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

"Thomas spin, followed by a big loop..."

"The three moves that Master Kitamura recommended and demonstrated to you are all standard 'ending techniques' in breakdancing, and are indeed very suitable for the ending of 'Oxygen Bomb'."

Recalling the three sets of movements just now, Martin nodded in admiration.

"Ahem, but, Mr. Xia, I don't mean to discourage you, but Master Beicun demonstrated it so easily..."

"Your priority right now should be which move you can perform in its entirety, right?"

Then, he made a suggestion to Xia Fan with a complicated look and a tactful tone.

The dance "Oxygen Bomb" already has many elements of street dance moves. The three sets of moves recommended by Kitamura are very suitable, and are even more visually shocking than the "handstand splits" in the original version.

However, although these three movements do not test flexibility so much, they have very high requirements on the dancer's physical fitness and control ability, and cannot be "quickly mastered" in a day or two.

Although Xia Fan had demonstrated athlete-like stamina, a strong sense of power, and a terrifying ability to imitate movements in previous dances, Martin did not think that he could learn any of the three sets of movements before the performance.

"Of course I won't be able to perform these moves if I don't practice them, but the time for practice is very tight, so I can only choose the most suitable one to focus on, so I've been struggling until now..."

Xia Fan had a worried look on his face and spoke in a matter-of-fact tone.

"Ahem, among these moves, the third one definitely has the best visual effect, but it's also the most difficult."

After thinking for a while, Martin gave his advice sincerely.

"Yeah, I think so too, so let's decide on this one!"

"We have to hurry up and start practicing right away..."

Xia Fan had tried the "big loop" in previous courses and was more inclined to it, so he made up his mind immediately.

"Well, this move is very easy to get injured, so you can't just practice it casually. Wait for me!"

Martin trotted to the equipment room of the program team, took out a set of wrist guards, waist guards, elbow pads, knee pads and a safety helmet, and motioned Xia Fan to put them on.

"I'll be by your side to protect you while you practice. Just give it a try and don't force yourself. It would be putting the cart before the horse if you get hurt before the performance."

He carried over a few thick yoga mats, laid them out, and started doing warm-up exercises.

Martin has extensive experience in street dance and has been injured several times, so he naturally knows how risky it is to practice these breakdance moves.

Once a movement is wrong and there is no one to help stabilize, the joints may be worn out and sprained at best, or the ligaments may be broken or fractured at worst.

"Well, okay, I'll leave it to you."

Remembering that Kitamura Hanamichi had once warned him not to practice without permission, Xia Fan obediently put on a full set of protective gear.

"Don't be greedy. Break down the movements first and start with the Thomas spin on the floor..."

Martin applied lime powder on Xia Fan's hands, stepped back two steps, and motioned for him to try it first.

Right now, he was in no hurry to eat.

If Xia Fan couldn't complete the floor movements, he would just give up these unrealistic ideas and ask Master Beicun for a few simpler and trickier movements to avoid wasting time.

"Well, I'm ready..."

Xia Fan stood still, played the background music of his solo part, and began to dance according to the movements of Kitamura Hanamichi in the video...

After a standard rock step, he supported himself with his hands and did a Thomas turn easily.

"it is good!"

"You...you have practiced the Thomas turn before?"

Martin cheered subconsciously and then asked in surprise.

"No, this was just my first practice, and I feel okay..."

Xia Fan shook his head.

It’s a little simpler than the last “big loop”, he added silently in his mind.

"This is at least a level 8 move. Although it may be easier for people with strong wrist and core strength, it shouldn't be so smooth the first time, right?"

"Grasp the feeling you had just now and do a few more to consolidate it."

Martin swallowed and motioned to Xia Fan to bring a few more.

"Ah."

Xia Fan followed Kitamura Hanamichi's movements in the video, replayed the melody, took small steps, and did several standard Thomas turns in one breath like a professional gymnast.

"Hey, hey, hey, hey, you freak, before you signed up for the draft, you must have been the gymnastics warrior who announced your retirement after making a mistake in the horizontal bar event in the competition, right?"

Watching the other person's movements constantly improving and becoming more and more standard, Martin had to believe that the other person was practicing for the first time.

Xia Fan was obviously still very unfamiliar with this move, and he had achieved his current level entirely through his terrifying body control, muscle strength and imitation ability.

Chapter 284 Dizzy

2024-07-13

"If Thomas can do a steady spin, even if he only does a one-handed handstand afterwards, the stage effect won't be too bad!"

Watching Xia Fan gradually mastering the movements and becoming more and more skilled, Martin felt more at ease and more confident about the final performance results.

"Then, next, we will try to practice connecting the 'big loop'."

Half an hour later, seeing that Xia Fan was able to flexibly use inertia to spin like a "human electric fan" and couldn't stop at all, Martin thought that he could move on to the next step of practice.

"Your solo time is not that long. No matter in terms of time or skills, there is no need to pursue Kitamura's ability to do ten in one go..."

“If you can successfully connect a few of them and then land them to finish, it will be a very explosive effect!”

"Of course, if we can't connect, then we can change to another handstand, which is not too bad."

Recalling the video, in which Kitamura Hanamichi performed a show-off "giant loop", Martin was afraid that Xia Fan would mess up, so he gave him a lot of nagging instructions.

He couldn't do this whole set of connecting movements by himself, and didn't have much hope in Xia Fan.

