1954, China Dance School was established, and Bai Shuxiang was lucky enough to be admitted to the first dance school in China. Although the conditions were poor at that time, the teacher taught very seriously. She eagerly studied China classical dance, folk dance, foreign ballet, palace dance, historical life dance and cultural lessons, and her level was constantly improved. From 65438 to 0958, gulev, a ballet expert from the former Soviet Union, came to China to help rehearse Swan Lake, with Bai Shuxiang playing the leading role. Her successful performance was affirmed by Soviet experts. Premier Zhou Enlai, Vice Premier Chen Yi and leading comrades of the Ministry of Culture watched the first performance. After the performance, Premier Zhou took the stage to congratulate everyone on the success of the performance, and kindly said, "To engage in ballet art, we should constantly improve our skills and strive for perfection to become an expert in this field." The following year, the Central Ballet was established, and Bai Shuxiang accompanied the group to perform in Southeast Asian countries. Premier Zhou Enlai and Vice Premier Chen Yi watched the performance again, and the British Times reported the performance.
From the late 1950s to 1964, Bai Shuxiang experienced the golden stage of his ballet career. Her performance is emotional and vivid, and her characters are lifelike. She has played a major role in the recent 10 classical ballet. At that time, China's first generation * * * saw her performance, and she was also widely concerned by the audience.
After rehearsing the five major foreign ballets, Premier Zhou instructed that China Ballet with its own national characteristics should be compiled. After repeated research and consultation by experts, the rehearsal of Red women soldiers was finally decided. The successful rehearsal of this ballet became a turning point in China's ballet career. In this play, Bai Shuxiang successfully created the image of Qionghua Wu, and she also became the protagonist of China's first national ballet Red women soldiers.
1965, she was slandered as a typical example of taking the white road, persecuted by Jiang Qing and his gang, and forced to leave the stage and work. During that gloomy day, she pulled dung, transplanted rice, cleaned toilets, dug pits and wells, and did everything. In the evening, she has to explain the problem, be criticized and write a confession. Due to Premier Zhou's questioning, Bai Shuxiang was recalled from the countryside in 1974, resumed his practice and returned to the stage. At that time, she had left the stage for nearly 10 years, so she especially cherished this opportunity, practiced hard and redoubled her efforts to recover the artistic losses and shortcomings brought by lost time.
From 65438 to 0978, China Art Troupe performed in the United States, and the Central Ballet brought red female soldiers, which had a sensational effect. Since then, China modern ballet has established its position in the world. Mashagraeme, a world-famous dance artist, was very surprised after watching the performance. She thinks that China's ballet is very tense, and the red classic phenomenon is worth pondering. This aroused the interest of foreign counterparts in studying and exploring modern ballet art in China.
With the process of China's reform and opening up, Bai Shuxiang's artistic life has been continuously extended. 1980 International Art Festival with actors from China, won the first prize of collective performance. In the same year, he was invited to participate in the first national dance competition, performed "Death of Swan" and won the excellent performance award; In the art unit directly under the Ministry of Culture to observe the competition, won the first prize of performance. During her tenure as deputy head of the Central Ballet, she led many delegations to visit the United States, Britain and other countries to perform, and made efforts for cultural exchanges between China and foreign countries.