Going to an NBA pavilion is much more than going to a game. The package includes the possibility of eating junk food, watching baby races, basket attempts from midfield and circus shows. In that last one, The MVP without competition is Red Panda, a Chinese woman who is already over 50 years old and whose real name is Rong Niu.
His act consists of getting on a unicycle that is 2.10 meters high., place some bowls on your head and put others (five is your limit) on your right leg while maintaining balance with short pedal strokes with your left. When he considers that he has everything under control, he raises the right and the bowls fit one by one with the ones on his head. Then, as it could not be otherwise, the fans surrender to their talent.
This is how he has been enlivening the breaks on NBA nights since 1993, when her agent contacted her because the number scheduled for a Clippers game had fallen. In the 1994-95 season, she already appeared in 40 games. Since then, she has only been absent for two campaigns in which she suffered from depression after combining a broken arm and the illness that ended the life of her father. She also requested her services in the NCAA. Earn between $2,500 and $3,000 for five minutes of acting. Behind, hours and hours of training. China discipline.
I’m ashamed to say I can only do one thing. My performance is always exactly the same. It’s been a long time and they still keep calling me. Don’t you get tired of seeing me?
GuiZhang was both father, teacher and nightmare. “I was very afraid of him, but I enjoyed the challenge”, the artist acknowledged a few years ago to ‘Sports Illustrated’. The father worked as a tightrope walker. Her mother, Jiang LongDi, was a juggler, as had all the women in her family for the past three generations. At the age of seven, Rong Niu was already throwing bowls at his head while standing.. Then he strengthened his legs to master the unicycle. Later, he mixed the two abilities together.
Seven hours of daily training
I trained seven hours a day. At the age of 10 she entered the Art School where his father was a teacher. At the age of 12 he was already dedicating himself full time to juggling.. When he turned 14 he joined the Shanghai Acrobatic Company, with which he traveled through Asia, Africa and Europe. And at 16, she passed three months performing in Denver. The public was amazed by her and she was amazed by the warmth of the Americans.. She knew she wanted to live there. Disney World He made him an offer that included giving him residency. He did not hesitate to go live in Florida, although I would end up in San Franciscowhere the Chinese community is very large.
It is one of the best rest shows. She is fabulous
Red Panda commissioned an editor to put together a video of their performances. He ordered 1,000 copies and put the VHS tapes in an envelope with his business card.. Neither him Cirque du Soleil Nor did other entertainment companies call. He made her his agent that day in 1993 when his life changed. The Sixers hire her every season to perform in some games. The Warriors also claim it. “It’s one of the best half-time shows. It’s fabulous,” says coach Steve Kerr.. In the current playoffs he has already performed.
Hidden before your number
The artist arrives at the stadiums an hour and a half before the games and assembles the unicycle, which has experienced all kinds of incidents, from theft to losses at airports. Then heat for 20 minutes as if she were an athlete. When there is little left for rest she is claimed, although it is not easy to find her, because she needs to concentrate. “I hide in a corner so I don’t have to greet anyone”account.
Afterwards, Red Panda steps onto the floor, climbs a ladder to ride the unicycle, performs his act with the bowls, always without fail, receives applause from a surrendered audience and leaves. “I’m ashamed to say that I can only do one thing. My performance is always the same, exactly the same. It’s been a long time and they still keep calling me. Don’t you get tired of seeing me?”, she asks surprised. She carries 30 years performing during the breaks of NBA games and he is quite a celebrity. There are those who even ask that a place be made for him in the basketball Hall of Fame.
