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As we all know, Britain has always produced gentlemen and ladies, and many people are amazed by the British style created by the golden age of the empire. www.biquge.info But few people know that the British are also very wild when they dance country dances.

This English country dance, called "salsa", is a Latin style of dance that is as passionate as rumba and cha cha, but much easier to get started with. Compared with Latin dances such as rumba and cha cha, salsa dancers also have more room to play freely, so salsa dance is not only popular in Latin America, but also loved by people in other parts of the world.

Salsa is said to have first appeared in Cuba. At that time, Cuba was a transit point for African slaves to North America, and those who were not in good health were left behind. Although these slaves had to work in shackles, they did not forget to dance, and often performed simple dance steps while farming. At that time, the instruments they used to accompany them were also very simple, just some daily utensils. After continuous evolution, in the twenties of the 19th century, salsa basically formed the current dance movements. At the end of the 60s, salsa became more entertaining and expressive in the United States, where it merged with jazz styles and began to become popular around the world.

Salsa is a kind of pas de deux with a strong rhythm, which emphasizes the cooperation and tacit understanding of two people. In the eyes of the people around them, the men and women who are dancing salsa seem to be falling in love, so some people call salsa "the magic dance that gives birth to love", and they dance passionately and passionately. Chen Xiaotang once practiced street dance and is no stranger to this dance style. I was hooked all at once.

The biggest feature of the British Christmas Eve is that the whole people have fun, take off the coat of a gentleman on weekdays, the mask of a lady, release the wildness and enthusiasm of the heart, play the Scottish bagpipes, dance the salsa, on the street, men, women and children, who can dance or not, will be wild on the street.

Ye Zimei who walked with Chen Xiaotang. Under the infection of this atmosphere, I couldn't help but applaud. On the dance floor, a handsome British guy saw her, so he ran over and bowed very gentlemanly to invite, Ye Zimei glanced at Chen Xiaotang, as if asking for his meaning, Chen Xiaotang nodded, and Ye Zimei happily joined the dance floor.

As an annual Christmas Eve, there are also many foreign tourists who come out to have fun tonight. Many people who don't know how to dance also writhe awkwardly to the rhythm of dance music. No one will laugh at them. Such a scene can reflect the joy of Christmas Eve.

Chen Xiaotang has been watching from the sidelines, admiring salsa dance with the eyes of a connoisseur, savoring the similarities and differences between it and hip-hop dance, and he became obsessed with it for a while.

Because Chen Xiaotang was fascinated, he didn't notice it at all, because everyone joined in the carnival, he stood aside alone, but it seemed abrupt.

If you are in the crowd of singing and dancing, no matter how handsome Chen Xiaotang is. has a lot of star temperament, and I'm afraid that I won't get much attention from people. But he was so lonely away from the carnival crowd that he was immediately noticed by many people.

Chen Xiaotang dressed up a little when he came out, a typical image of an oriental beautiful man, which also caused a burst of exclamation at this time. However, Chen Xiaotang was obsessed with the study of salsa and did not find this abnormal situation.

Chen Xiaotang's state. Finally interrupted by an uninvited guest. Suddenly found a blonde beauty dancing in front of him, Chen Xiaotang was stunned, but also found that he was out of place with the whole atmosphere.

"Hey!" The beautiful woman said hello and then asked tentatively, "Japanese?" Speaks very authentic English.

“no！” Chen Xiaotang replied categorically. Then he said very seriously: "I am Chinese." Of course, it's also in English.

"Oh, China, mysterious country." The beauty obviously didn't recognize Chen Xiaotang's superstar identity, her eyes rippled, and she said yearningly: "I like China."

After hearing this sentence, Chen Xiaotang's original unhappiness caused by being regarded as Japanese disappeared at once.

Smiling apologetically, the beauty continued: "I haven't seen a few Asians, I can't tell what you look like, please forgive me for admitting my mistake." She is very smart, and from Chen Xiaotang's attitude, she found that this mistake is very serious.