"Well, I probably won't be able to do too many in a short period of time..."

Xia Fan took a sip of water and nodded modestly.

After all, in the last class, he only did four turns before he lost his balance.

With his hands covered in lime powder, Xia Fan recalled Kitamura Flower Road's movements in his mind and moved...

He stepped on the rock step, leaned over smoothly and followed up with three Thomas turns...

Then, he exerted force with both arms, and stood upside down...

The slender legs spread apart, and driven by the powerful waist and abdomen, they began to support the ground with one hand in turn, spinning in the air...

"one two three four……"

Martin stared in amazement at Xia Fan spinning like a top. He was so surprised that he forgot everything else and could only count stupidly...

"Five...six..."

By the seventh time, Xia Fan was spinning too fast and his entire body lost balance and fell to one side...

"careful!"

Martin reacted very quickly and stepped forward to steady him.

"The centrifugal force was too great, the acceleration was too fast, and I was dizzy..."

"Breakdancing moves are not so easy to learn."

Xia Fan stood up again, feeling a little dizzy.

Driven by inertia and centrifugal force, his rotation speed increased too quickly and he had no time to connect with the original finishing movements.

"You must be joking... You just did six 'big loops' in one go..."

"I am so thankful that I didn't major in breakdancing, otherwise I would have committed suicide out of shame."

After coming back to his senses from his surprise, Martin felt that he had learned street dance from dogs over the years.

"Your street dancing talent is simply terrifying."

"If you can really master this set of moves in one day, a bunch of people in the street dance circle might stop dancing from then on."

He now probably understood why Kitamura Hanamichi, who had always refused to accept disciples, valued Xia Fan so much.

The street dance circle, which is accustomed to competing with each other based on the difficulty of movements, like many competitive sports, has a ceiling called "talent" that cannot be compensated by hard work.

And Xia Fan is obviously one of those people who has the "talent" to reach the top.

"If your ending is so explosive, the difficulty of my moves must be increased..."

"Let's go eat first, and then we can practice in seclusion in the afternoon."

The unyielding spirit of street dance was burning, and Martin also became motivated. He pulled Xia Fan and rushed to the cafeteria.

In the corridor, Shibata Makoto and another eliminated trainee were dragging their luggage towards the accommodation area.

"Eh? Shibata-senpai? You're not..."

"It's Xia Fan. You want to ask, wasn't I eliminated yesterday?"

Seeing Xia Fan from afar, Shibata Makoto took the initiative to wave to him.

"There were two trainees who, perhaps due to their bad living habits, suddenly developed IV-degree hemorrhoids that prolapsed and caused acute massive bleeding. They were sent to emergency surgery and were temporarily unable to participate in the show, so we were called back to fill in their places."

Walking closer, he smiled brightly and explained softly to Xia Fan, who looked puzzled.

"Xia Jun, it's great to be able to work together with you on the same stage again!"

Shibata Makoto pretended to have tears in his eyes and opened his arms as if he wanted to hug Xia Fan.

"Hey! You two, are you here to fill in the gaps?"

Suddenly, Nagase Kaito, a five-star trainee from Company A, rushed over from the other side of the corridor with several trainees, looking anxious.

"Come here quickly, because there are suddenly fewer people. We have one less morning to rehearse than other teams. Be prepared to rehearse all night!"

Makoto Shibata and the trainee didn't even have time to react before they were "packed up and taken away" with their suitcases, disappearing in the direction of the rehearsal room.

"I always feel that Chai Dao-senpai's experience in the draft was quite bumpy."

Looking at the direction where Shibata Makoto disappeared, Xia Fan sighed, and entered the cafeteria with Martin.

……

7 p.m.

"Tomorrow night, it will be the official performance."

"From tonight to tomorrow afternoon, we must organize the entire program and rehearse as many times as possible..."

"So, the individual SOLO parts must be completed and accepted one by one tonight."

Yuta Hirano, who appointed himself temporary captain, wore a knitted hat and called on everyone to gather and started a new round of training.

"Let's start with the group dance and then at the climax, we'll directly show the movements we practiced during the day..."

"No matter how complete it is, don't be afraid of making a fool of yourself, just go for it!"

He played background music, stood in the center, and started dancing with everyone.

After yesterday's intensive training, the previous dance moves and music rhythm have all been integrated into my muscle memory. Now is the time to leave a deep impression.

Although there were many minor flaws, the group dance part was pulled through smoothly, and it came to the climax of taking turns to perform solos...

The trainees stood back to back in a wide circle and began to take turns moving...

The first person to walk to the middle position was An Ziyao.

He performed a set of messy modern dance moves in the wind.

Although this set of movements is simpler than the original when broken down, it is more fancy. Combined with his appropriate expressions, the visual effect can still fool the audience who don't understand dance.

"Ahem, it's a little soft. This is a 'Knife Dance'."

But Hirano Yuta was obviously not satisfied.

"What are you talking about? This is my all-purpose dance combo that's unique and can do anything..."

Muttering this, An Ziyao moved to the side.

After all, they are all trainees who have practiced for more than two and a half years. Even those who focus on vocals like Kishiyo will practice one or two sets of "universal dance moves" in advance to cope with occasions such as talent shows and random stages...

But when placed in a difficult song like "Oxygen Bomb", it seems a little lacking.