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  • The point of ballet is

    芭蕾舞的重點在於

  • to make it look effortless.

    跳起來要毫不費力。

  • But, beneath all of that, it's the most difficult thing I could imagine.

    但是,除此之外,我覺得它是世界上最困難的事情。

  • Ballet can completely break you, and it's pretty all or nothing.

    芭蕾可以徹底地擊敗你,它是一種孤注一擲的投入。

  • When did you start dancing?

    你幾歲開始跳舞?

  • I didn't start studying ballet seriously at City Ballet School until 14,

    我直到14歲才開始在城市芭蕾舞學校系統性地學習芭蕾舞,

  • which is pretty late.

    比一般舞者晚很多。

  • A lot of girls start when they're like 6, 7, 8,

    很多女孩都是6、7、8歲就開始學了,

  • and I started in level three with the 11-year-olds.

    剛開始我跟11歲的學生一起上第三級。

  • Did you ever feel dejected because you were older,

    你曾經因為自己年紀比較大而沮喪嗎?

  • thinking that you had to do so much more to catch up?

    想著得付出更多才能趕上落後的進度?

  • So, I would leave the class almost every day

    那時候我幾乎每天離開教室

  • and go cry in the bathroom before coming back in

    就會躲到廁所裡哭完再回教室上課

  • because the 11-year-olds were so talented.

    因為那些11歲的同學都很有天分。

  • It was really depressing

    這真的很令人氣餒,

  • and I thought about quitting all the time.

    我常常會想要放棄。

  • What kept you going?

    你怎麼撐過來的?

  • It's hard because you don't see improvement day to day.

    難熬的原因是你不會每天看到明顯的進步。

  • But, eventually, you see just a glimpse,

    但你終究會看到一絲曙光,

  • and that feels so good when you can see that you've accomplished something.

    達成目標的感覺真的很棒。

  • Tell me about some of the competitions that you've won.

    跟我分享你贏過的比賽吧。

  • This year, we did participate in the Youth America Grand Prix.

    今年我們參加了美國青年芭蕾大賽。

  • It's the biggest student ballet competition in the world,

    這是全球最盛大的學生芭蕾舞比賽,

  • and I ended up winning the silver medal.

    我拿到銀牌。

  • So I received a scholarship to the Royal Ballet School.

    因此我獲得皇家芭蕾舞學院的獎學金。

  • I was accepted to Harvard this year,

    我今年被哈佛錄取,

  • but I'm choosing to defer.

    但我選擇延遲入學。

  • And how difficult is it to get into the Royal Ballet School?

    進入皇家芭蕾舞學院有多難?

  • I think it's harder than Harvard.

    我覺得比哈佛還難。

  • It's definitely a dream come true.

    這就像是美夢成真。

  • You have a very distinct ritual when it comes to performance and ballet.

    對於上台表演和芭蕾舞,你有個特別的習慣。

  • Can you tell me about that?

    妳可以跟我分享嗎?

  • So, part of the ritual for me is a very set routine for preparing your body,

    我的習慣就是做固定的暖身運動,

  • and in doing such a repetitive and specific warm-up,

    重複一模一樣的暖身運動

  • you also get your mind into that sort of zen zone.

    可以讓我的思緒平靜下來。

  • I just sit down, close my eyes,

    我會坐下來,閉上眼睛,

  • and then I rehearse my dance in my head.

    在腦中預演要跳的舞步。

  • Sometimes I'll put in earbuds,

    有時候我會戴上耳機,

  • the music activates the muscle memory when you're dancing.

    跳舞時,音樂可以喚醒肌肉記憶。

  • I like to visualize all the dancing,

    我喜歡把整支舞蹈先想一遍,

  • go through each step in my mind,

    在腦中預演每個舞步,

  • just thinking about the movements, and also,

    複習所有動作的同時,

  • really trying to feel them in my body.

    認真地用身體去感受。

  • You do the ideal in your head and hope it translates.

    在腦中進行完美預演,期望能成功地演繹。

  • What pressure are you under?

    妳的壓力從何而來呢?

  • How high are the stakes for you?

    對妳來說風險有多大?

  • As a student, each performance matters so much,

    對學生而言,每次表演都很重要,

  • because you just don't have as many in the competitions,

    因為比賽時表演機會不多,

  • you only have one chance on stage.

    在台上只有一次機會。

  • It's a lot of pressure.

    壓力非常大。

  • The visualization is so important, because it shows me

    想像對我來說很重要,因為它能讓我知道

  • what I'm going for, what I'd like the performance to be.

    我應該做到什麼、我想呈現怎麼樣的表演。

  • And I get really nervous.

    我比賽時會非常緊張。

  • So if my mind goes blank onstage,

    如果我在台上腦袋一片空白,

  • the muscle memory kind of kicks in,

    肌肉記憶就會發揮作用,

  • because your body recognizes what's going on and what's going to happen.

    因為身體知道該怎麼做,也記得接下來的舞步。

  • What lessons have you learned about success?

    關於成功,妳學到了什麼?

  • The most surprising thing for me has just been

    最讓我驚喜的就是

  • that success can come.

    我竟然可以成功。

  • I mean, when I started and I was nowhere near the top of my class,

    我的意思是,剛學芭蕾的時候,我的表現並不出色,

  • I never imagined any of this.

    我從來沒想過會有這一天。

  • I really fell in love with dance when I discovered classical ballet.

    認識古典芭蕾後,我深深愛上跳舞。

  • And it's kind of strange, but what I like the most about it is just how challenging it is,

    雖然聽來奇怪,但我最喜歡的是跳舞充滿挑戰,

  • and improvement that you see is directly proportional to what you put in.

    還有付出多少努力就會有多少回報。

  • You decide how hard you work,

    我可以決定要多努力,

  • and you decide how much better you get, and it's all on you,

    也可以決定進步多少,一切都在自己的掌控之中,

  • which, that independence and control, is really satisfying.

    這種獨立性和掌控權帶來很大的成就感。

  • I hope you enjoyed this episode

    希望大家喜歡本集節目,

  • about Rio's dream of becoming a professional ballerina

    我們介紹了 Rio 成為專業芭蕾舞者的夢想

  • and the rituals that are helping her get there.

    以及幫助她實現夢想的習慣。

  • To see more rituals of extraordinary people,

    想了解更多傑出人物的習慣,

  • please click here to subscribe.

    請點擊此處訂閱。

  • And for another episode, please click here to watch now.

    想看下集,請點擊此處收看。

  • The ritual of swimming is so important for me.

    游泳的習慣對我來說非常重要。

  • Every day my body gets to be immersed in the bay.

    每天我的身體都沉浸在海灣中,

  • I can't imagine my life without it now.

    我無法想像沒有游泳的生活。

The point of ballet is

芭蕾舞的重點在於

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