What else can Chen Xiaotang say? Not to mention that this mistake is human nature, the attitude of the beautiful woman also made him feel good, so naturally he only said again and again that he didn't have to care.

The beautiful woman smiled again: "My name is Susan, welcome to you, friend from mysterious China."

Chen Xiaotang hurriedly reported his Chinese name, deliberately hiding his English name "Lafite". Susan said again, "What? Don't want to feel our Christmas Eve in the UK? Allow me, as a new friend, to join us and have fun. With that, Susan made a gesture inviting to dance.

Chen Xiaotang was naturally happy to accept the invitation of the beauties, not to mention, he actually wanted to try this kind of fierce dance.

Seeing that Chen Xiaotang just stood aside at first, Susan thought that he didn't know how to dance, and invited him just to be curious. But as soon as Chen Xiaotang started dancing, Susan couldn't help but admire.

At first, Chen Xiaotang's movements were not skilled enough, after all, this was the first time to dance this kind of dance, and the rhythm was not very perfect, but Susan could see at a glance that Chen Xiaotang's skills were those of a first-class dancer.

Moreover, after a short period of adaptation, Chen Xiaotang soon danced as well as a salsa veteran. With his hip-hop skills and natural sensitivity to music, Chen Xiaotang quickly won the unanimous praise of the audience.

Susan is obviously also a master of dance, seeing that Chen Xiaotang is so clever, he also used all his best skills, and the two of them began to dance to the rhythm of salsa music.

Handsome guys and beauties, and their dancing skills are so exquisite, it is difficult for Chen Xiaotang and Susan not to attract attention. In particular, there are many tourists around, if not a good performer, at least a qualified critic, who are amazed by the performances of Chen Xiaotang and Susan.

Soon Chen Xiaotang and Susan became the focus of the group, and those who thought they were skilled dancers were centered on them, dancing with them, while those who were dwarfed stopped to cheer them on. The scene was extremely lively for a while.

The end of the song.

Chen Xiaotang and Susan came down from the dance floor, but saw Ye Zimei still being flattered by several handsome guys. Chen Xiaotang couldn't help but shake his head, who said that the French are the most romantic, and the British are not bad.

Seeing Chen Xiaotang and Ye Zimei looking at each other, Susan couldn't help but say, "Your girlfriend?"

"No, my ordinary friend."

"Hehe, is there a lot of women chasing a handsome person like you?"

"Are there many people chasing a beautiful woman like you?" Chen Xiaotang asked rhetorically.

Susan shrugged, "Boys are troublesome!" ”

Chen Xiaotang nodded in approval, "Especially those ...... who think they are great love saints."

The two laughed and began to get to know each other more deeply, Chen Xiaotang couldn't help but be surprised by Susan's identity. It turned out that Susan was a student at an art school in London, England. Singing and acting are very good, and they are well-known in the London entertainment industry. She admitted that her biggest wish is to go to Hollywood, so she has been studying hard, otherwise her dancing skills would not be so good.

Now that they know that the other party is from the entertainment industry, the relationship between the two is much more harmonious. And Susan looked at Chen Xiaotang and began to doubt his identity, especially such a familiar face, which is very familiar to Susan, who is determined to go to Hollywood.

"You're a lot like a person!" Susan said suddenly.

"Isn't it Rafichen?" Chen Xiaotang said with a smile.

"That's him! How do you know?"

"Because I'm him!" Chen Xiaotang no longer hides it. Directly said his identity.

"Wow! God, that's not true, is it?! Susan couldn't help herself with excitement. Thankfully, everyone around was partying. It's not too obtrusive.

Seeing Susan covering her mouth and looking excited, Chen Xiaotang couldn't help but say, "Shhh, please, be quiet, I don't want everyone to know." ”

"I understand, hehe, I understand!" Susan was overjoyed and looked around sneakily. Only then did he carefully sit next to superstar Chen Xiaotang and look at him, as if he couldn't see enough for 10,000 years.

