Tokyo: The evil god doesn't want to be the top star

You know, within street dance, there are many different genres such as Breaking, Poppin, Locking, Hiphop, House, Jazz, RaggaeKrump, etc.

The UP DOWN movement is the most representative of street dance. It is a basic movement that all schools will involve to some extent. Many dance moves are combined and connected by it...

But this does not mean that this basic action has no technical content.

In the eyes of veteran dancers like Kitamura Hanamichi, many students who have studied street dance in academies for several years still lack the range of motion, their bodies are stiff, and their movements are unnatural.

But Xia Fan repeated it several times just now. Not only was the rhythm natural, the tension and relaxation were well-controlled, and the feeling of strength was full, but each movement was exactly the same as Kitamura Hanamichi's previous demonstration, as if they were cast in the same mold.

"No, I've never danced before. I just followed your example."

Xia Fan answered truthfully.

"Well, I've been able to imitate movements since I was a kid..."

Noticing Kitamura's surprised expression, he added another sentence.

Before, when Xia Fan was learning Qiankun Fist from Kusakabe, he noticed...

With the protection of the [Puppet Head], as long as he carefully memorizes the movements in his mind and does not exceed the limits of his physical ability, he can easily and accurately imitate them.

This feeling is a bit like playing a third-person game, looking at your own "body" from an external perspective, and then controlling every detail of the movement like a puppet.

Chapter 171 Synchronicity

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"imitate?"

"Then, imitate this action again..."

Kitamura Hanamichi seemed to have realized something and demonstrated another UP DOWN, but the amplitude was obviously larger than before and the up and down rhythm was also slower.

"Ah."

Xia Fan took a careful look at it and copied it easily.

"wait……"

Kitamura took out his cell phone and stood aside with a stand to take pictures.

"Well, how about the front and back ROCK? Let's do it a few times together..."

Then, standing still, he demonstrated a back-and-forth rocking motion.

This move is as basic as UP DOWN, but it requires perfect coordination of the head, neck, torso, hips and knees. It is also one of the basic moves in street dance.

Xia Fan and Bei Cun stood side by side and did it several times in sync.

"WTF, the synchronization rate is almost 100%. Where did you come from as a mecha pilot..."

Beicun replayed the video and was surprised to find that Xia Fan's movements beside him were exactly like his own, as if he was looking in a mirror.

"Combine UP DOWN and the ROCK just now, and add the sac walk (air force step) footwork. Can you imitate it like this?"

He combined several basic moves together and performed a series of movements with silky smoothness and rhythm.

"Wait a moment, please try again...Okay, I got it..."

After asking to watch it twice, Xia Fan reproduced the movements perfectly.

It was so rigid that even some of Kitamura's personal style details and gestures were copied.

"If you really haven't learned it before, you can imitate it to this extent just by watching it once or twice..."

"Isn't your body control ability too abnormal?"

When he looked at Xia Fan again, a flashlight-like light had already appeared in Kitamura Hanamichi's eyes.

"Come on, let's try the POPING (vibration) with stronger local separation, like this Fresno..."

Kitamura Hanamichi rolled up his sleeves, took a step on the spot, raised his left and right hands, and his arm and chest muscles vibrated rhythmically.

"should be no problem."

This dance technique that relies on the control of a single muscle is child's play for Xia Fan, who can control his body precisely.

"It's so easy to do a 'strong shock', your muscles must be very strong, not bad, not bad..."

Reaching out to feel Xia Fan's bulging muscles, Kitamura Hanamichi became visibly excited.

"What about WAVE? For example, a snake shape..."

His whole body bent and undulated back and forth, up and down, as flexible and agile as a cobra dancing to the sound of a flute.

"it should be OK."

Xia Fan imitated the other person and twisted himself into a "snake".

"This doesn't bother you. Look at my King Cobra trick..."

Kitamura Hanamichi's hands hung down at his sides, his chest rising and falling...

"Oh, what a cool move, let me try it!"

"You must be kidding. I've been practicing this move for many years... Where's the octopus..."

Seeing that Xia Fan had successfully "copied" again, Kitamura Hanamichi turned his body and made waves with his left and right hands, looking like an octopus spinning and twisting its tentacles in place.

"Is this still possible? It feels quite perverted."

In the dance studio, two "octopuses" began to spin in sync.

“Hey, you’re making me, a teacher, seem meaningless… If I were to use POWER MOVE, you wouldn’t be able to relax that much…”

Kitamura Hanamichi refused to admit defeat. He supported himself with one hand, spun on his waist, and used his legs to drive his body to spin upside down in the air...

"This move is called the 'Big Loop', and it's considered a 'secret' move that BBOYs often use to perform!"

After turning more than ten times in a row, he ended with a fixed move and looked at Xia Fan proudly.

The giant loop, AIR flare, also known as the Russian big brand, the 360-degree Thomas turn in the air, is a technical move in gymnastics. It has extremely strong requirements on arm strength, waist strength, flexibility and coordination.

Generally speaking, BBOY dancers who have practiced for more than two and a half years and have extremely strong physical fitness need to start training this movement under the guidance of an instructor.

Kitamura Hanamichi, who is over 40 years old, used this action to maintain the "dignity of the teacher" and he was breathing heavily while speaking.

"That's amazing, is it called the Big Loop..."

Xia Fan successfully imitated the previous few moves with his strong physical fitness and control ability, and gradually felt the sense of accomplishment in showing off his street dance skills.

