I'm still dancing today

There are a total of 44 groups of ice dancers, but there may only be one spot to compete for. In fact, many players have given up. Now they just don’t want to waste their second competition. It’s more to get familiar with the field and provide nutrients for their growth.

In addition, a small part really wanted to compete, which resulted in a very high accumulation of contestants in the last game.

The contestants had to divert traffic, and arranged the youth competitions of the amateur group and the professional group in other time slots, and the best competition time was reserved for the players of the professional group.

After all, there are still TV stations and online video sites that have purchased broadcast rights, and the purchasers also hope to get as many broadcasts as possible.

because.

After the lottery is drawn, it is a game.

Different gazes will not interfere with Xia Kaikai. Even Zhou Yueshan knows that this competition should not be a little sloppy. Only by exerting her full strength can she guarantee to advance to the finals.

They returned to their seats and showed Wen Jian the number, NO.30, very far behind.

The three of them are actually a little dissatisfied. They are all a little tired now. They hope to finish the competition earlier and then go back to the hotel to rest. Tomorrow's free skating will be a tough battle.

But if you are not lucky, you can only wait.

Zhou Yueshan finished her makeup first, and then went backstage to change her clothes. This time she was wearing a black and red dress.

The effect of the black and gold game suit on the field was not as good as expected. After the rich and powerful club invited a designer, they customized a set of Kosten for her.

The simple and generous tailoring subtly modifies Zhou Yueshan's figure. The lotus leaf cuffs on the shoulders will be the highlight of the competition. Zhou Yueshan fell in love with this dress as soon as she saw it.

She designed a new hairstyle for herself, and even did not hesitate to grow the hair on both sides and braid it, just so that she could slip with her hair flowing and flowing during the competition.

very nice.

That kind of bright charm will make some men irresistible.

Xia Kaikai didn't move for a while.

His top is a bit uncomfortable, and his body will be very tight after wearing it. He will go to some regular warm-up training later, and it would be better if it is looser.

NO.30 will be on stage, and it will be almost two hours later, so there is no need to put on clothes too early.

"Take a break." Wen Jian said.

Then step aside a little, meaning to let Xia Kaikai and the others sleep.

How could it be possible to sleep.

The three of them could only chat there, and take a look at the performance of other contestants by the way.

The pair of British players mentioned earlier played very early, and the sixth group played.

This is a pair of relatively young players, about 20 years old. Their goal is obviously the same as Xia Kaikai and the others. The A-level World Series is their destination.

There is a big difference in height between the pair of contestants. The male partner is tall and strong and can easily lift the female partner up.The female partner has a petite figure that is different from that of Europeans. If you don't look at her face, just look at her figure, she looks like a little girl of fifteen or sixteen years old.

Their tango dance is selected from "Your Distance" by the British pianist, and the intermezzo is from the episode "Prom Master" of the film and television work "Maple Leaf". Made an adaptation of the show.Although this is very common in A-level competitions, when it appears in B-level competitions, it clearly conveys their ambition to go to A-level competitions.

After the show starts.

This pair of British club players told a story through song and dance.

The men and women staying at the British Noble Academy met under the maple leaves on the first day of school, and soon fell in love. They dated, studied, and participated in the banquet held by the school and their classmates together. The two are recognized as the best couple.

Therefore, their tango dances are not as deep as those performed by other contestants. The reason for the lightness of the tune is that their postures are also light, and the expressions on their faces are not as expressionless as the inherent tango. They are quietly burning with a strong fire of love. .They had smiles on their faces throughout the short program, kind of like young kids trying to imitate tango at a ball, kinda funny but good.

This kind of interpretation is very innovative, Xia Kaikai watched the whole process carefully.

I have to admit that an excellent ice dance choreographer does have a great impact on the performance of the show.

If the contestants themselves are excellent, if they can skate an excellent program, the effect of the program will be multiplied, giving people a very comfortable viewing experience.

The choreography of this pair of contestants is not bad, the performance is not bad, the dance beauty needs to be improved, maybe they want to show this kind of crappy tango dance, but forgive Xia Kaikai for not being able to appreciate it, and I don’t know what the referee thinks.

In addition, the synchronization is not bad, and the completion of the movements is fairly clean. The twirling step failed to rotate in three directions, so it was rated as a third-level, and the pattern dance is also a third-level, and there is also a dance rotation. They appear I made a little mistake, and finally only had two grades, but the referees gave them four grades in the lifting part.