Chen Xiaotang was depressed, "Do I have flowers on my face?"

"No, no, you know, Rafite, you're my idol!" Susan said.

"But I wish you had considered me your friend." Chen Xiaotang shrugged.

Susan understood. He laughed and said, "Okay, but you said it yourself, and treat you as an ordinary friend...... Don't blame us British fans for not being enthusiastic. ”

Looking at Susan's solemn appearance, Chen Xiaotang couldn't help but wonder.

Really. In addition to singing and dancing, Susan is also very talented in acting, at least then she will return to the way she got along with Chen Xiaotang before.

The two began to talk about everything again, but because she knew Chen Xiaotang's superstar status, Susan intentionally or unintentionally expressed her desire for singing and acting, and her eagerness to go to Hollywood.

Of course, Chen Xiaotang would not disappoint her, but did not say that she would go to Hollywood, but claimed that if Susan was willing, she could go to Hong Kong, and there must be a way to give her a good script and a good role, which immediately made Susan overjoyed.

Chen Xiaotang's sentence is not nonsense, now that Hong Kong movies are booming, many foreigners also appear in the play, but most of them are playing opposite Cheng Long's big brother, or directly playing the villain who fights and kills, it is the lack of a character type like Susan, not to mention that the relationship between London and Hong Kong is very close, and it is good for both sides to fool this talent into going to Hong Kong.

Of course, according to Chen Xiaotang's strength and status today, let alone introducing Susan to Hollywood, even if she opens a play alone, it is no problem, but the problem is that she is not very familiar with her, but she met for the first time and had a good conversation, not to mention that her real acting skills are still up for debate. The most important thing is that she must not be given a ladder to Qingyun, which is definitely not a good thing for an actor, a good actor needs good training!

However, for many people, due to the strength of Hollywood, the charm of Hong Kong films is much smaller, including the salary There is a big gap with the United States, which is also an aspect that affects the development of Hong Kong films. However, it is also a good thing for a newcomer like Susan to be able to go to Hong Kong to film, if the characters in the script are good, at least better than Hollywood. Susan thought like this, which is why she was so happy and so grateful to Chen Xiaotang.

Chen Xiaotang's main concern is actually musical, through tonight's experience, he has been fascinated by British culture, and it is rare to meet an authentic London beauty. is still a person in the entertainment industry, and he will naturally not lack problems in this regard.

Like all Britons, Susan is very proud of her country's culture, and seeing Chen Xiaotang's interest in her own country's culture, she naturally knows everything and says everything.

Regarding music, Susan herself is also a person who likes music, knows British famous songs well, and has promoted a large number of albums to Chen Xiaotang. Chen Xiaotang listened humbly and remembered them one by one in his mind. I'm going to buy it and listen to it as soon as I have time. This is a good source for studying Western music, and it is also a national characteristic that you must understand when you start a concert.

From Susan's introduction, Chen Xiaotang also learned that British music is composed of four main ethnic groups: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, each with its own unique national music. In addition, British music is also a fusion of traditional music from immigrants from all over the world.

In fact, since a group of musicians began to promote rock music in the 1960s, Britain has created many well-known new music fields, such as heavy metal, folk, drum bass, punk, etc. And the Beatles and Queen are among the best. Susan also introduced some albums in this area, and Chen Xiaotang naturally won't let it go.

This can also be seen in Susan's pride in her country's music and culture. She is as proud of being British, as Chen Xiaotang is as proud of being a Chinese. Chen Xiaotang suddenly discovered that the greatest charm and centripetal force of a nation turned out to come from culture.

Culture, a very broad term, Chen Xiaotang thought about it, and his thoughts drifted away.

"What are you thinking? Chen?" Susan asked.

Chen Xiaotang came back to his senses, "Oh, I'm thinking. Would you like to be a guest performer at my concert?"

"What did you say?" Susan's expression was surprised, and her mouth was wide open to swallow an egg.

