舞在中国

看到照片中的女生，你肯定很难把“美”和她联系起来。这就是刚来中国的我，一个胆小害羞、不善表达、不太自信的人，但在中国的一堂课彻底改变了我。

记得那是2020年的冬天，老师专门给我们安排了一堂中国舞蹈文化的实践课。课堂上，老师向我们展示中国古代舞蹈，只见她舞姿飘逸、动作柔美，“美人舞如莲花旋，世人有眼应未见”，她曼妙的身姿令我惊叹又陶醉，至今仍印象深刻。

在老师的讲解和示范下，我对唐代的舞蹈有了进一步了解，“女为胡妇学胡妆，伎进胡音务胡乐”，开放包容的唐代对异域文化的吸收与发扬，使西域而来的“胡旋舞”得以广泛传播。而唐代舞蹈的兼收并蓄，也让唐代女性展现出自信开放的精神风貌。我被老师所展示的千年画卷中那些翩翩起舞的女性形象所震撼，真不敢相信一千多年前的中国女性竟是如此的时尚自信！她们含蓄而不锋芒毕露，温和且坚韧不拔，这激起同为女性的我对唐代文化的兴趣与向往，我萌生了学习中国舞蹈的想法。

老师似乎发现了我的“小秘密”，精心为我们编排舞蹈，鼓励我们学习唐代乐舞《宴清都》。听到这个消息后，我做出了人生中最大胆的决定：报名学舞！我每天都第一个到舞蹈教室练习动作，虽然我的身体僵硬，协调性也不好，但老师仍不厌其烦地帮我调整动作。在她的悉心指导下，我刻苦练习，努力模仿每个动作。为了让我们跳出神韵，老师们还带我们去陕西历史博物馆参观，帮助我们了解舞蹈背后的文化和历史。我还被选为队长，帮助每个队员学会舞蹈，统一动作。

2021年6月的一个晚上，是我们正式在大唐不夜城表演的日子，也是我最难忘的一天。在成百上千中国观众的注视下，我鼓起勇气，带领所有留学生队员顺利地完成了舞蹈表演。当场下观众报以热烈的掌声和欢呼声时，我们激动地流下眼泪，内心的骄傲与成就感油然而生。没想到身为外国人的我也能成为中华传统文化的传播者，在如此大的舞台上展现自己的美，展示外国人对中国文化的理解。这次的坚持也更加坚定了我学好汉语的决心，加深了我对中国文化的热爱。

汉语老师曾经在课堂上讲过“各美其美，美美与共”，最初我还不太明白老师说的“美”是什么。我如何能感受到“美”？我的“美”又是什么样的？通过对中国舞蹈文化的了解与亲身体验，我才意识到：中国文化，向美而生！

舞蹈是文化的一部分，一直都传递着对美的向往，更是中国文化的传承与延伸。我看过无数美丽的中国舞蹈：在《只此青绿》中，我看到中国人对自然之美的向往；在《唐宫夜宴》中，我感受到对盛世大唐的人和之美的向往；在《满庭芳国色》中，我领悟到中国色彩美学的背后，是对“天地与我并生，而万物与我为一”的和谐共生的向往。中国舞蹈，其服装、动作、神态、音乐，无一不展现着“翩若惊鸿，婉若游龙”的独特魅力，也让我深刻地感受到承载在文化背后悠久深厚的中国美学传统和文化内涵。“舞以尽意”，即使是中国舞蹈中最常见、最简单的画圆动作，也体现出中国人对和谐圆满的向往。

2023年5月，我在西安经历了中亚五国峰会的召开，在机场欢迎我国总统的仪式上，在大唐芙蓉园举行的欢迎宴会上，我又一次感受到中国舞蹈的无限魅力。这些按照中国传统礼仪设计的最高迎宾仪式，既彰显了中国文化包容四海、兼纳百川的精神风貌，也让我们看到中国与中亚五国文明互鉴、民心相通、共同构建命运共同体的美好愿景。

