背景音樂:  明月千里寄相思

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這個籃子，裝了十五個蘋果 -「薔薇夏娃」、「開心倩」、「君玲」、「蔣夫人」、「杏姿」、「阿想」、「王子」、「阿輝」, 「依郎」、「帥多禮」、「美肩娘」、「貞給力」、「必嬴愛麗絲」、「阿蘭」、「翡怡所思」；

這些蘋果，若熟實嫩，不管大小，紅藍綠白，在阿想的心頭裡，都是值得珍惜的可愛「家庭小蘋果」。

常說，相遇就是有緣。「小蘋果」因緣成家，要感謝加州排舞協會，提供健康快樂，讓大家因緣一線牽 …

排舞課上，阿想的老婆，喜歡站在教室後角落，趁著課前和亮麗的同學們快樂的聊天。

按例，阿想對那一群美女，視而不見，會儘自走到另一角，去找他的粉絲們 say hello，譬如自從美女中的蔣夫人和翡怡所思組隊參加「2014年華運排舞比賽」，舞出「愛你只有一個我」，得到第三名後，阿想受到感動，會開始湊上去，哈啦幾下。

現在「加州排舞協會」夫妻擋不少。在課堂上和同學聊天，夫妻各自為陣，見怪不怪。夫妻各站陣腳，好處之一就是：下課回家八卦時，話題的廣度和色彩可大為增加。

前陣子阿想就在餐桌上，從老婆那邊聽說，翡怡所思又要組團，由舞姿美妙的蔣夫人當助理，參加今年華運排舞比賽，需要五男十女，正在精選男士。

阿想算了一算，五男十女，哇！每個男生可以分到両個女生，蠢蠢欲動。從此每星期四進入敎室，勇往直前，只跟「愛你只有一個我」們混，以期建立良好印象。

長久努力之下，終於獲得「關愛的眼神」，幸運的雀屏中選！

十五個小蘋果，背景多元，除了美肩娘帶進場的帥多禮，是Romantic出名的義大利後裔之外，其他全部來自兩岸三地。隊內除了恩愛夫妻、還有未婚和己婚帥哥美女，老少同籃，千里來相會。

喜愛上了籃子中的每顆蘋果, 阿想一星期中最期待的就是週三和週日晚上八點半的來臨；大家的歡笑，眉飛色舞可愛「開心倩」、活力十足快樂「貞給力」，總讓老阿想返老還童。

別於阿想(他已經退休)，籃中許多蘋果都是辛苦的上班族，晚上才能集合練習，但大家也都排除萬難，踴躍參與，珍惜在一起的時間，全力以赴。有些隊員甚至「忘我」的投入，到晚上十一點半才離開。

阿想在停車場，看著隔天一大早又要去上班的薔薇夏娃、開心倩、蔣夫人和翡怡所思，跟她們互道晚安再見時，每次都敬佩中帶著心疼。

女生深夜單獨開車很危險。本性善良平和的君玲很好命，有体貼的老公金先生，「君臨」開車接送練舞。她在三個月後對「小蘋果」產生深厚感情，不離不棄，賽完後的第一個禮拜，還兩度叫老公載她去練習！車子到了門口，才恍然大悟，練習課已經沒有了，很 sad！君玲的投入和她郎子的支持，讓人感動！

籃內年齡最小的是必嬴愛麗絲小妹妹，天真活潑，剛開始大概被十四位大哥大姊的「平均年齡」嚇到了，練舞常常遲到，而且每次進場都有如「愛麗絲夢遊仙境」般的疑惑。有一次緊張到，以為星期六是禮拜天的練習日。

Anyway, 經過幾次一起努力後，她在 email 說：「有被感動到…」，拚著小命，在家補練！

盡情有義的阿蘭事業很忙，練舞初期常在太平洋彼岸出差。阿想，偶然在臉書上看到她「山珍海味」的業務飯局，開始忋人悠天，怕阿蘭吃胖了，回來跳不動，影響到團隊成績。結果人家歸隊時，不但身材維持穠纖合度，她參加的另一隊 Club La La，還得到第一名！

杏姿天生微笑臉，舞姿優雅輕鬆有自信，跳起來不急不徐，讓阿想這位對跳舞不是很通的老頭，覺得「小蘋果」的開場舞「不了情」那段，杏姿徐徐生姿的搖曳，使整體韻律，相對的好像快了八分之一拍。