Their short program scores come down.

A score of 75.21 is a bit low.

Both of them were not very satisfied, they hugged each other, then turned and left.

After that, there are no decent players.

You must know that even in A-level competitions, there is a big gap between the players in the championship group and other players, not to mention that this is only a club-level competition.

Some combinations can't even achieve the most basic synchronization, or they may have arranged the programs randomly, so the slides are incomprehensible, and the affected fluency greatly reduces the viewing experience of the program.

An hour after that, not to mention four-level movements, even three-level actions were rare.

The referees who kept hitting the first and second levels all had numb faces, and the impatience could be seen on their serious faces.Especially the two supervising referees sent by the World Skating Federation. After seeing A-level skaters skating and dancing, if it weren't for work arrangements and high subsidies, they would feel like they were wasting their lives. .

By the time of the 23rd group, ranked ninth, the pair of players from the United States finally played.

A pair of players of the right age.

They all look about 25 to 30 years old.

Xia Kaikai was warming up at this time, so he stopped and watched their opponent's match with Zhou Yueshan.

"Last Tango", the selected song is very popular, it is the version that you will hear when you search the Internet, it has percussion instruments, so it has a strong sense of rhythm, and it will occasionally appear in the show as a song for catwalks.

Popular music, dance with big movements, and the skirt that unfurls from time to time looks very lively. The atmosphere of the scene is good, and there will be applause.

2 minutes is fleeting.

After the two finished skating, Zhou Yueshan frowned and looked up at the scoring board.

The scores of the two soon appeared, and as soon as they appeared, they were No.1, with 77.54 points, surpassing the pair of British players by two points.

Zhou Yueshan watched them hug and cheer, and said in a low voice, "What do you think of their skating?"

The atmosphere of the scene and such a high score confused Zhou Yueshan's judgment.

Xia Kaikai said bluntly: "Very average."

Zhou Yueshan turned to look at him with her arms folded.

Xia Kaikai said: "The skills are still there, the step synchronization is good, and the choreography is also good, but their program only has tango grips, and they have completed the tango pattern dance according to the regulations, but the overall performance is very free, foxtrot, waltz They have all appeared, with choreography that clearly incites the audience's emotions."

"is this OK?"

Xia Kaikai shrugged: "Obviously."

Xia Kaikai didn't explain more.

This pair seems to be very good at the rules of this kind of club league. The whole program is mainly to incite the atmosphere, creating an illusion that they skate better, which will make the referee's hands looser and facilitate their "sponsorship" The value of "fee" is reflected.

Seeing this, Xia Kaikai knew that this pair of average players would be their strong opponents in this round.

If they want to win the spot, they must win this pair of players who have confirmed their tickets to the finals, and they must use their strength to crush them.

Zhou Yueshan wasn't stupid, and vaguely saw some signs: "Have the referees been bribed? Others are acceptable, but isn't it a bit exaggerated for them to be able to score 40 in the art score? It deviates from the prescribed test paper. Paper should be scored zero."

Xia Kaikai was noncommittal.

Zhou Yueshan frowned: "Aren't there two referees sent by the World Skating Federation? Their scores should be the most standard, right? What about them? Why don't you talk?"

Because it is not necessary.

This is the rule in the club's league. In many cases, the referee's score of the World Skating Federation will be screened out because of the lowest score.

After being informed in advance, the two "supervisors" were very calm, knowing when to release water and when to get serious.

Zhou Yueshan sighed, and said, "I will only participate in this kind of competition once, and I won't give me any money in the future."

Xia Kaikai laughed: "Didn't you say that Jinxin will also hold the club league?"

Zhou Yueshan was stunned for a moment, and then said fiercely: "What a fart! Are you pouring dirty water on yourself? You are crazy!"

"It's very lucrative to host a league like this."

Zhou Yueshan narrowed her eyes dangerously, approached Xia Kaikai and stared at him: "What do you know?"

Xia Kaikai shrugged and smiled.

After the American group finished skating, Xia Kaikai took his clothes and changed into them. When he came out again, the 27th group had already played. When he put on the skates, this group of players had also finished skating.

Zhou Yueshan was a little anxious and urged him to hurry up, there were still a few minutes to prepare.