当然，这次峰会也让我的故事幸运地登上了报纸。作为中亚留学生代言人，我为合作共生的美好未来而发声。学舞的经历，让我从默默无闻的B角走向人生的主角，逐渐发现并找到自己的“美”。我变得开朗自信，积极参与到学校各项活动和汉语比赛中。我还坚持学习各种中国舞蹈。2023年，我带领我们留学生舞蹈队，代表学校表演了唐代的宫廷乐舞——《霓裳羽衣舞》。通过努力，我还成为陕西历史博物馆的一名文物讲解员，为留学生讲解中国的文物和历史故事，传播中国文化。我的改变，让老师和同学们刮目相看。现在，我已经成为系里的留学生辅导员，成为老师们的得力助手，也是同学们的热心学姐。我希望能帮助我身边的每一位留学生在求学之路上发现他们的“美”，实现自我价值，与大家“各美其美，美人之美”。

美在舞里诞生，在坚持里开花！世间所有的美好，都需要踮起脚尖，努力去争取，超越自己，在曲折中发现更多的惊喜，如同跳舞一样，用自己的节奏和汗水，展现最自信的“美”。同时，我也希望能通过自己的行动，和全世界的青年人携起手来，做文化交流与传播的使者，助推民心相通，实现“美美与共，天下大同”。

（本文选自人民日报出版社《我与中国的美丽邂逅：2023年来华留学生征文大赛优秀作品集》）

When you see the girl in the photo， it will be hard for you to associate “beauty” with her. This is me when I first came to China， a timid and shy girl who is not confident and good at expressing herself， But a class in China completely changed me.

In the winter of 2020， the teacher arranged a practical class on Chinese dance culture for us. In class， the teacher showed us ancient Chinese dance. She danced gracefully and gently. “The beauty dances like a lotus flower， which the world has never seen.” I was amazed and intoxicated by her graceful figure， which still deeply impresses me today.

Under the teacher’s explanation and demonstration， I have a better understanding of the dances of the Tang Dynasty. “Women learn Hu makeup to mimic Hu women， and they learn Hu songs to perform Hu music.” The open and inclusive Tang Dynasty that absorbed and promoted foreign cultures made the “Hu Spinning Dance” from the Western Regions widely spread. The inclusive and eclectic nature of dance in the Tang Dynasty also allowed women in the Tang Dynasty to show a confident and open spirit. I was shocked by the dancing female figures in the millennium scrolls shown by the teacher. I couldn’t believe that Chinese women more than 1，000 years ago were so fashionable and confident！ They were subtle but not overt， gentle and persevering. This aroused my interest and yearning for Tang culture as a woman， and I came up with the idea of learning Chinese dance.

The teacher seemed to have discovered my “little secret” and carefully choreographed the dance for us， encouraging us to learn the Tang Dynasty dance “A Banquet at the Qing Capital”. After hearing the news， I made the boldest decision in my life： Sign up to learn dance！ I was the first to go to the dance class every day to practice my movements. Although my body was stiff and my coordination was not good， the teacher still took the trouble to help me adjust my movements. Under her careful guidance， I practiced hard and tried to imitate every movement. In order to let us dance with the elegant charm， the teachers also took us to visit the Shaanxi History Museum to help us understand the culture and history behind the dance. I was also selected as the captain to help each team member learn to dance and unify their movements.

One night in June 2021， it was the day when we officially performed at Datang Never-night City， and it was the most unforgettable day for me. Under the gaze of hundreds of Chinese audiences， I mustered up the courage to lead all the international team members to successfully complete the dance performance. When the audience responded with warm applause and cheers， we shed tears with excitement， feeling proud and accomplished. I didn’t expect that as a foreigner， I could also become a disseminator of Chinese traditional culture， show my beauty on such a big stage， and demonstrate foreigners’understanding of Chinese culture. This persistence has also strengthened my determination to learn Chinese well and deepened my love for Chinese culture.

A Chinese teacher once said in class that “each has its own beauty， and beauty is shared by all”. At first， I didn’t quite understand what the teacher meant by “beauty”. How can I feel “beauty”？ What does my “beauty” look like？ Only after understanding of Chinese dance culture through my personal experience， did I realize： Chinese culture is born for beauty！