帥哥內的帥多禮溫文有禮, 「小蘋果」成軍後，中途由身材曼妙，肌美肉實的美肩娘帶進場，填補離隊的一位帥哥，功不可沒。

帥多禮專精 Argentine Tango，跳排舞時「溫文有禮」如其名，慢了半拍。大家緊張之下，都期待他能迅速「提腿趕上」；結果不負眾望！比賽當天跳得有板有眼，讓在旁觀戰的阿想老婆，差點趺破眼鏡。

阿想從此頓悟，「成功不必贏在起跑，過程努力就有收穫」，實在沒錯。

領隊兼教練翡怡所思，珠寶設計專家，編導「小蘋果」，充滿創意。她帶舞嚴格，注重品味，要求帥哥美女們，無時「臉帶迷人微笑」。

無奈，練習初期，只有阿輝、開心倩、杏姿、貞給力和帥多禮等五位，父母生給他們微笑臉，不笑也像在笑；其他人則，幾乎都面無表情！阿想深覺慚愧後，受到刺激，每晚面對鏡子努力學習微笑。

老實說，專心的在「擺手搖腿」時，臉上還要掛著微笑，實在很難做到。幸好「話少做事多」的微笑阿輝，他的絕配老婆開心倩生性樂觀，是隊內第一「開心果」，常會在最佳時機製造快樂氣氛，減少「樸克臉」poker face 場面，給教練滿意！

十五個小蘋果，個個創意風發，點子多時，求好心切，急於表達，難免「百花齊放」，常讓領隊翡怡所思不知道要聽誰的？偶而招架不住時，只好身子一轉，跑去廁所暫時「淨耳清心」！

「廁所清心」非長久之計，後來翡怡所思聽了開心倩的建議，匪夷所思，去買了一支哨子，招架不住時，哨子往嘴巴送，「嗶」一聲，大家都能馬上「鴉雀無聲」，辣手問題終得解決。

老阿想忘不了小學時當「糾察隊」的那股神氣，一聽到哨聲，心性都會頓時「返老還童」，領隊的哨子好處真多。

創新論戰時，杏姿和依郎這對合唱團台柱夫妻，中氣十足，聲音宏量，每每脫熲而出。依郎認真守規，但 idea 來時，忍不住，沒舉手就大聲發言。這時只有杏姿愛的眼神和叮嚀能震住他，讓他及時煞車。

阿輝則臨危不亂，除非輪到他上場，不然都只在圈外微笑聽戰，或拿著他的iPad，默默的捕捉鏡頭，只有覺到老婆需要改進時，才會偶而上前，輕聲細語一番。

花坊女主人薔薇夏娃也是臨危不亂的小蘋果，含蓄感性，對美有特殊的品味，創意上湧時，習慣瞪著美麗的大眼，欲語還羞… 偶而會請求老阿想，代她去跟翡怡所思提出建議，讓老阿想左右兩難，不知如何是妤？

薔薇夏娃對團隊的奉獻潛移默化，在比賽那天從花坊帶來十五束花, 在「小蘋果」競賽終場謝幕時，由不辭辛勞替大家買㚈賣的阿想牽手，安排十五位粉絲獻上，替「小蘋果」增添了許多「詩情花意」。 

快樂直爽的貞給力，參加練習準時，給團隊的建言，適時但不堅持;只有當初推薦開心倩和阿輝夫婦加入「小蘋果」時，力諍不餒。

開心倩和阿輝的服務精神，朋友「有口皆碑」，團隊有這兩小口，百事不愁。「小蘋果」們透過阿輝细心剪接軟體，每天一大早送出束的「臨場練習影片」，針對自己缺點改進，都受益匪淺。貞給力的堅持，功不可沒。

除了攝影，另一個練習時不能沒有的，就是王子的音樂。王子運氣最好，權貴名字承蒙蔣夫人親賜。聽說他剛加入排舞協會時是位性格派「名士」，不到兩個月，愛上了排舞，努力精研舞姿，治裝「天蠶變」，變成了萬人迷的「型男」。「小蘋果」那一段男士專舞，大部分就出自他的創作靈感和風格。

「小蘋果」磨合初期，王子決心為團隊在改進舞步上的努力和毅力，令人欣佩，帥哥們都以他「馬首是瞻」。

然而王子碰上，藝術、音樂、設計 talent 齊集一身，又富創意領隊翡怡所思，每每的堅持，為了團隊的和諧，他也都會在服從多數的原則下，有風度的忍氣吞聲, 回家獨唱悲壯的「苦酒滿杯」。

