Like a seaweed, seaweed, seaweed, seaweed, swaying in the wind.In 2018, Douyin's divine song Seaweed Dance became the object of many netizens' efforts to imitate and perform. From short videos to art evenings, Seaweed Dance appeared frequently.On January 29th, at the 2019 Yitai Party in Sanxi Town, Jintang County, Sichuan Province, the local party secretary, deputy secretary, mayor, deputy mayor and other members of the leadership team formed an 8-member troupe, which became popular due to the seaweed dance and other Douyin Divine Comedy dances.On the Internet, netizens jokingly called her C-position debut.

A reporter from Beijing Youth Daily saw from the live video that several dancers in various traditional Chinese costumes on the stage followed the Internet celebrity song Seaweed Dance Next Door Taishan and made various classic dance moves that matched the song.The two middle-aged men in red long gowns who led the dancers danced well and had rich facial expressions. They were frequently praised by netizens, and they shouted from the air to ask for a C debut.

A reporter from Beiqing Daily learned from the Jinyang County Party Committee Propaganda Department that the two lead dancers were Huang Hong, Secretary of the Sanxi Town Party Committee, and Ning Shundong, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee.This evening is Sanxi Town’s celebration of the 40th anniversary of reform and opening up in 2019. The performers are all leading cadres from various departments of Sanxi Town, and ordinary people sit in the audience as the audience.In addition to the passionate longing for the Internet celebrity dance show performed by the leading group of the town committee and the town government, there are also role-playing performances performed by three young men from the demolition office and the food, medicine and health planning office, and sketch artists performed by the project office and urban construction office., as well as the sketch Orange Township Changes focusing on the development of the local navel orange industry.

On the afternoon of February 1, a reporter from Beiqing Daily contacted Huang Hong, secretary of the Party Committee of Sanxi Town, who was leading the dance.Regarding the popularity of the dance, Huang Hong said that it was really unexpected. Originally, he just wanted to hold a gala where leading cadres performed for the common people, but he did not expect to attract so many people's attention.Although it was not the original intention to become popular, it is also a good thing to take this opportunity to let more people know Sanxi Town and promote the development of the local navel orange industry.

Dialogue

Practice dancing after work and spend 10 nights rehearsing

Beiqing Daily: How did you come up with the idea of holding such a party for leading cadres to perform?

Huang Hong: Every year at the end of the year, our villages and towns will hold a New Year's party. Sometimes employees from various units will present programs, and sometimes some art groups will be invited.This year we were thinking why can’t we let leading cadres go up and perform for the people?I think this can increase the people-friendly feeling of the leadership team, make it more down-to-earth, and also give the people a warmer and more sense of belonging.

Beiqing Daily: How are the evening parties and programs prepared?

Huang Hong: It was only in December 2018 that it was confirmed that the party would be performed by leading cadres, and we were leading cadres from all government departments to participate in the performance, so everyone was actually very nervous about planning and rehearsing.Like our program, a total of 8 people including the party secretary, the deputy secretary, the mayor, and the deputy mayor formed a group called Xiaopang Group, and then invited a friend of mine to guide the dance. It took 10 nights to rehearse.I started practicing dance as soon as I got to class.

Beiqing Daily: Why did you choose an internet celebrity song like Seagrass Dance?

Huang Hong: Our leadership team is actually quite young. Many people are born in the 1980s, so everyone thinks that we should show vitality, and these Internet celebrity songs are very close to the people, and everyone enjoys watching them happily.

Beiqing Daily: Do you feel pressured to dance in front of the whole town?

Huang Hong: I’m not worried about dancing at all. I’m just here to entertain everyone!I also advised other dancers that if you can dance in front of the common people with a red face, you will not be shy. In the future, when serving and working for the common people, there will be nothing to be embarrassed about.

Beiqing Daily: What is the feedback from residents about the party?

Huang Hong: When I was dancing on it, everyone was very happy and happy.Originally we only prepared five to six hundred chairs, but we didn't expect that one to two thousand people would come that day. Many people had no place to sit and had to stand and watch.I guess everyone likes it quite a lot.

Beiqing Daily: Did you expect to become popular?

Huang Hong: I didn't expect it at all. We simply organized a party. The local media reported it. I didn't expect it to become an Internet celebrity. First it was reported by the self-media, and then all the major media also reported it. After it became popularI didn't even sleep the first night!

Text/Reporter Li Zhuoya