This year's Spring Festival Gala has passed for a while, but people still seem to be able to clearly remember that the previous Spring Festival Gala can win some popular characters, like Tai Lihua, who became famous overnight on the Spring Festival Gala stage, and has not seen her for a long time. Although the dance class can also make the audience like it very much, it seems that there are not many people like "Senju Kannon".
Tai Lihua, who was red in the red year, had not seen her for a long time, saying that she had only heard of rich businessmen pursuing her, so why did she suddenly disappear?
01
Deaf at the age of 2
In 1976, a baby girl fell to an ordinary family in Yichang, Hubei Province, when the baby girl cried very loudly, and was born with a pair of big round eyes, very beautiful. But her parents were busy with work, and Tai Lihua sent her to nursery school when she was 2 years old, of course, the lively and cute Tai Lihua was also deeply loved by the teacher. At that time, Tai Lihua would also remember the appearance of her classmates' parents, and when it was time for school, she would broadcast when she saw whose father or mother was coming.
But a high fever changed Tai Lihua's fate. At that time, Tai Lihua was only more than two years old, the body had measles, the high fever could not go down, in order to reduce the fever, her parents took her to the hospital for streptomycin injections, although the high fever subsided, but every night, those days she would cry with ear pain, of course, her parents did not think too much, until one day, Tai Lihua was doing a game in the nursery, the teacher was desperately calling her behind her, she was indifferent, there was no reaction at all, and it was realized that Tai Lihua's ears seemed to be deaf.
Tai Lihua with her parents
When the teacher told Tai Lihua's parents, the parents did not want to believe it, how could the good daughter not hear it? So in the evening, the father personally tempted, turned off the lights and called Out Lihua, this time he finally believed that his daughter Tai Lihua was really sick and had mixed feelings.
In order to make the daughter's ears return to the original, the parents took Tai Lihua to find famous doctors across the country, it can be said that the good hospitals in the country have been visited, but unfortunately there is no way, the family has experienced one despair after another, confessed their fate!
02
At the age of 5, he learned that he was deaf
When Tai Lihua was 5 years old, she played games with children, because she was blindfolded, she could not hear any sound, at this time, she began to panic, realized that she was different from other children, her heart was very lost, and when she returned home, she heard her parents say that she had not heard this sentence since she was a child.
Although the reality is difficult to accept, the young Tai Lihua also slowly accepts that she is different. Once, Tai Lihua put on the red shoes bought by her mother, and her heart was so happy that even her friends were envious. But after taking a nap, the shoes were gone, it turned out that some children were jealous of her, taking advantage of her sleep and not hearing to take the shoes and throw them to the toilet, the jealousy of the friends made Tai Lihua very sad, why should she bully herself?
Because Tai Lihua's ears can't hear, obviously the ordinary school is not suitable for her, she was sent to the deaf and dumb school, most of the children here are sign language communication, and each child's face is full of smiles, Tai Lihua is infected by them, very happy to integrate into it, there will be no jealousy here, she will not be bullied.
Of course, learning is one thing, parents have not relaxed their education of their daughters, from the moment she can't hear, they began to teach her to count, read and speak, and even beat her with a wooden stick. It is said that Tai Lihua's small cards are more than a foot tall, and most of them are text cards. For example, when eating, she will put "chopsticks" and "rice" cards on the table, and put them on the side of the bed when sleeping, "waiting for the meeting" and "pillow".
03
Fall in love with dancing
Tai Lihua originally thought that she would be a "deaf" woman for the rest of her life and live an ordinary life, but a class completely changed her fate. The school for the deaf and dumb has a rhythm class, and the teacher plays the piano while tapping the elephant foot drum on the wooden floor, using vibration to let the deaf and dumb children feel the rhythm and music. It was this rhythm brought by the teacher that shocked Tai Lihua, and in order to better feel this "music", Tai Lihua lay on the floor so that she could immerse herself in it and feel happiness.
Tai Lihua, who felt the beauty of "music", finally had a pursuit, unexpectedly, another windfall also arrived, that is, the peacock dance of dancer Yang Liping was played on TV, and the flexible posture immediately attracted Tai Lihua's eyes, and it turned out that dancing could be so beautiful. When she couldn't help but shed tears, she seemed to be hit, her ears could not hear, but the body could move, and she could also use her body to show beauty. Since then, Tai Lihua began to imitate the dance on the TV set, and would secretly practice it herself, why should she practice secretly?
Mainly Tai Lihua has 4 people in the family, her father only has a salary of 50 yuan a month, plus she also spent a lot of money on her own medical treatment at that time, and she can no longer let the family break the cost. The sensible Tai Lihua can only practice secretly, because the ears can't hear, it is inevitable that her parents will occasionally see her dancing secretly, but her parents can only look in the eyes at first.
Once, when her father returned from a business trip, she gave Tai Lihua a package, opened it, and it turned out to be a pair of white dance shoes, at which time she learned that her parents had long known that they liked dancing. Tai Lihua quickly put on the dancing shoes, jumped up happily, and was afraid of staining the shoes, only dared to dance on the bed, although the venue is limited, but in Tai Lihua's heart, she who put on the dancing shoes has been immersed in the dance, which is her best gift.
