Dance class conquers mountains to merge dance with nature

2024-06-19

At New Taipei City’s Xinpu Elementary School, there is a dance class that brings the beauty of dance to the outdoors. Moving their rehearsal studio to the mountains, in recent years they have conquered Hehuan Mountain, Jade Mountain, Jiaming Lake, and more. This year they went to Shuiyang Forest, creating unforgettable memories for new students.

Surrounded by bamboo stalks and running water, six students dance gracefully to beautiful music.

As their skirts sway with each step, the beautiful dance blends in with the picturesque surroundings.

These dancers are from Xinpu Elementary School’s dance class. They’ve left their dance studio, filming amidst Shuiyang Forest in the mountains of Nantou.

Kan Wen-yuan
Xinpu Elementary teacher
Since these students are so skilled, I thought why not try something a little different? Using a drone to film them dancing among lovely scenery, we can show beauty at its finest.

Wang Tzu-yueh
Xinpu Elementary student
Up in the mountains, you can merge your body with nature and dance with more feeling. The rehearsal studio has limited space, so it doesn’t have that feeling of extension.

They go outdoors to dance amidst nature, but climbing the mountain isn’t easy.

On the difficult journey up to Shuiyang Forest, the students’ skin became marked by cuts and scrapes, and their feet grew blisters.

But the classmates supported each other as they overcame every challenge, developing closer bonds and making precious memories.

Chiang Yung-chi
Xinpu Elementary student
Actually, I was quite scared. I kept asking the teacher if I would die if I ran into stinging nettles. But no matter what happened, I overcame it, and I don’t really regret it.

After crossing streams and valleys, they still had to pass muddy roads before reaching the end of their 12-kilometer journey. The students may have struggled, but they never gave up.

Tsai Yun-hsi
Xinpu Elementary student
My feet were worn out and my backpack zipper broke. In this uncomfortable situation, I told myself, I’m already on the mountain, so I have to finish what I started.

Overcoming many challenges, these students shed blood, sweat, and tears to blend dance with nature.

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在大自然舞出天人合一! 新埔國小舞蹈班挑戰"登山跳舞"

2024-06-19

來自新北市的新埔國小舞蹈班學生們，為了讓舞蹈之美走出戶外，四年來，不斷挑戰自我，將練舞室搬到高山，學生爬上山後，展現舞技，過去幾年，已陸續征服了合歡山、玉山、嘉明湖等地，今年則前往水漾森林，也讓不少首次參加的人，留下難忘回憶。

環繞竹林中，潺潺流水聲，搭配柔美音樂，六名女孩展現曼妙舞姿。

邁開步伐，輕輕擺動裙身，舞蹈之美融入山林美景。

畫面中這群主角，來自新北市新埔國小舞蹈班，而拍攝地點，不是舞蹈教室，是南投高山"水漾森林"。

[[新北市板橋新埔國小特教組長甘文淵]]
“我就想說，這群學生能力這麼好，是不是可以有點不一樣，藉由空拍機，在一個美麗的景色之下(跳舞)，把美展現到最好”

[[新埔國小舞蹈班學生王子悅]]
“山上的話就可以，讓自己的身體融入大自然，更有感覺的跳舞，但是舞蹈教室就侷限在於空間，沒辦法有那種伸展的感覺”

學生們，走出戶外，在空曠的大自然，展現舞技，但想要前進高山峻嶺，可不容易。

白嫩皮膚，傷痕累累，一條又一條芒草割痕，腳後跟也長出水泡，這些都是在通往水漾森林的路程，留下的辛苦印記。

同儕間彼此攙扶，通過每一個關卡，都顯得格外珍貴。

[[新埔國小舞蹈班學生姜詠淇]]
“其實我心裡充滿了恐慌，我時不時就問老師說，碰到咬人貓，我會不會死掉，不管怎麼樣，我都克服了，然後其實也不大會後悔”

越過了溪流、山谷，考驗還沒結束，還有泥水路需要通過，在這12公里的路程，孩子們口中喊苦，但卻從沒放棄。

[[新埔國小舞蹈班學生蔡昀熹]]
“我的腳後跟磨破了，背包拉鍊也斷了，在很不舒服的情況下，我會告訴我自己，已經上山了，我就要把這件事完成”

學生吃盡苦頭，在完美呈現舞技的背後，可是用汗水、淚水，甚至是血水累積而成的。

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