Chapter 1545 1544. I'm Just Dancing (Asking for Monthly Votes)

It is not as difficult to learn as Latin dance, nor is it as popular as the new square dance that has been spread for several years, nor is it ashamed to learn like the Pure Land.

Liu Mang's new dance is beautiful and elegant, magical but not shameful, and most importantly, beautiful!

After the dance, the host appeared again: "The performance of the four NBA dance kings has ended. Please pick up the voting machine on the armrest of your seat and cast your precious vote for the dance king you like more. The voting result will determine which of the four dance kings will serve as the special guest of the finals of the "National Dance King Competition" starting on March 5, 2008, and perform live in the United States. If you like the NBA court dance king, please press '1', like..."

The fans felt that something was wrong. They thought it was the first time the new stadium was used. Now they looked carefully and found that it was the kind of chairs with voting machines that were usually used when the NBA stadium was used as a talent show venue.

NBA stadiums are usually not just for playing games. Concerts, talent shows, variety shows, etc. will all be held in the best indoor venues in the United States. The New Orleans Arena will also have so many functions in the future, so there will be such seating equipment.

Unlike Prince, McGrady, and James who all think about how to dance well, how to be more entertaining and difficult, Liu Mang only pursues two goals.

One is to look relatively good, and the more important thing is to seek resonance!

Just like the tragic life stories of "both parents died" in singing talent shows, they are just seeking resonance, and winning sympathy is also a kind of resonance.

And Liu Mang started with the "hope" that the people of New Orleans need most at present.

In terms of dancing skills, Liu Mang's dance troupe of 42 people can never compare with the other three carefully selected people. He had expected this a long time ago.

But the person who won the deepest resonance in the end was Liu Mang!

Thinking about problems from different angles, or even dealing with a "game" from a higher level, it is really too easy for Liu Mang to win. His starting point is to win!

In this regard, the other three "dance kings" are all "apprentices" compared to Liu Mang.

And the three brothers have no experience in participating in this kind of competition, and have no interest in watching this kind of program. They don't know how important the last dance is to the vote.

The 60-second voting time ended quickly, and a total of 19,622 people cast their votes.

"Thank you for your enthusiastic participation. The results of this vote have come out. The fourth place is LeBron James, 3,139 votes..."

The host saw that there were already four rankings on the big screen, only rankings, no names, and the names appeared one by one.

McGrady, Prince, and James ranked 2nd, 3rd, and 4th respectively, with more than 3,000 votes each, which added up to almost exactly 10,000 votes.

"First place, shuffle dance king Ace Liu, 9,377 votes!"

As the supporters shouted out Liu Mang's new dance king nickname loudly, music sounded on the scene.

An old man walked onto the court with two etiquette ladies.

"???" Liu Mang was a little confused.

Why does it feel so formal?

"This old man... Paul Taylor? No way, such a trivial competition actually has awards? And this American modern dance pioneer, epic master, and super giant in the American dance world came to present the awards?"

Liu Mang had already felt the envious and jealous eyes of the three "dance kings".

Once you enter the dance world, it's like entering the deep sea. Liu Mang saw the photos and introduction of Paul Taylor posted in the Tulane University Dance Academy the day before yesterday. The three people have really entered the dance world, and they may continue their dancing careers after retirement... Liu Mang has helped the three people find a new career path to continue to maintain their exposure after retirement.

When Liu Mang was dizzy, Paul Taylor, who was already in his seventies, came up and shook Liu Mang's hand and said: "Thank you so much. With you, the world-renowned superstars, there will definitely be more people who love dancing. This is not only art, but more importantly, it allows people to have more and richer interests and hobbies, participate in sports, and have a healthier life..."

Paul Taylor's words were transmitted to the ears of the fans at the scene and in front of the TV through the headset.

Maybe when he was young, Paul Taylor was not so selfless, but now he is over 70 years old and has donated all his property to the International Children's Fund. Now he is fully committed to promoting modern dance.

Paul Taylor finally said: "...Ace, you are so much like me when I was young, and even better than I was then. You are proficient in all kinds of dances. Your new dance is modern dance in my opinion. You are the best dance artist of the younger generation in my mind! Now, I, Paul Taylor, announce that Ace Liu has become the first NBA Dance King! He will be the special guest of the finals of "National Dance King Competition"! "

After Paul Taylor announced Liu Mang's "award" with full energy, he handed a certificate of honor to Liu Mang, who was stunned by the praise.

He opened it and took a look. The title of "NBA Dance King" was obtained, and there was actually a seal of the American Dance Association in it!

And Paul Taylor's evaluation... is too high!