In 1991, Tai Lihua went to the deaf and dumb school in Wuhan to attend middle school, when she was 15 years old, could dance and perform, and had a beautiful face. Once, when the selection of the disabled art troupe saw Tai Lihua's dance on the stage, her eyes lit up instantly, she was selected, and she was the first solo dancer of the art troupe.
In order to prove that the art troupe did not choose the wrong person, Tai Lihua's first task is "The Spirit of the Sparrow", although she dances by herself feels very good, but after all, she is self-taught, the basic skills are relatively poor, and there is no professional learning, plus the problem of ears, in the eyes of others, it should be very, very difficult, but Tai Lihua is better than others.
In order to make herself feel the rhythm, she will lie on the big speaker, in order to better feel the rhythm, she will turn up the volume, but also 3000 beats to write down, and then keep practicing, in order to achieve the effect of her heart, she can only practice, over and over again, even if the body and ears have been clearly remembered, she still has to continue to practice, it seems to have been carved into the DNA, forming a muscle memory.
In order to practice the dance of the peacock playing in the water, she can kneel for a long time, not knowing that her knees have become purple with pain. With her own strength of not accepting defeat, she succeeded, her dance style and music can be said to be integrated, and she perfectly expressed "Spirit of the Sparrow". When she finished performing on stage, the people who recruited her to join the group were also very proud.
A year later, in 1992, she took to the stage in Italy and performed a play "Dunhuang Painted Sculpture", and when she finished performing, the applause could not stop, although she could not hear, but she could see people's hands clapping, and she could see the smiles on the faces of the audience. Although there are many great dancers on this stage, she is the only one who is flawed, and she once again proves with her strength that she is not worse than others.
In 2000, Tai Lihua went to New York to perform "Spirit of the Sparrow", once again conquering everyone. Stills of her performance were also left in the concert hall of the time, and were the only ones with a Chinese face at the time.
04
Senju Kannon
Although Tai Lihua has been recognized by many professionals in dance, most people in China do not know her existence. In 2004, her dance ability was favored by the choreographer, and at the closing ceremony of the Paralympic Games, Tai Lihua participated in "Thousand Hands Guanyin", which can be said to be an instant surprise to four seats, and the whole world was impressed by this dance. The dance is not only beautiful, but also very oriental.
It is because of "Thousand Hands Guanyin", Tai Lihua was invited to participate in the Spring Festival Gala again, of course, not exactly the same as the previous performance, in order to present a more perfect performance, Tai Lihua and the remaining 20 actors have to retrain. Because there are 9 male actors, in order to achieve the best effect, you must imitate the actions of the actress, so that people can't see that there are men in it, but also rigid and soft, they want to lose weight, so that tai lihua behind the body will not be too abrupt. And the queue should be neat, the toes of the people in the back are next to the heels of the people in front, the tip of the nose should also be on the back of the heads of the people in front, and the position of each person's hands are calculated, which can be said to be no worse.
Since this dance team is composed of deaf and mute people, in order to make the performance tacit understanding, they have their own set of methods, that is, the person behind them finishes the movement, blows a breath to the front, signals the person in front to start performing, and so on. Of course, for them, jumping neatly is not difficult, the most difficult is the position of the arm, since to be exactly the same, you must let the body remember, in addition to continuous practice, but also by drawing a good position on the wall, and recording it, so that you can review and progress.
This dance is obviously not something that Tai Lihua alone can complete, but she is the leader, and she is the core of this dance. Everyone has to be the best, and 21 people have to cooperate perfectly. It doesn't matter if you can't hear music, Tai Lihua, with the help of the choreographer, can say that even breathing is rhythmic, and music has become one.
In 2005, when these deaf and mute people took the stage of the Spring Festival Gala, many people were shocked when they saw the dance team composed of deaf and mute people. When I saw the performance of "Thousand Hands Guanyin", I could only describe it with stunnedness, they danced too perfectly, and no one could jump out of the problem. The costumes are exquisite, the dance posture is elegant, and the arms are ever-changing, so it can be said that the audience has been shocked.
Coupled with the elf-like face of the lead dancer Tai Lihua, just like the Guanyin of Pudu sentient beings, they have become popular all over the country with one dance, becoming the most beautiful deaf and dumb team in the hearts of the Chinese people, and 29-year-old Tai Lihua has become popular. Of course, Tai Lihua never sells miserably, she can't hear it, but she and her team want the audience to see the strength of them, the power that their dance brings to people.
05
pursue
Tai Lihua stunned the entire Spring Festival Gala stage that year, and also surprised the people of the whole country, but after that, Tai Lihua seemed to fade out of the screen. Generally from the Spring Festival Gala stage popular magic, singers, actors will participate in one performance after another, or interviews or variety shows, but Tai Lihua did not, she chose to be low-key, not to sell miserable or tell her story, just continue to silently dance the dance she likes.