Perhaps because she sensed that the referee was not fair enough, Zhou Yueshan was a little anxious and her face was not very good.

Xia Kaikai walked onto the ice and gathered up his thick coat again.

He is warm now.

After preparing for the competition, he will take off his coat, and the cold air will wake him up instantly. The short program is only 2 minutes, which is enough for him to finish the competition in the best condition.

But Zhou Yueshan...

Xia Kaikai approached Zhou Yueshan and said, "What do you think the referees of the International Skating Union want to see most after sitting on the bench for almost two hours and watching a bunch of first- and second-tier competitions?"

Zhou Yueshan looked at him.

Xia Kaikai said: "Conquer the two referees with your strength, even if you remove the highest score, you still have the highest score, right?"

Zhou Yueshan stared at Xia Kaikai for a while, and finally pursed her lips and smiled: "Really, I can't hide anything from you."

Xia Kaikai smiled, patted Zhou Yueshan on the shoulder and said, "If you have any thoughts, you must tell me that our states affect each other, and I don't want any disharmony between us."

He had to explain.

Zhou Yueshan is a wild horse. Although she has been "tamed" a little bit now and knows the beauty of being subtle, once she becomes anxious, she will lose control.Xia Kaikai didn't want to use more strength to control Zhou Yueshan in such a match, and spend more energy to pull her back.

Zhou Yueshan smiled awkwardly, then pushed Xia Kaikai again, and said, "Okay, I see, I'll put it away, put it away, I will remember."

Xia Kaikai said seriously: "It's not about keeping it safe, it's about following me, you have to trust me."

Zhou Yueshan nodded: "OK, I trust you the most, and I don't trust anyone except you."

Xia Kaikai looked at Zhou Yueshan and smiled.

Zhou Yueshan abducted him again with a kidnapper.

The two of them were joking in low voices, which was also a way to release the pressure. The tacit understanding between the partners had been initially formed, and their relationship had become extremely harmonious, and they almost talked about everything.

But this way of getting along, in addition to partners, it also appears in lovers.

In the eyes of those who don't know the inside story, breaking through the distance of the "absolute forbidden zone" will inevitably make people think a little bit more, and even think that in such a double sports event, only couples are more likely to have a tacit understanding.

So, about 5 minutes after arriving at the arena, the man sitting by the door said to his companions: "They are just partners, and partners need a tacit understanding, just like Hugo, but they are really just partners."

Danny is observing Xia Kaikai.

His patient didn't get the nearest ticket, so he chartered a private jet in a fit of rage, and landed at Toronto's airport an hour later.Then he took a helicopter and landed directly on the roof of this building at the busiest time of night traffic in the metropolis.

"I will never respond to him." These seven words, Danny didn't even believe a single punctuation mark.

From a psychological point of view, the harder Victor struggles, the deeper he will fall. When he tried to convince himself, it was actually the beginning of his fall.

Danny didn't want to urge Victor to look into his own heart too much. Some things needed to be discovered by himself, and then slowly accepted.

The patient next to him was obviously very concerned that the man he was thinking about was too close to the woman next to him. He was using Hugo as an example to try to convince him of the relationship between the two, but was this process not convincing himself?

Danny never gave it much thought.In his eyes, those two people were just talking, but they stood a little closer, but aren't they a pair?Danny never thought too much about it without some more intimate demeanor.

When the two men got on the field to prepare for the game, Danny turned to look at Victor.

He saw that he was looking at the young man over there with scorching eyes. There were flames burning in his eyes that he had never seen these days, so his entire face was extraordinarily bright.

Apparently, his patient was in love.

How long?

Danny recalled a moment.

It's only been two months since the last time I went to Huaguo, and during this period, I was busy all over the country, but in a short period of time, Victor has fallen into a state of love, which is simply surprising.

Perhaps, it was because it was too fast. Feelings came like a storm, destroying most of Victor's will, and he had to use what little persistence he had left to protect the holy place in his heart, so he also rejected it very strongly. .

Danny felt that it might be easier to accept if their acquaintance and love could be extended to one year.

……

At this time, Xia Kaikai and Zhou Yueshan were already standing at the entrance of the ice rink. The two of them did not speak for the time being, and were preparing for warm-up.

Wen Jian was sweating nervously, but he had said everything he needed to say before. At this time, he could only wait in silence, as if he was about to go skating. trembling.

