Chapter 243: Chop Down Your Branches
Shaida watched Ethan Paradis' dance, and instead of feeling anything weird, she felt sincere admiration.
His body looked so slender and fragile, but in order to stay with the dancing god, he would rather choose his own path in a way that might not be understood by the world.
For this, he must have suffered more and suffered more criticism, and Shaida did not believe that he had not wavered in any way.
And his gaze was so determined now.
Now, isn't he one of the seven people who have been chosen and received the highest recognition?
Shaida found that under the bright wings of the god of dance, there are really many people worthy of admiration! Being able to be with such a person, even if you just watch from the sidelines, makes me feel empowered.
There are also Toth and Nobunaga, both of whom dance in genres that have never been seen before.
I can't see it when I practice the basic skills together, but because the team first asked to continue to hone and refine the dance that I participated in the qualifiers, when I practiced my own dance, everyone's characteristics were revealed at once.
I didn't expect that there are so many beautiful things in the world, and there are so many different forms of beauty in dance alone.
Nobunaga and Shaida are both from the East Country, but their dance styles are very different. Nobunaga's style is very peculiar, even his dance costume is like a white light veil flowing and misty, without the enthusiasm of Shaida's dance, but there is a high purity of bone and mystery, as if the viewer follows his movements through thousands of years.
"It's nice to know so many excellent seniors!" Julian couldn't help but exclaim, "If we could learn a little bit from everyone here, would we make a bigger leap?" ”
Shaida's heart moved—why not?
When selecting candidates, the jury also fully considered the differences in style and the degree of cooperation. The ballet in this team has Konstantin and Aviana, which is quite a strong combination. The most famous and dazzling part of Kitanokuni's dance is ballet. From a ballet point of view, only Nishinokuni, which is also known for its elegance, can compete with it.
However, the dance competition is not a ballet competition, and its requirements for dance styles are inclusive.
Maybe you can take this opportunity to exchange ideas, learn from others' strengths, and become more comprehensive!
A few of the more gentle and outgoing personalities exchanged views with each other, and they all thought it was a good idea, and even Konstantin joined them, although learning from others might not make much sense to him at all. In this training building, in addition to the teacher's centralized guidance time, there is also a lot of time left for everyone to practice by themselves, and everyone decided to set aside a part of the self-study time to learn the strengths and advantages of others.
This exciting plan was discovered by head coach Principal Holden less than two days into its existence.
"What are you doing, kids?" The principal clapped his hands vigorously and motioned for the students who were practicing to stop.
"We ...... We want to learn from each other! ”
Seeing that the principal's face didn't seem to be very good, and even the smile that he always wore was gone, everyone couldn't help but be a little nervous, and it took a long time before someone finally answered.
"Which teacher told you to do this?"
"I ...... We thought of it ourselves......"
Principal Holden coughed, and said in a loud voice, "Those who participated, all went out for twenty laps, and we'll talk about this when we come back." ”
In the entire practice room, except for three or four people such as Layla, Paradis, and Nobunaga, everyone else participated. After twenty laps, except for those few people who were still practicing quietly and elegantly, the rest of the people were all out of breath and steaming.
"Let you go out for a run, because when your body is in pain, your mind will remember my next words more easily!" Holden looked at their embarrassed appearance, and seemed to be in a better mood all of a sudden, and a smile appeared on his face again.
Everyone was holding on to the bar, and they didn't even bother to say anything in response.
"It's good that you've thought about it, and it's lovely! But—" Holden put away his smile and said solemnly, "from this day onwards, until the start of the tournament, you are forbidden to communicate with each other in this way. ”
"Why?" Shaida couldn't help but blurt out.
Isn't that a good thing to learn from other people's strengths?
Since coming to the Northern Capital School Park, it is because of the continuous learning from others that Xia Yida has embarked on a right path, and has kept improving, so that he has this precious opportunity today. Perhaps no one knows this more than she does.
"If anything...... I guess it's for the sake of victory! The principal said.
"You must know that the Four Nations Tournament is a difficult test even for the Northern Capital Academy, so in order to win, you have to fully consider the strategy, and you, you must also be appropriately restricted in your freedom and make the necessary sacrifices."
Everyone began to listen intently.
Restrictions and sacrifices are no problem, after all, the most important thing is the competitive game. The question is, why, and how?
"Maybe you've already discovered it in your studies," Principal Holden said, "Beidu School has never been a school that advocates taking shortcuts, and what we want to see is that you go all the way steadily." It's the same as a competition, we don't pursue more pompous skills, we don't intend to do anything tricky, the requirements for you are very simple - if you compare each of you to a tree, now, I hope you can take the initiative to cut all the side branches, concentrate all your strength on the main trunk, and only grow desperately in the parts where you are most advantageous! Yes, we don't pursue winning beautifully, what we pursue is a 51% victory, this is the strategy of Beidu Academy! ”
Shaida listened stunned, and gradually, she began to understand the meaning of the principal's words.
It was that 51% victory that reminded her of many things.
In the steppe, there is a snake that can eat animals much larger than its body. It is not very agile, but it is one of the best hunters in the world.
The reason is that it is not greedy at all, and it is very patient.
It has the protective color of grass, and it will lie motionless in a fixed place for a long time, and it will not hunt even if those small birds jump on its head. After staying for a long time, its body will even grow velvet grass and moss.
It wasn't until a huge animal approached and entered the trap that it suddenly attacked and caught the long-awaited prey. After swallowing a large game, it can be used for a long time without hunting, but simply for growth.
Don't be greedy, patience and focus can sometimes lead to greater victories. Thinking about it this way, Shaida not only felt a little ashamed of her greed.