Legendary Dancer: The Illustrated Biography of Jin Xing

Author: Cui Yiping
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Publish Date: 2005-06-01
Features: A pioneer of modern Chinese dance, his dance moves were admired by the world before his gender transition; after his transition, he continued to dance with the beauty of life. "In dreams, I searched for her a thousand times, and finally found her as a daughter." Jin Xing is a transgender dancer. She believed she was a woman trapped in a man's body, so she boldly challenged God's mistake and underwent a gender transition to find herself. Her dance is the rhythm of life and freedom, the self-transcendence of the modern soul. When it comes to modern Chinese dance, Jin Xing is one of the first to be enshrined in history. Jin Xing's dance has become the language of life, spreading and resonating among people with different cultural backgrounds. From China to the United States, from Asia to Europe, her dance steps, like a whirlwind sweeping through, have stirred waves wherever she goes. The soul of modern dance has been interpreted by Jin Xing with her life, so her dance fills people with passion. For this interpretation, she is not afraid of any obstacles, even changing her own gender. After her gender transition, Jin Xing continued to dance with the beauty of life. On stage, her spins are not just dance but also the expression of her soul. Jin Xing was born in 1968. At the age of 9, she joined the Shenyang Military Region's Advanced Song and Dance Troupe. In 1985, she pioneered male pointe dance and won a special excellence award at the second National Dance Competition. In 1987, she participated in the modern dance experimental class of Guangdong Dance School and went to the United States for studies the following year. In 1990, she performed at the American Dance Festival and was awarded the title of "Best Choreographer." In 1992, she became a professor at the Royal Conservatory of Dance in Belgium and founded the Bai Feng Modern Dance Company in Belgium. In 1993, she returned to China and later founded the Beijing Modern Dance Company. In 1995, she underwent a gender transition surgery at the Plastic Surgery Department of Beijing Medical University. In 1997, she starred in the play "Breaking an Arm."