"Hey, this move is a little dangerous, you don't have to force yourself to learn it..."

Under Kitamura Hanamichi's surprised gaze, Xia Fan eagerly supported himself with both hands and stood upside down...

Then, he used the momentum of falling forward to support himself with his left and right hands alternately, and used his waist to drive his legs to rotate...

"It's really difficult... Kitamura teacher turned more than ten times in one breath, it's too fierce..."

Perhaps it was his first time and he was still a little unskilled in controlling his body balance. He only turned upside down four times before his legs fell back to the ground.

"Tsk tsk tsk, which village are you from, a copy ninja?"

"I was able to do four loops in a row on my first try. That's incredible!"

But this was enough to make Kitamura Hanamichi let out a cracked scream.

"The imitation challenge ends here... Wait for me to change the music..."

"Combining the movements according to your own understanding, UP DOWN, ROCK, air force step, then vibration, and ending with snake wave, king cobra and octopus..."

A new background music was played, and Kitamura Hanamichi signaled Xia Fan to combine the movements he had just imitated and dance them again.

"The giant swing is dangerous. Before you get permission, you can only practice it under my protection!"

Afraid that Xia Fan would stand upside down again without permission, he added another sentence.

"Hiss, let me recall... the first move, in this case, it should be..."

Xia Fan organized his thoughts, tried to control his body, and performed a series of dazzling street dance moves.

"It's only been half an hour. Not only are the individual movements easy to imitate, but the combination of them also has almost no major mistakes except for the lack of choreographic connection movements..."

"This kid... this abnormal control talent and physical condition... is simply born for street dancing..."

Kitamura Hanamichi was recording Xia Fan's dance moves on his mobile phone, and his jaw was completely dropped.

"Ahem, very good, Xia Jun, I roughly understand your situation..."

After calming down, Kitamura Hanamichi crossed his arms across his chest with a serious expression.

"First, let me introduce myself again... I'm Hanamichi Kitamura, a former professional dancer."

"I won the 20V1 dance battle championship at the World Street Dance Championship 1 years ago, and the OSN championship, the largest street dance competition in District . I also won seven or eight more in the past few years. I won't go into other world-class competitions and dance battle awards."

"Anyway, after I retired as a competitive dancer, I have been teaching and promoting street dance for the past ten years. They also gave me the nickname 'the walking street dance textbook.'"

He looked at Xia Fan with sharp eyes and reintroduced himself more solemnly and in detail.

"So, former world champion? Is Kitamura-sensei such a big shot?"

After digesting this string of titles, Xia Fan was stunned.

Chapter 172: Innate Street Dance Holy Body

2024-07-13

What Kitamura Hanamichi didn't mention is that when street dance was just becoming popular in District 11, he was the first person from District 11 to win the World Street Dance Championship. In the street dance circle, he was known as the "OG among OGs".

So, when he first entered the classroom and saw that Xia Fan did not recognize him, he confirmed that the other party was really an outsider with no dance foundation.

"Xia Jun, your physical condition, strength, control and coordination have already reached the level of a professional dancer..."

"Especially your talent for body control and movement imitation, which is something I have never seen before in my many years of teaching street dance."

"Your only weakness is your lack of flexibility, the lack of interaction between your movements and the music, and your dance moves have not yet developed a personal style."

"Also, if you just rely on imitation, the expressiveness of your dance will be limited by the level of the person you're imitating, and you won't be able to compete with others in freestyle..."

After introducing himself, Kitamura Hanamichi gave an objective comment on Xia Fan's situation.

"so……"

Xia Fan listened carefully, nodded honestly, and waited for this "former world champion" to guide him in the direction of his future studies.

"So, don't participate in any crappy talent shows. Join my dance team and strive to become a world-class dancer."

"what?"

But what he waited for was the warm hand extended by Kitamura Hanamichi.

"The problems I mentioned just now are all because you are just a beginner..."

"You are only nineteen years old, right? With my careful instruction, and your rare dancing talent, I guarantee that you will become a world-class dancer in two years. You may even become the master of all street dance genres."

Seeing Xia Fan's confused face, Kitamura Hanamichi began to explain excitedly.

Street dance, in addition to long-term hard practice and immersion in cultural atmosphere, also requires talent.

The reason why he engaged in teaching and promoting street dance after retiring was not only to make this dance more popular, but also to discover suitable "seedlings" and break the embarrassing situation that District 11 has not produced a street dance world champion in the past 20 years since him.

In Beicun's opinion, Xia Fan can contribute a dance performance that is similar to his own in appearance but not in spirit just by relying on his physical fitness, control ability and imitation ability...

In the first class, he was able to reach a level that many dance enthusiasts may not be able to reach in their entire lives. What an amazing talent this is.

It can be called the innate holy body of street dance.

In his mind, he had already imagined Xia Fan battling with several black people, showing off various dance moves in turn, and finally performing some showy power moves that blew up the whole audience.

"Ah... I'm sorry, I've already signed up for the talent show, so I can't not participate."

"My current focus of study still needs to be on making my debut through a talent show..."

Xia Fan touched his head apologetically and did not shake the other person's hand that was hanging in the air.

Not to mention that Bethesda had finally made room for him, if he didn't participate, Uncle Higashino would face a huge penalty.

"Tsk, that kind of idol show, there is no fighting atmosphere at all, and the limp dance performances are all child's play..."

"With your physical fitness and imitation ability, you can easily pass the test by practicing the original choreography video a few times."