人生中的「苦酸辣鹹甜」，如果每個階段都經歷過了，生命就會因為豐富而快樂。

「小蘋果」們的相處雖然只是短短的三個月，但在練習中吃盡「酸甜苦辣鹹」，遇到了各種狀況時，都知道好好「品味」，化苦為甜。

「創世記」書上有記載，夏娃偷嚐蘋果，史創人類家庭歷史。

「小蘋果」延伸史實，將其發揚光大，成軍初期就有一位帥哥，搶嚐蘋果，奪得健美亮麗排舞教練結婚，去度蜜月，只好中途自動退出，由帥多禮進來頂替；接著那位比阿想的孩子還年輕的必嬴愛麗絲賽後，宣佈結婚，給大家帶來個驚喜！

聽說她這天上掉下來的 Stanford 蘋果，新婚後天天給她做早餐。好事連連，身材曼妙的美肩娘和溫文儒雅的帥多禮也不負眾望，在「小蘋果」的環境中感情穩定，明月千里寄相思。

蘋果向來神奇：牛頓從樹上掉下來的蘋果，發明了「地心引力」的定律。蘋果電腦」改寫人的生活習慣與溝通模式，令創辦人賈伯斯（Steve Jobs）成為電腦文化的神話。

「小蘋果」也不是蓋的，在三個月的苦練中，群策群力，翡怡所思，出盡創意，獲得「最佳創意獎」！愛死「小蘋果」的「蔣夫人」，聽說興奮之下，有一天半夜，在夢中唱起歌來，驚醒身邊曾為大家準備豐富午餐，疼她的老公「勇哥」，讓「勇哥」再勇也差點嚇破膽！蘋果的奇妙，再度的被印證！

「最佳創意獎」的獲得是甜美的，但練習的過程是「酸甜苦辣」交擊的... Well, 男女成家，生活在一起，都要經過不斷的琢磨、諒解、互助磨合期，才能永結同心。

「小蘋果」也不例外，三個月中的磨合，加上有依郎/杏姿、阿輝/開心倩兩對「琴瑟佳偶」給大家帶來榜樣，十五顆蘋果一路相持，如今己經成為互愛和諧，很難分離的「蘋果之家」。

承蒙加州排舞協會創會會長 Kico 老師慷慨提供場地，Linda 教練鼎力支持，讓「小蘋果」有個相聚的窩，在比賽前三個月，每週有至少兩個晚上的磨合機會，建立感情和默契，感恩不盡。

「小蘋果」雖然沒有拿到前三名，但在練習過程中的學習和所得到的快樂，己經讓結果不是那麼重要。

比賽有輸贏，蔣勳論《輸贏》說: 「有意義的比賽，旁觀者不只在看『輸贏』，也在學習『輸贏』裡透露的生命品質…其中的重點是在競爭輸贏間，要有『品味』。」這點，小蘋果們做到了！

你是我的小呀小蘋果兒 Your are my little Apple.

怎么愛你都不嫌多 No mater how much I love you, it will never be too much.

红红的小脸兒温暖我的心窩 Your sweet face touches and warms up my heart.

點亮我生命的火 火火火火 You enlighten my life, fire, fire, fire, fire!

你是我的小呀小蘋果兒 You are my little Apple.

就像天邊最美的雲朵 Just like the most beautiful cloud in the sky.

春天又来到了花開满山坡 Spring comes again with flowers blooming all over the hill.

種下希望就會收穫 Once a hope is planted, crop will follow.

點下面聯結，觀看「小蘋果」的表演，請回去文章左上角關掉「明月千里寄相思」音樂。謝謝！

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQ6LO9vGa5o

後記: After-notes for a life time to remember ….

 (翡怡所思) 

We should thank ourselves for all those harsh nightmare practicings, 阿輝recording and阿想s sweet watermelon. Thank you so much...... I love you all, I miss you all.....

(阿輝)

Thank you翡怡所思for your leadership in every steps until we are holding the 30 pound trophy. The ever-evolving Little Apple Dance Script. The Two part music, the uniform, the fairy wings, the WindMill, the Cat-Hop, the Karate-Chop, the Interweaving between Boys and Girls Rows.  I can go on and on for many more weeks. Thanks for the guidances. I am happy to be a part of LA. A trophy makes it sweeter. I cant make it even in my wildest dreams, hoping, someday our path might cross again.

(君玲)

I wish to express my sincere thanks to all of you making our team becomes a "family". This is a true blessing to me. I have never expected Little Apple will have such a wonderful out come. The seeds we planted are really growing into Sweet Sweet apples.

We Little Apple Team …We cooperated with each other, coordinated with each other, communicated with each other, tried our best, and we won the very meaningful prize~~Best Creative Award!!!  We are cool and thoughtful. We had confidence of the competition.