Xia Kaikai grabbed the guardrail and did squat exercises, stretched the muscles on his body that were already loose enough, adjusted his breathing, and calmed himself down.

After all, ice dancing is a game that pays attention to details. Excessive excitement may not necessarily improve the ability of the game, but it may even affect the normal performance and make unnecessary mistakes.

He knows very well that this is a game that requires extreme calm.

Just like a tango dance, under that calm and even serious face hides his heart boiling like magma.

Repressed.

Repressed.

Then bloom.

Like the process of flowers slowly opening, patiently and calmly waiting for the most beautiful moment to come.

The combination of No. 29 skated off the ice, and the two sides passed by. Xia Kaikai took Zhou Yueshan's hand. The two took a deep breath, with smiles on their faces, and then skated on the ice together.

Their game has finally begun.

……

The International Skating Federation arranged for two referees to come and act as "supervisors."

One is Eddie Rowley and the other is Gino Bell. There is a 20-year age gap between them.

Eddie Rowley is a world-class ice dance referee. He has been in the industry for more than 20 years. He has a good reputation in the industry, but he has many friends.His principles can be adjusted. He can score the players in the World Series fairly, or serve as a special referee in a small competition. He is not afraid of others saying that he is cunning and hypocritical. After all, he has more friends than enemies, and he His income has always been much higher than that of other colleagues.

Gino Bell is Eddie's student. He is only 28 years old this year. He is very smart and hardworking. Eddie will take him with him wherever he goes.Being a referee in such a game can not only open up contacts, but also generate income. Eddie hopes that Keno can earn more.

But in the end young and vigorous.

Although Eddie has reminded him many times, Keno's score still appears in the lowest score most of the time, so there are too many invalid scores, and the league side has some opinions.

During the last Finnish sub-station, the chairman of the league invited them to have afternoon tea and specifically mentioned the matter of the lowest score.After that Eddie's score was a little higher, but Gino still maintained the integrity of a young man.

Eddie never mentioned this topic again, he was willing to protect the impartial and objective referee soul in Gino, and the simplicity of the young man even made him feel precious.

But today's game is too boring.

Players of a lower level than the "second-tier" players all gathered in this competition. The players who did not have the quality of the competition skated indiscriminately. There are even players who have completely ignored the rules of the ISU this season. The patterns on their feet are messy and their artistic conception is incomprehensible.

And there are so many players like this.

In two hours, not to mention Gino's cold face, even Eddie became a little impatient.

But when the No.20 group seven contestants entered the field, Jino's eyes began to frequently fall to one place, and the anticipation in his eyes became higher and higher, and even the restrained and angry expression on his face became alive.

Eddie noticed the change and turned his head to look, so he saw the pair of new ice dancers from China.

In any sense, a newcomer to ice dancing.

I haven't seen it in any World Series, and it's even the first time I appear in such a club league. The moment I appear, I am very impressed, like a pearl lying quietly in the gravel, emitting a dazzling brilliance.

Waited until the 29 groups finally finished skating.

Gino, who was leaning on the back of the seat and frowning slightly, sat up straight. He leaned forward, put his arms on the table, and stared intently at the two people on the ice, with obvious expectations.

Eddie also changed his sitting posture unknowingly.

The score is still being counted here. Eddie and Keno's scores were handed in earlier. As expected, the lowest score that was removed was still Keno, and Eddie cunningly mingled in the low division and lowered it appropriately. score for each player.

As supervising referees, they don't even bother to supervise.

Just like the pair of American skaters, their skating was very average, but the referees who had been greeted all gave high scores. Their low scores were overwhelmed, and they were still able to score the highest score in the game.

Now that side is still scoring, Eddie and Gino have already focused their attention on the two people on the court.

Kino finally spoke for the first time after such a long time: "I went back from England last month and logged on to the website of the World Skating Federation. Do you know that there are no information about ice dancers all over the world? Their names In men's singles and women's singles respectively."

Eddie said: "Hua Guo is very good at cultivating single players. It's a surprise that they didn't skate pairs."

"And they're not in that country's national team yet."

"Yes, Huaguo's best players are all in the national team."

"Then they're skating clubs, and it's still ice dancing."

"Yes."

