Dancing Through Challenges: A Journey from Self-Doubt to Passionate Teaching

個人簡介 Profile

姓名 Name	YunNi
職業 Occupation	舞蹈老師 Dance Teacher
資歷 Years of Learning Dance	25年 25 years

從哪時候開始學舞蹈的？

「我從幼稚園就開始學了，媽媽幼稚園就帶我去學跳舞，幼稚園本來是學民族芭蕾，然後到現在，律動開始，然後好像因為國小沒有那麼喜歡唸書，大家就覺得那你就學才能，然後我就學跳舞學到現在。」

When did you start learning dance?

"I started learning dancing in kindergarten. My mother took me to dance lessons in kindergarten. In kindergarten, I was originally taught folk ballet, and now, rhythm has started, and then it seems that because elementary school students don't like studying that much, everyone thinks that you should learn talent. Then I learned to dance until now."

為什麼對舞蹈有興趣？

「一開始沒有興趣，真的純律動，是家裡因為女生學鋼琴嘛跳舞嘛，然後我還有學畫畫，可能跳舞這件事情對我來說是最愉快的，其他兩個就都放棄了，然後舞蹈就堅持到現在。一開始是一種習慣，就覺得要你去學個東西，你好像沒有不喜歡就去做了，到後來是真的喜歡，我中間好像有放棄過一次，到國中後就確定自己喜歡跳舞，真的也沒有那麼愛念書，也因為這樣，大家就覺得那你就學個東西，所以就一直學到現在。」

Why are you interested in dance?

"I wasn't interested in it at first. It was just music. It was because the girls at home were learning piano and dancing. Then I also studied painting. Maybe dancing is the most enjoyable thing for me, and I gave up on the other two. , and dance has persisted to this day. At first, it was a habit, and I thought you should learn something. You didn’t seem to dislike it, so you just did it. Later, you liked it. I seemed to have given up once. After junior high school, I decided that I liked dancing, and I didn’t like studying that much. Because of this, people thought that you should just learn something, so I have been studying until now.”

在學舞的過程中，遇到了什麼困難？

「其實我沒有條件很好，就是我其實算是努力型的，我不是一個跳舞天生條件很好的人，筋也不是太開，舞感也不是太好，但因為很喜歡，我中間有過跳舞都排在邊邊的位置，一直就是很自卑，自卑到大學畢業後工作的前幾年，還一直覺得自己很不好，可是好像你很努力的時候，會有一個老師看到你，會拉你一下，然後才讓我堅持到現在，不然那時候真的覺得自己很爛，常常就覺得哦天啊我很不適合跳舞，我為什麼要跳舞，可是我真的喜歡跳舞，就堅持到現在。」

What difficulties did you encounter while learning to dance?

"I don't have very good conditions, but I am a hard-working person. I am not a person who is born with good conditions for dancing. My muscles are not too stretched, and my dancing sense is not very good. But because I like it very much, I have danced in the past. They were all ranked on the sidelines, and I have always had very low self-esteem. In the first few years of working after graduating from college, I still felt bad about myself. But it seems that when you work hard, a teacher will see you and pull you away. You gave me a moment, and then you let me persist until now. Otherwise, I felt bad at that time. I often thought, oh my God, I am not suitable for dancing. Why should I dance? But I like dancing, so I persist until now. "

是什麼契機讓老師想要當舞蹈老師的？

「好像就是因為自卑這件事情，我不是一直都沒有很好，好像很不想被看不起的感覺，就是因為為什麼你們覺得我不適合當舞蹈老師，我就不適合呢，然後好像是這個動力，因為別人覺得我不好，我更想做好給大家看，然後就這樣子做了這件事情，好像也因為做這件事情，覺得是對的。」

What made you want to be a dance teacher?

"It seems that it's because of my low self-esteem. I haven't always been very good. I don't want to be looked down upon. It's because you think I'm not suitable to be a dance teacher. I'm not suitable. And it seems to be this motivation. Others thought I was not good, but I wanted to do a good job for everyone to see, so I did it like this, and it seemed that because I did it, I felt it was right."

