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Title: Dance of a Thousand Hands
Post by: ChuckD on January 30, 2013, 06:01:53 pm

Nothing short of amazing - AWESOME!!    ENJOY!!


This is an awesome dance, called the Thousand-Hand Guanyin, which is making the rounds across the net. Considering the tight coordination required, their accomplishment is nothing short of amazing, even if they were not all deaf! Relying only on signals from trainers at the four corners of the stage, these extraordinary dancers deliver a visual spectacle that is at once intricate and stirring. Its first major international debut was in Athens at the closing ceremonies for the 2004 Para Olympics.

But it had long been in the repertoire of the Chinese Disabled People's Performing Art Troupe and had traveled to more than 40 countries.  Its lead dancer is 29 year old Tai Lihua, who has a BA from the Hubei Fine Arts Institute. The video was recorded in Beijing during the Spring Festival this year.

Click on the  website to view...

 

http://www.youtube.com/embed/7vs-H7xLnrs?rel=0

 

Title: Re: Dance of a Thousand Hands
Post by: cdrover(Clyde) on January 30, 2013, 06:11:05 pm

Fantastic, thanks for sharing :) :)

Title: Re: Dance of a Thousand Hands
Post by: Keefie on January 30, 2013, 06:38:44 pm

amazing, very cleverly done.

Title: Re: Dance of a Thousand Hands
Post by: king310 on January 30, 2013, 08:45:22 pm

That was great.

Title: Re: Dance of a Thousand Hands
Post by: wombatie on January 31, 2013, 12:54:56 am

WOW WOW WOW  magical

Marg

Title: Re: Dance of a Thousand Hands
Post by: GrayBeard on January 31, 2013, 12:55:03 am

Truly beautiful...

However, if one of them suddenly had to sneeze they could do serious brain damage.

~~~GB~~~

Title: Re: Dance of a Thousand Hands
Post by: chelcass on January 31, 2013, 05:49:08 pm

Beautiful.   What grace!

Title: Re: Dance of a Thousand Hands
Post by: mickey357 on February 01, 2013, 03:21:10 am

Very cool !!! Had to call my wife over to the old PC and watch it with me.

Title: Re: Dance of a Thousand Hands
Post by: Marcellarius on February 02, 2013, 06:06:58 am

great Video, really great coordination.

Title: Re: Dance of a Thousand Hands
Post by: rob roy on February 02, 2013, 09:14:33 am

Beautiful. How long did it take those young ladies to perfect that display, not to mention the precision. Wonderful.
Rob Roy.

Title: Re: Dance of a Thousand Hands
Post by: SheGold on February 02, 2013, 07:01:02 pm

Beautiful and mesmerizing... Thanks... Sheila

Title: Re: Dance of a Thousand Hands
Post by: ChuckD on February 06, 2013, 01:37:54 am

Just a note to add to this which I just found out.

This is an awesome dance, called the Thousand-Hand Guanyin, which is making the rounds across the net.
Considering the tight coordination required, their accomplishment
is nothing short of amazing, even if they were not all deaf.
Yes, you read correctly.  All 21 of the dancers are complete deaf-mutes.
Relying only on signals from trainers at the four corners of the stage, these extraordinary dancers deliver a visual spectacle that is at once intricate and stirring.
Its first major international debut was in Athens at the closing ceremonies for the 2004 Paralympics.

But it had long been in the repertoire of the Chinese Disabled People's Performing Art Troupe
and had traveled to more than 40 countries.
Its lead dancer is 29 year old Tai Lihua, who has a BA from the Hubei Fine Arts Institute.
The video was recorded in Beijing during the Spring Festival this year.