"It's really strange, and it's very disturbing. This kind of ice dance level that can be in line with the world championships may really be awakened in Huaguo's clubs. You must know that Huaguo's ice dance is really bad."

"I remember that pair of contestants, indeed, um, not very good." Eddie nodded. He has participated in many referees in international competitions. The pair of contestants in Huaguo have too much room for improvement in terms of dance art. He Le, the lack of artistic expression is sometimes even embarrassing. If it weren't for the people of Huaguo who are very hardworking, they will put more effort into skills. With that kind of artistic level, it would be very difficult to advance.

"But for this couple, I will never forget their dance." Finally Kino said, his blue eyes full of anticipation, "I've been looking forward to their competition this time."

"Me too." Eddie was telling the truth.During the entire Canadian race, he first looked forward to the pair of Chinese players, and secondly to the pair of British players. Sometimes when he looked up to see the lofty names of the pair of American players on the big screen above his head, he even had a feeling of helplessness. Restrained anger.

The fairness of the game has been challenged.

Medals bought with money are just disgusting.

Somebody should let them suffer!

……

Sliding on the ice, after kissing the ice, Xia Kaikai returned to the middle of the ice and joined Zhou Yueshan.

There was applause in the arena.

And the applause was warm and loud.

Some spectators who were playing with their mobile phones or whispering to each other raised their heads in surprise, not quite understanding why the pair of players applauded so loudly.

However, loud applause generally means a higher reputation, stronger strength, and it is worth watching.

Many people even found that it was not just the audience who applauded, but also some contestants who had changed their clothes after the competition.

Their expressions of applause were not very enthusiastic, and some people even looked left and right, but it was different after all. Before this, these people had never applauded for anyone.

Including the pair of highest-ranked American players, most of the applause during the period came from unknown audiences, and the players never participated in the game.

Such changes and gaps are too obvious.

Curiosity made the audience look down on the ice. This was the first time that no one was looking down at their phones, but paying attention to the game.

A man and a woman skating on the ice are obviously Asian. The height of the two is very suitable. The male partner is half a head taller than the female partner, and they are both players with relatively long lines.

Red and black costumes are more common in tango dancing, but usually girls wear red skirts and boys wear black clothes. After all, it is difficult for male partners to wear red clothes, and the focus of ice dancing is usually on female partners. On the son, because in order to highlight the focus, the female companions should be as bright as possible, while the male companions should be low-key.

But this pair of Asian players is different from others.

The female partner is wearing a black short skirt, the flowing skirt is fluttering in the wind, and the layered skirts are gradually dyed red in the depths, which is very eye-catching. When sliding across the ice, it really looks like a blooming rose on ice.But when standing on the ice, the black body of the female partner's body is slightly cold and restrained, with a feeling of being unattainable.

Weird isn't it?

Don't let the female companion become the focus, make people's eyes converge, or even deliberately create a sense of alienation, so where should the focus of the line of sight be placed?

Could it be the male companion?

Of course it's a boyfriend!

What surprised people the most was that the male companion was wearing a bright red top with a European aristocratic neckline design, which highlighted the man's slender neck and well-shaped collarbone.

The tailor-made clothes outline the man's slender figure, and the red and black gradient from the shoulders to the waist and abdomen are exactly the opposite of the female companion, but also use the contrast of light and dark tones to modify the man's thin upper body, which not only looks strong Quite a lot, the black of the hem of the clothes continues to the trousers, which makes the legs long and straight.

When stepping on the skates to stand on the ice, he looked like a boy with thick and bright eyebrows, and he felt like he had stepped out of the painting.

very nice.

This young man of Chinese descent is really suitable for wearing red clothes. His skin is very fair, his face is small, and his body proportions are perfect. Of course, the most memorable thing is his pair of Asian single eyelids on his face, as if he was hooked with eyeliner. The part of the eyes is very conspicuous, narrow and long, the end of the eyes is slightly lifted up, and in the blink of an eye, there is a feeling that he has been teased by something.

In good shape.

It also looks very distinctive.

However, in ice dancing, wouldn't it be weird to use costumes to direct the audience's focus on you?

After all, the soft and beautiful lines of a woman are God's most sincere blessing.

The two slid a bit each, and finally met in the middle of the field and stood still.

Made the final preparations before the game.

Gino rested his chin on the back of his clasped hands in a gesture of appreciation.

"a step far".

The music started.