Liu Mang didn't expect that an epic dance giant would have such an evaluation of him, but he had danced pole dance at the master level, and was exposed as the pioneer who first integrated square dance with street dance and other elements into "NBA court dance". He had performed professional Latin dance skills with McGrady in the playoffs, and his skills were not inferior to McGrady's...

Liu Mang himself didn't think so, and no one on the Hawks team cared too much. This was something Liu Mang played with when he was a rookie, but in the eyes of professional dancers, Liu Mang's dancing skills were incredible, complete and refined!

Just like James and Prince's dance studio plan was not ridiculed by many people but was expected, just like Prince and James often participated in various dance competitions as guests, their dancing skills were recognized by professionals, Liu Mang was actually invited to participate in similar activities, but he never agreed. At first, it was because people thought he only knew how to pole dance, so they specially organized competitions related to pole dancing. Over time, he got used to not taking those jobs, and no one invited him.

However, just like the American Dance Association recognized the dancing skills of these four people, Liu Mang had unknowingly become very famous in the dance world, but he didn't know it.

Liu Mang took the microphone handed over by his supporter and said dizzily: "I was just dancing casually, and I was forced to embark on the path of a dance artist by accident..."

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Liu Mang accidentally stole the limelight of tonight again. Paul Taylor gave him such a high evaluation and made his new shuffle dance famous.

This was something that the NBA officials did not expect. The most popular thing in this year's All-Star Game was Paul Taylor's "honoring" Liu Mang as "the best dance artist of the younger generation."

Obviously, this will put Liu Mang in a whirlpool of public opinion in a certain aspect, which is the dance world. There must be many people who are dissatisfied.

However, the dance world is still a small niche compared to the NBA, and it will not have much impact on Liu Mang.

But for now, Liu Mang's limelight has stolen the limelight of the upcoming All-Star Game.

The climax came too early. When it came to the All-Star Game, the superstars on both sides had no motivation.

In the East, McGrady and James were not interested. They lost in dancing, so why play basketball?

In the West, O'Neal doesn't want to play this year. On the one hand, he can't play anymore. On the other hand, he doesn't want Popovich to succeed. Popovich has been sending out stars from other playoff teams. Duncan was replaced after playing for two minutes.

Yao Ming lost face today and has no motivation.

The matchup between Roy and Wade is very interesting!

"Dwyane Wade, ability rating 89, Brandon Roy, ability rating 88..."

Wade, who returned from a serious injury, and Roy, who is in his second year, are competing against each other!

Wade is better at breaking through and defending at this stage. Roy has comprehensive skills and the nickname of Yellow Mamba is not given casually.

After the first half, Wade scored 23 points and 4 assists, helping the East team lead the West team by 1 point with 81 to 80. Roy scored 16 points and 7 assists. The two fought evenly.

Seeing that Wade and Roy fought so hard, Liu Mang, McGrady and James discussed and wanted to help Wade win the MVP.

This year, the head coach of the Western Conference is Popovich. No matter which star of the Western Conference team is willing to fight, Popovich is happy and helped Roy to send out the right lineup.

The head coach of the Eastern Conference is Coach Kruger again. Coach Kruger served as the All-Star head coach for the fourth time, so Liu Mang was allowed to play freely.

Liu Mang and McGrady did not play. Liu Mang served as the coach to arrange tactics. James was the tactical core of the team and Wade was the scorer.

After the start of the second half, Liu Mang asked James to go up with Reed, Kwame Brown and Granger to help Wade to play a pressure-type defensive counterattack.

Wade, Reed, Granger, James, Kwame Brown, this lineup of defensive counterattacks is so cool, although not as good as the Hawks lineup, but still very cool.

There are Carter, Rahim, Howard, and Milicic on the bench who can be used alternately.

However, the Western Conference is not easy to deal with. Since other stars are to be consumed, Popovich naturally has to do enough drama, and it is also a confrontation with Coach Kruger. Popovich is very careful in deploying the lineup.

Paul, Roy, Kobe, Josh Smith, Boozer played, and the offense and defense were balanced. Iverson, Nowitzki and others were available on the bench.

There was nothing interesting in the first half, and the stars were not passionate, but it was driven by the confrontation between Wade and Roy.

Kobe's brain circuit is very clear. When someone competes with him for the MVP, he plays very excitedly, but when no one competes with him, he loses interest. Now that he sees the East team helping Wade win the MVP, he immediately puts all his efforts into helping Roy win the MVP...

However, in the All-Star Game, the team with stronger outside lines has more advantages. The West is stronger inside than the East, but the East is stronger outside than the West!

In the end, led by Wade with 39 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists, the East team defeated the West team 149 to 137!

Wade won the 2008 New Orleans All-Star Game MVP!