THE attractions of ballet to a certain type of idealistic young woman are not hard to fathom. An alluring mix of refinement, rigor and a romantic outlook on life has led to ballet becoming a booming extra-curricular activity for schoolgirls across the world. And in recent years the popularity of classes in China is proof that its appeal isn’t limited to Westerners.
对�?种怀有�?��?�主义的少女来说，芭蕾�?�对她的�?�引力并不难�?�解。�?雅�?严格与浪漫人生观的诱人组�??使芭蕾�?��??为深受全�??�?�地女学生欢迎的课外活动。而近年来，芭蕾�?�课程在中国的受欢迎程度�?�?�了芭蕾�?�的�?�引力不仅局�?于西方人。
A fact that Tina Chen, executive principal of the Ting Ballet School in Shanghai has long been aware of. Born in Hong Kong, she started classes at an early age in Beijing before moving to London to study at the Royal Ballet School, eventually qualifying as a registered teacher of the Royal Academy of Dance (RAD).
这�?�上海婷芭蕾的执行校长�?婷早就意识�?�的。生于香港的她小小年纪就在北京学习，�?�来�?�英国伦敦皇家芭蕾�?�学院，最�?获得英国皇家�?��?学院的教�?资历。
Ms Chen is now the RAD’s chief representative in China, and her long experience in the industry accounts for a major part of the success of the school, which today occupies 1,500 sqm of studio space and classrooms on East Yan’an Road.
�?婷现任英国皇家�?��?学院的中国首席代表，而她在业内资深的经验�?�婷芭蕾�??功的重大因素。学院的�?��?室与教室在延安西路占地1,500平方米。
“She has devoted her life to this artform and the breadth of her knowledge is plain for everyone to see,” said Chris Xu who is in charge of the school’s marketing and operations. And although the school caters to dance enthusiasts of all ages, it primarily admits students between the ages of 4 and 16, and who all follow the RAD-formulated ballet curriculum.
负责学院�?�销与业务的Chris Xu 说：”她把生命献给这门艺术，而她知识的渊博�?�众人可�?的。“虽然学院面�?��?�年龄层�?��?��?��?的人，但主�?招收4至16�?的学生，且�?�循英国皇家�?��?学院特定的芭蕾�?��?课程安排。
However, as Chris points out, it isn’t the fate of all students to end up a Darcey Bussell, Carlos Acosta or even homegirl Tan Yuan Yuan, (the Shanghai-born ballerina, now principal dancer with San Francisco Ballet).
但�?�，Chris指出，并不�?�每个学生�?��?�够�??为达西�?塞尔(Darcey Bussell)�?卡洛斯�?�哥斯达(Carlos Acosta)�?�?�谭�?�?�?生于上海的芭蕾�?�者，现任旧金山芭蕾�?�团首席演�?），这�?�难免的。
“If you really want to be a professional dancer, you need to have the right physical attributes to begin with,” he told Enjoy Shanghai. “And we can usually tell from a young age whether a student has what it takes. Sadly, it isn’t all just a question of dedication and hard work.”
Chris告诉Enjoy Shanghai ：“若你真的�?��??为专业�?�者，你从一开始就需�?有正确的体格特�?。而�?�们常�?�从学生�?小年纪时就�?�断他�?��?�具有�??功的特质。�?�?�憾的�?�，这并不只�?�勤奋与努力的问�?。
But even those never destined to appear at Sadler’s Well are encouraged to continue their classes, albeit at a less pressurized pace. The school points out that ballet offers a lot more than simply good exercise and the opportunity to keep fit. “It is a whole lifestlyle experience that encompasses good grooming, posture, manners, dress, and proper etiquette,” adds Chris. “Ballet has the capacity to shape and form the lives of young people beyond the studio.”
但就算那些无�?出现在莎德勒�?尔斯剧院(Sadler’s Wells)的学生也被呼�??继续课程，虽然会以�?轻松的节奏进行。学校指出，芭蕾�?�不仅�?供良好�?动以及保�?�?�壮的机会。“�?�?�个整体的生活体验，其中蕴�?�良好的仪容�?姿�?�?举止�?着装和正确礼仪，”Chris 补充�?�。“芭蕾�?�具有塑造和建立年轻人在�?��?室之外的人生的�?�力。”
For the lucky few deemed talented enough to make the grade, years of training lie ahead with the ultimate goal of achieving the coveted Solo Seal Award (an additional exam for students who have already attained the Advanced Certificate). And the school insists it’s not simply a case of pushing students through the program as long as they can keep paying the annual fees.
那些�?幸�?的，被认为有足够天赋并�??格的学生，必须花上几年的训�?，最�?目标�?�获得众人渴慕的独�?�大奖(Solo Seal Award，为已获得�?等�?书的学生开设的额外�?试）。而校方坚�?，并不会在学生只�?�?得起每年学费的�?�况下就让他们通过课程。
“Absolutely not,” says Chris. “Everyone has to pass the end-of-year assessment which is overseen by our school’s director of training Miss Ivy Huang a supervisor for the RAD herself. Only then can they be admitted onto the next grade.”
“绝对不�?�的，“Chris表示。”每个人必须通过年底的评估，由学院教学总监黄�?��?监督，她也�?�英国皇家�?��?学院的监督人。学生只有通过评估�?�，方可达�?�下个等级。”
But it isn’t all arabesques and �?pas de deux’ at Ting Ballet: the school offers a robust program of non-classical dance classes such as jazz, flamenco, hip hop, contemporary, Pilates, yoga and more. The classes are open to all levels and all ages. To find out more, visit www.tingballet.org (Chinese only), email marketing@tingballet.org, or call 400 8802 625.
但婷芭蕾�?供的课程种类也并不只�?于�?�拉贝斯克�?�和芭蕾双人�?�。学院也�?供一系�?�强劲的非古典�?��?的课程，其中包括�?�士�?��?弗拉门科�?��?街�?��?现代�?��?甚至普拉�?�?瑜伽等。课程开放给�?��?�力水平与年龄层。欲知详�?�，请浏�?www.tingballet.org �?只�?中文），电邮 marketing@tingballet.org�?�致电400 8802 625。
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