The sound of the violin slowly spread in everyone's ears.

It was as if in the darkness, the brilliance of the moon fell on the violin in the corner, emitting a silvery luster, especially the protruding belly of the violin was particularly strong.The strings are gently plucked by invisible hands under the moonlight, and the bow and strings are lingering and intimate, creating a set of elegant and graceful melodies.

The two people on the ice started the whole performance with the posture of the female partner lying on his back in the arms of the male partner.

When the sound sounded, the figures of the two changed suddenly, the body of the female partner was pushed out, and the smooth ice surface was quickly rubbed into a small circle by the skates, so the female partner's body rotated 180° in a short time , and lay down again in the arms of her male companion.

And the legs hidden under the black skirt, protruding from the hem of the skirt, are extraordinarily white. an obvious temptation.

The male companion looked down, his eyes were deep, and his body seemed unmoved, but in those eyes, two clusters of seemingly invisible flames gradually emerged, between the two of them, surrounded, ambiguously on.

The opening is normal.

The style of tango music is like this, slightly less elegant, not as elegant as a waltz dance that can go to a noble banquet, but it shows the fullness of the relationship between the sexes, from the eyes to the movements.

It is actually very difficult for Huaguo players who look very young on the outside to control such a style.

However, as soon as the music was pulled away, the breath of the two of them sank in an instant, just like when they slowly pulled out their hands from the bottom of the pond, the hands stained with fine sand were instantly stained with traces of time. The atmosphere is also pleasing to the eye.

Anyway, this pair of young partners from Huaguo really showed their emotions well. With just a few eyes and a few movements, they blended into the atmosphere of tango dance without giving people an abrupt feeling.

The melody of the violin finally started, and the two of them slid out from their standing posture.

And this slip, it seems that something has changed.

Can't tell for a while.

They also performed the first pattern dance at the beginning, but compared to the previous groups, it seemed to be a little more.Anyway, it looks particularly pleasing to the eye, and also inexplicably good-looking. If I have to describe it, it is particularly aggressive.

As if something hit him in front of him, he let it go extra wide.

After waiting for a second, the breath of the two of them suddenly shrank again. They didn't really form a circle, but a dance movement that represented the meaning of "storage". Let go!Savings!Let go!Save more!

In the beat of the music, like a bow that is constantly drawn, it gives people a feeling of tension.

But that's not what makes them stand out.

After all, even if the club league is a second-rate arena, it is still a professional arena. The players in the club have enough ice dance aesthetic ability, not to mention the experts on the referee table, their vision is so vicious.

With just a glance, one can see how the contestant's basic skills are, and whether the artistic expression is up to par.

Gino was also a little confused at that moment.

He saw what he wanted to see. This pair of players did have the strength of "first-class" players, and their artistic expression was very good, just like people who grew up in Europe and America.

They know enough about tango to even identify with it.

It's not just like the players in most other Asian countries, just imitate and learn, but can't understand the follow-up.

but.

These are not their special places.

After all, as soon as he started performing, he felt shocked and shocked.

Even other "top-notch" players never gave him such a feeling.

Gaze.

look.

thinking.

Then suddenly realized!

It is the arc and distance of the steps under the feet!

A group of pattern dances that have been slid this season, including a set of dance steps that every contestant had to skate in last year's World Series, but compared to almost everyone's sliding dance steps and stepping rhythm to make the body rotate The choices are different, and the steps taken by this pair of players are obviously bigger.

Those were two bowed legs, completely ignoring the slippery and uncontrollable situation on the ice. Instead, like a drawn bowstring, when the power was stored to the limit, it was suddenly retracted, so the other leg also stepped out. .

Very nice!

After all, the ice surface is smooth, and it will be difficult to control the steps if you step too far. The so-called skating is naturally based on skating. For propositions like tango dance, as long as the upper body maintains a tango dance grip, and then slide out according to the pattern required by the Skating Federation, You can get enough points, so why bother yourself to pursue the beauty of the program too much.

But what if someone did?

Not just sliding patterns, not just maintaining a tango grip, but even the requirements for steps have become land tango lunges?

nice!

Just one word!

The two people holding hands and dancing on the ice had an indomitable momentum, and their power accumulation had surpassed most people's perception, so when they suddenly regained that power.

One release and one retraction, one still and one movement, it is simply wonderful!