Mar 1, 2008

Poor Me?

To all you dancers.....and dreamers......and 'feeling-sorry-for me-today' people....
If you need inspiration....as all of us do at times.....read below....
Read below first, then click on the link at the bottom.
The dancers are acting out their true life's story.
-----The lady in her 30s was a dancer and was trained since she was a little girl.
Later she got into an accident and lost her entire left arm.
She was depressed for a few years. It seemed that someone asked her to coach a children's dancing group. From that point on, she realized she could not forget dancing.
She still loved to dance and she wanted to dance again.
So she started to do some of her old routine. But by her losing an arm, she also lost her balance.
It took awhile before she could even make simple turns and spins without falling.
Eventually she got it.
Then she heard about a guy in his 20's had lost a leg in an accident.
This guy also fell into the usual denial, depression and anger type of emotional roller coaster. She looked him up (seemingly he was from a different Province) and persuaded him to dance with her. He had never danced.
And to dance with one leg?
Are you joking with me? No way.
But she didn't give up.
He reluctantly agreed.
" I have nothing else to do anyway."
She started to teach him dancing 101.
The two broke up a few times because the guy had no concept of using muscle, control his body, and a few other basic things about dancing.
When she became frustrated and lost patience with him, he would walk out.
Eventually they came back together and started training.
They hired a choreographer to design routines for them.
She would fly high (held by him) with both arms (a sleeve for a arm) flying in the air.
He could bend horizontally supported by one leg and she leaning on him, etc.
They danced beautifully and they legitimately beat others in the competition.
I would like to share with you this most magnificent and touching performance!
It is living proof that a strong spirit can conquer any physical llimitations.....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnLVRQCjh8c

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