"Hehe, even if you don't want to, you don't have to react so much, it looks like I need to ask for another master." Chen Xiaotang joked.

"No, no, no!! I'm 110,000 willing! Susan was afraid that Chen Xiaotang would regret it, so she said with a stammer.

You must know how proud it is to be able to show your face at Chen Xiaotang's concert, and many big names in the British music industry may not be able to win this kind of honor. I didn't expect it to fall on me.

"That's what you said, so we'll make up our minds!" Chen Xiaotang gave Susan a soft high-five, indicating that the agreement came into effect.

Susan was still in a daze of surprise.

After chatting for a while, a few of Susan's friends came over and insisted on pulling Susan to play somewhere else. How Susan wished she could be alone with Chen Xiaotang for a while, but she couldn't reveal his identity, so she had to say goodbye to him helplessly.

As soon as Susan left here, Ye Zimei came over with a smile, "Boss, what are you talking about, you look quite happy!" There was some jealousy in his tone.

Chen Xiaotang couldn't help but smile: "Casual chat, it's mainly music."

"Oh, really?" Ye Zimei looked at him suspiciously.

Chen Xiaotang knocked on her brain, "Guess what, let's go, go for a walk elsewhere!" It's so noisy here! ”

After saying that, he got up and left.

Ye Zimei rubbed her head and muttered, "It's really a wooden boss!" I don't know how to pity the fragrance and cherish the jade at all! ”

Leaving the noisy street, a short walk, the two turned into a bustling commercial street.

But seeing the brilliant lights on the streets, on the walls of many buildings, large posters of Chen Xiaotang's concert are hung high.

On the poster, Chen Xiaotang's intoxicating smile and the cool action of sweeping his eyebrows with his fingertips are very eye-catching.

"I didn't expect my poster to be here!" Chen Xiaotang said with a smile.

"Yes, it's not very well designed, not as handsome as one-tenth of yourself!"

"Are you a sycophant?"

"I'm telling you the truth."

"To tell you the truth, I'm happy boss, the year-end bonus bonus!"

"Wow, boss, you're so nice!" ……

Chen Xiaotang has not had this kind of shopping experience, especially when there are his own promotional posters hanging around him, which feels quite novel. And Ye Zimei, like all girls, has to stop and watch and play with anything interesting and beautiful when she sees something, Chen Xiaotang doesn't feel annoyed, but looks like a super good boss, Ye Zimei depends on her for whatever she wants. However, Ye Zimei enjoyed the fun, whenever Chen Xiaotang asked her if she wanted to buy something, she always shook her head.

The two of them walked halfway down the street happily, and they were both in a good mood.

"Rafi?!" An unfamiliar voice suddenly sounded beside Chen Xiaotang.

Subconsciously turned around, Chen Xiaotang immediately knew that things were going to be bad.

Sure enough, as soon as he turned around, he was immediately surrounded by young men and women around him, the name "Rafite" seemed to have a kind of magic, the person who was estimated to be a fan of Chen Xiaotang opened his mouth, and immediately responded like a cloud, Chen Xiaotang regretted it again at this time, but it was too late.

"Is it really Lafite? No way? How did he come here?"

"You're too lonely, aren't you? Haven't you heard? Lafite is about to have a concert in London! ”

"Oh, he himself looks much more handsome than photos and movies, this kind of demeanor is simply not developed in photos and TV."

"Which girl and who? It can't be Rafi's girlfriend, right?"

After a group of young men and women surrounded Chen Xiaotang and Ye Zimei, they immediately began to chatter and start commenting, which made Chen Xiaotang cry and laugh. And in the end, after the identification period was over, all the men and women demanded in unison: "Rafite, we are your fans, sign us!"

Chen Xiaotang secretly complained, but the reason is different from other stars, he never thinks that signing autographs for fans is drudgery, he is alone, it doesn't matter if he signs for a whole day, it's just that his current fame is too great, don't you see more and more people surging around him? (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point to vote for recommendation, monthly pass, (Literature Zone - Short Story)