"If 'Big Girl Beauty' once put me on a firm footing in the dance world, then 'Little Pepper' in the 1997 CCTV Spring Festival Gala was the work that really impressed me in the hearts of the nation's people."
"At that time, there was no 'Little Pepper' character in that skit, it was an 'old crutch' character, Mr. He Qingkui found me and said it was a skit for the Spring Festival Gala, and asked me to play the role, so I flew to I flew to Beijing. When I arrived in Beijing, Mr. He said that it would be more suitable for me to change the character into 'Little Pepper'. At that time, I told Mr. He that as long as there was a camera for me, I would be remembered by the national audience. In the end I succeeded, 'Little Pepper' became famous, and the skit 'Red Sorghum Model Team' won the second prize." "After I got the first prize, I started to win prizes again and again, but at that time I wasn't very famous in the dance world. in 1990, 'Big Girl Beauty' made me famous almost overnight, and among my peers, many people said that this work was interpreted in the best possible way, and that it was pure fire." Indeed, that little girl with big eyes left a deep impression in many people's hearts at that time. Her eyes seemed to speak, as if they could dance, and she has been remembered ever since.
"At that time I felt that this work was a pinnacle of my life, and I thought it would be hard for me to surpass it. But I didn't realize that later on 'Pepper' would make me even more famous."
"People say I'm a person for all ages, so there will be so many people who like me." Wang Xiaoyan said with a big smile. "In fact, before I do everything I don't expect what the result will be, I just think about doing things well first. Take everything seriously and there will always be surprises when you work hard." It can be said that "Big Girl Beauty" and "Little Pepper" are the two peaks of Wang Xiaoyan's artistic career. After that, she is still continuing her dream of dancing art, and continues to strive to surpass her own achievements.
"I want to live and dance until I'm old." She said with a hearty laugh. In her home, there is a large shelf full of trophies and certificates she has won over the years. In more than 30 years of dance art career, she created a large number of dance works, shaped many styles, personality vivid artistic image. Wang Xiaoyan on the stage always has a kind of spirit, always with a special power to attract the audience's eyes, that is, her eyes. This woman with big eyes like an elf, she is waving her youth and passion on the stage to her heart's content.
After successfully portraying the image of "Little Pepper", Wang Xiaoyan, with her hard-earned strength, portrayed the character of "Love Thoughts" in the fierce competition of the Lotus Flower Award, the first Chinese dance professional award that attracted a lot of attention in the dance industry, in 1998. In "Love Thoughts", Wang Xiaoyan portrayed an unforgettable image of a Guandong woman in a mesmerizing way, and won the Silver Prize in a convincing way. In 2000, she won the second prize of "excellent repertoire creation" in the Sixth "Peach and Lee Cup" Dance Competition, and in 2001, with the large-scale dance drama "Women of the Guandong", she won the first prize of individual performance. In 2004, she took part in the performance of the Art Troupe of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles in the Canada China Festival. In the same year, she served as a member of the judging committee of the Seventh China Arts Festival, and was appointed by the Ministry of Culture as a member of the judging committee of the Eleventh Wenhua Prize.
In the dance performance at the same time, Wang Xiaoyan also studied dance creation, created a large number of dance works such as "looking for a lover", "Guandong love", "Northeast wind", "Indian girl", "Buddha dance", "Wula style", etc., of which "looking for a lover" won the Changbaishan Literary and Artistic Excellence Award; "Northeast wind" to participate in the CCTV evening party won the first prize. At the same time, she has been appointed as a visiting professor by the Dance Department of the Central University for Nationalities, Beijing Dance Academy, the People's Liberation Army Art School, the Central National Song and Dance Troupe, and the Shanghai Dance School.
Over the 30 years of her career, Wang Xiaoyan has participated in many major performances at the national level, and has represented her country in many overseas visits. She is one of the first people to enjoy the State Council's special government subsidies and is a national-level actress.
"All these achievements are in the past, and now I am still keeping in shape and working hard to continue my artistic life." Wang has also trained a number of outstanding students; in 2006, she won the Gardener's Award at the 8th "Peach and Lee Cup" Dance Competition, and her student won the second prize in the Chinese Folk Dance B Junior Girls A Group.