kill John.

King Herod put John in prison.

He said Jesus is Messiah

The carnal Herodias hates John.

But Salome,

she is the victim of her mother's conspiracy in the Bible.

Salome has very strong love.

Her love of John is strong.

Salome's body and soul were fasten together

follow the dead John all the way.

The stage decoration in my mind is with everything newest conception.

The free and gentle dancing.

The important point here is the subject matter.

It needs time to evolve the subject.

So we use the wainscot.

3 pieces in all.

The sideward two pieces

have lights on.

It's sun in the daytime,

and blue moon in the night.

The sun comes out next day.

There are three mirrors in the stage.

And John's dado.

He rises up from the floor slowly.

This expresses the part of the mystery.

It's here that should move.

Take it eazy.

Be gentle.

Just like the breeze

Just like being in church.

That's the feeling.

Then turn your head back here.

Yes,turn back.

Then turn two rounds.

So this group of movements is finished

Move!

Change the direction.

Don't stop.

I've been dancing for 19 years.

Since I was 9.

I'm 28 years old this year.

Since you were 9?

That's so early.

Almost everybody began at that age.

Started with the basics.

My first seeing of dancing after school,

that was passional and untremmelled.

My mom said,

that's for girls

Can't that be?

Like women,

even more queenly

Like this?

Yes.

Harder.

How is it.

It's great.

You need to have that kind of natural feelings.

Using wooden stick,

to materialize that kind of queenly feelings.

Stand still like this, it's a little difficult.

User the strength of your upper body.

You have to catch the feelings by your own.

Like this?

You have to move.

Outstretch the stick

Yes

Just like this.

Harder.

It's same when hosting the ceremony

It's my suggestion to use mirrors.

So they add mirrors.

It's easier to capture the change of movements.

You can tell the slight change.

Lighting is very important.

It can increase the effects of movements.

It can show the dancers' expressions better.

Light and expressions

A slight change can be told.

I joined national dancing troupe at the age of 14.

It's been 15 years since then.

In the passed 2 years we performed some large-scale dancing,

went to France.

These are all my grow-up experiences.

I want to found a troupe of my own.

The next day after premiere ended,

I received the invitation from the director of Spain National Dancing Troupe.

feet ahead.

two feet.

Continue.

Come out one by one.

Sway your body follow the legs.

That's to give prominence to the dancing clothes.

The colors are very important too.

The effects are very different when using warm colors

and cold colors,

and mixed colors.

This is purple.

These clothes are shining.

The colors are all different.

Use these colors to cover the body.

We will use special gauze which is very thin.

Because it's very thin,we use 7 layers of gauze.

These clothes are in many colors.

Every color has its own usage.

They are all common colors,

so it looks incredible uniform in vision.

Yes.

Sway like this.

Just like this.

Move your upper body.

Do you understand?

Just like this,don't stop.

Yes,open your legs.

More.

Forth like this.

This side is inboard.

Then this.

Is it the clothes of Herodias?

It should have the stateliness of queen.

The adornment in head must looks like a crown.

Yes.

All hair have to be fixed-up.

Do you feel any japanese style in it?

Just like the sun.

The king uses this too.

A crown like the sun.

And the stage background.

Also the King's clothes.

That's a gown.

The same as in church nowadays.

Turn around.

One Two Three.

I've studied dancing in a ballet school in Cuba.

Classic?

Yes, 8 years classic ballet there.

Then 2 years here.

I've performanced in Albeniz Theater for many times.

Since then I stay in Spain.

Javier

Are you practising the dancing of John?

You have to think about the mystery of Islam.

How do you think?

You have to image the secret character of John.

It has to be different from other people.

Have a try.

Stand up there.

Start.

When I was 7 or 8 years old,

I began to like dancing.

I always danced in front of the mirror.

My father was very angry about this,but my mother was very happy.

So she sent me to dancing school chousing him.

The opposite direction.

You come closer here.

Ahead.

Not like this,it's bending over that.

Like this.

Up.

Two feet.

Feet ahead.

I'm very interested in dancing.

Dancing can make me feel something special

It's the stage that supports me.

It can take me to another world listening to the music.

Dancing can make me feel something special

I don't like the real world.

But I feel happy when practising.

It's a new beginning every morning after I wake up.

I think I can succeed only if I try.

Slow down.

One Two Three Four Five

Good

One Two Three

Eight Nine

Good

Very good.

Good.

Once again.

Everybody comes here.

Let's put on the dancing clothes and do it again.

It's our works.

Everybody dances happily.

Now begin.