Its fun to practice together. Its fun to read all of the group emails. Its fun to overcome the dance steps I have struggled. Its fun to chat and joke with our teammates. Its fun to watch our practicing videos. Its fun to try on my costume at the first time.

Thank you Big Brother阿想and Dana, your watermelons are the sweetest in the world. Thank you 阿輝 for all the recording work and the lovely present to me. Thank you開心倩for always bring us happiness Thank you王子for bringing us the music all the time. Thank you 蔣夫人 for her perfect buffet lunch on July 25. Thank you美肩娘for your cucumbers and bringing Salvatore to us and thank you帥多禮for your great smile. Thank you郎for all your concern and suggestions Thank you必嬴愛麗絲for bringing Jim to our team and bring back the trophy to us. Thank you薔薇夏娃for bringing us beautiful flowers. Thank you貞給力, 阿蘭, 君玲and杏姿

Appreciated翡怡所思s creative ideas and handmade costume wings, we are also proud of ourselves that we interpreted perfectly. Appreciated蔣夫人s shopping of the costumes for us, and 薔薇夏娃s lovely flowers. Appreciated all of you to help me improving my dance movement day-by-day. I gained much both physically and spiritually by joining the Little Apple team.

(蔣夫人)

I am incredibly proud of each and every single one of us. Winning the "Most Creative" award is a true testament to our hard work, dedication and passion for line dancing… I gained a new family. We have come so far in our journey and I couldnt be happier at the results… Thank you every one for making our time together such a special memory in my heart. Thank you so much Captain 翡怡所思, our Big Brother 阿想, Our photographer阿輝, and our super model 王子 for believing in us and for all your guidance and support. Just like the words in the songs chorus, Team Little Apple will always be on "fire, fire, fire!"  Please remember that this isnt a farewell, but a "see you next time." Congratulations again, everyone!

(一郎 &杏姿)

一筐小蘋果，產自兩岸三地，留下芳香的記憶。三四個月不離不棄，捧了奬杯更加溫暖，火火火火火！Flower is so pretty!  So are all of you!  Thank you all!

(薔薇夏娃)

忘不了，忘不了......but dont know why my tear is falling down.... Hope to see all of you soon... Take care！

(美肩娘)

We definitely had very good time during the last few months as clearly proved from all the emails with all kinds of appreciations and thanks. I dont need to say much here as I feel the same as all of you. Thanks for our captains patience through out all the practices. We really had a wonderful few months! Please keep dancing. See you all soon!

(帥多禮)

A few words of thank you from me too. This was such a learning and rewording experience for me beyond what I had expected. Usually when there is a group of people, typically at work, there is tension due to competition among each other. I was surprised instead by the spirit of collaboration that existed among the little apple team. Nobody was fearful that one person would look better than another but we all wanted every one to look good and we helped each other to do so. This made me understand the importance of a team. Nobody could have achieved this result by itself by we all won the trophy as a team. This is a lesson to be carried to other activities of life too.

I joined the group to fill in because I was told that the team needed one more people but I found myself having fun and enjoying our practice time. It felt like the grown up version of kids playing. Yes, we are grown ups and we play. And although I did not understand the words of the song, the tune was catching and pleasing and I was getting carried into dancing along by it. At one point during one of our practices the group seemed so harmonious and we seemed to  have so much fun playing and dancing all together with the song like grown up kids, and the song seemed so beautiful and innocent that this thought came to my mind: "For sure God is with us".

Thanks to all of you for being such nice camarades, and thank you 美肩娘 for asking me to join your team. Thank you 翡怡所思 for your coaching and patience. I wont name you all for fear of leaving someone out. Please know that I appreciated and enjoyed the company of all of you and please forgive me that I say a special thank you to阿想for his amazing sense of camaraderie and friendship.

And yes, this is not a good bye, but a see you next time.

 (王子)

The video and all the pictures and the memory in our mind would be a source of joy for a long time. I feel blessed to have the all of your company, and the rekindled sense of comrade makes all of us FOREVER YOUNG!

(阿想)

My heart is moved by all of your thankful 感性 emails. I feel so thankful to be a member of this lovely Little Apple team. We all had passion and put up hard working hours (many times over 11:30pm) during the last three months. We can all take pride of ourselves that we earn the tittle of "The most Creative Team".  翡怡所思, thank you for your leadership. It is your inspiration to make us all creative together, particularly our 王子. Last but least, we also want to thank 薔薇夏娃s beautiful flowers to every one of us to end a perfect performance.

謝謝來訪