從小的夢想就是當舞蹈老師嗎？

「我小時候其實沒有太大夢想，但我其實中間很喜歡鋼琴，我一開始是比較喜歡鋼琴的，然後是因為我們老師去生小孩之後，就沒有那個緣份，好像斷掉之後，也沒有特別的不捨，然後舞蹈好像就是被迫的一直做到現在，我大學畢業其實最想要成為舞者，但我自己心裡明白我不是一個當舞者的材料，就是我沒有能力，但我唯一能做的就是教學，我覺得教學我可以講得很清楚，所以也因為這樣，最後就決定教跳舞。」

Has your dream since childhood been to be a dance teacher?

"I didn't have big dreams when I was a child, but I liked the piano a lot. I liked the piano more at first, but after our teacher gave birth to a child, we no longer had that fate. It seemed that after the break, there was nothing special. I was reluctant to give up, and then dance seemed to be forced to continue until now. After graduating from college, I wanted to be a dancer, but I knew in my heart that I was not qualified to be a dancer, that is, I didn’t have the ability, but I was the only one who could What I do is teaching, and I feel that I can explain teaching clearly, so because of this, I finally decided to teach dancing.”

曾經後悔過做這個職業嗎？

「從來沒有過，可是會覺得還是熱愛跳舞勝過於教跳舞這件事，就是你知道當學生或者是當跳舞的人其實是很幸福，所以我只會覺得我好想成為你們，我以前在當學生的時候，怎麼沒有再認真一點，但我沒有後悔過，因為我還是很喜歡我這個工作。」

Have you ever regretted doing this career?

"I have never done it before, but I still feel that I love dancing more than teaching dance. You know that being a student or a dancer is very happy, so I just feel that I want to be you. I used to be a dancer. When I was a student, I didn’t take it more seriously, but I have no regrets because I still enjoy my job.”

你會給對舞蹈有熱情並想成為專業舞蹈家的學員們甚麼意見或建議？

「我覺得基礎很重要，我一路上看到很多人可能我不管是學街舞或者是傳統舞蹈，太多人喜歡看到花俏的東西，然後忘記其實跳舞最重要的是基礎，我覺得基本功扎實的跳上去，對未來很重要。還有一件事情，就是什麼都接受，接受任何老師給的想法意見，每個老師想法意見不同，或許會有衝突，可是如果你可以吸收，轉換成自己的能量或力量，我覺得都會是未來你想考舞蹈很好的方式。還有我覺得努力吧，努力是每一個人都可以做的事情，可是放棄卻是大家很容易選擇的事情，大家會選擇放棄，你就會停止了嘛，所以我覺得努力吧，努力是不分條件，你長得醜、長得高、長得矮，你都可以努力，所以努力是最好的一條選擇。」

What advice or advice would you give to students who are passionate about dance and want to become professional dancers?

"I think the foundation is very important. I have seen many people along the way. Whether they are learning street dance or traditional dance, too many people like to see fancy things, and then forget that the most important thing in dancing is the foundation. I think the basic skills are solid. The future needs to jump on it. Another thing is to accept everything and accept the ideas and opinions given by any teacher. Every teacher has different ideas and opinions, and there may be conflicts, but if you can absorb it, and convert it into your energy Or strength, I think it will be a good way for you to take the dance test in the future. Also, I think working hard is something that everyone can do, but giving up is something that everyone can easily choose. Everyone will choose to give up. , you will stop, so I think you should work hard. Hard work is regardless of conditions. You can work hard no matter how ugly, tall, or short you are, so working hard is the best option."

訪談的核心精華

「努力是每一個人都可以做的事情，可是放棄卻是大家很容易選擇的事情，但這樣你就會停止了嘛，所以我覺得努力吧，努力是不分條件，你長得醜、長得高、長得矮，你都可以努力，所以努力是最好的一條選擇。」

Key Takeaway from the Interview

“Working hard is something that everyone can do, but giving up is something that everyone can easily choose, but then you will stop. So I think working hard, working hard does not matter whether you are ugly or not. You can work hard whether you are tall or short, so hard work is the best option.”