In fact, before taking the stage of the Spring Festival Gala, Tai Lihua had already become the leader of the art troupe in 2004, when she was only 28 years old, and the troupe had more than 100 disabled people, most of whom were children. Therefore, after the Spring Festival Gala became popular, she chose to return to the art troupe and progress with the "children".
Tai Lihua implements semi-military management, the drawers and cabinets in the dormitory are managed according to the number, and the mobile phone can only be used at the specified time, not at will. Don't look at Tai Lihua's strictness on the stage for "children", will not reduce their requirements because of special, but privately she will accompany "children" to go shopping and eat together.
A condolence performance, although the stage conditions are not very good, the audience is not much, coupled with the backstage conditions are simple, even the dressing room is not, causing many dancers to complain, Tai Lihua will immediately use sign language to communicate with them, even if the number of performances is more, the audience is the first time to see, as an actor to perform to the best, to take seriously, this is Tai Lihua's attitude to art.
Of course, under the leadership of Tai Lihua, some "children" have stepped on the stage of the Spring Festival Gala, some have improved their lives because of dance, and some have realized their dance dreams.
In fact, Tai Lihua is already great, but her pursuit is more than that. In order to allow more disabled children to receive good education and rehabilitation, under her efforts, the affiliated school of the China Disabled People's Art Troupe was built, which is a school dedicated to cultivating special artistic talents, and children can not only learn the same curriculum as normal children, but also learn professional courses, because Tai Lihua knows that children will one day leave the art troupe and leave the school, and when they integrate into society, it is useful for them to better realize the value of life.
And Tai Lihua is very frugal, because she wants to use her own performance funds to inject funds to set up the "My Dream" Harmony Fund, so she often flies to all over the world, in order to lead the art troupe to perform charity performances and carry out public welfare charity activities, Tai Lihua has been to more than 60 countries.
In 2016, when Tai Lihua shared her experience, she also said that she liked her current job and hoped to guide more disabled people to ride the wind and waves. Because in many "children", Tai Lihua can see her own shadow, and they are chasing dreams like themselves.
06
For true love, he refused to pursue his 8 years of rich second generation
I remember that at that time, Tai Lihua's "Thousand Hands Guanyin" on the Spring Festival Gala stage became popular, and there were rumors that there were rich businessmen pursuing her, but tai Lihua's response has not been obtained. In fact, there were many people who pursued Tai Lihua at that time, but Tai Lihua had long been in his heart and could only be "cruel" to those suitors.
Li Chun and Tai Lihua
In fact, in 1995, when Tai Lihua was 19 years old and went to school, she experienced the beauty of her first love. At that time, Tai Lihua University was studying decoration design. Once, Tai Lihua was going to an apartment to find someone, she went to the 5th floor with a heavy suitcase, and happened to be noticed by Li Chun, who lived on the 3rd floor, when Li Chun saw Tai Lihua going upstairs with a large box, and then he went downstairs with a large box, at that time he thought that this thin girl might need help, but he was afraid of scaring the girl, so he did not dare to come forward. In order to meet this girl, he thought of a trick, that is, encounters.
He deliberately pretended to meet downstairs, Tai Lihua could tell through the shape of his mouth that Li Chun wanted to help her, but Tai Lihua told him that he could not hear, at that time Tai Lihua was ready for Li Chun to turn around and leave, but Li Chun did not, but spoke slowly, because Li Chun knew that Tai Lihua should know lip language, the two talked very happily, it can be said that in order to wait for the others the two chatted for an afternoon, until later, the two still maintained contact. Tai Lihua had a good feeling for Li Chun in her heart at that time, and felt that Li Chun was very reliable.
In fact, after understanding it, I learned that Li Chun is a high-quality student of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, and when the two can't meet because Tai Lihua goes to the performance, Li Chun will write a diary every day, which is full of thoughts about Tai Lihua. When Tai Lihua returned to see Li Chun take out the diary, the 14 diaries full of tai lihua deeply touched Tai Lihua, and the two finally formally communicated.
Tai Lihua, who fell in love, did not give up dance and pursuit, still worked hard to perform, and could only rely on her mobile phone to fall in love with Li Chun. Of course, occasionally the two will also have a small contradiction, as long as Tai Lihua plays the little girl's temper, Li Chun will change the pattern to coax Tai Lihua, and even if the two quarrel, they will sprinkle sugar in disguise. Because of the problem of Tai Lihua's ears, there was indeed a story of ridicule, once, the two people went to visit their friends on the way caused unhappiness, when Li Chun was driving and lost, Tai Lihua mistakenly saw "lost" as "fate bitter", instantly collapsed and cried, Li Chun was panicked at the time, saw Tai Lihua crying even more overwhelmed, when Li Chun coaxed Tai Lihua to know that it was a misunderstanding.
In fact, Li Chun and Tai Lihua are an ordinary couple, but in order to be together, there are many tests. Because Li Chun is an only child, the son that his parents care about the most, and he is a high-achieving student, his girlfriend is still a "deaf" girl although she has achievements, and Li Chun's parents are opposed. Because Li Chun's parents are not stubborn, they know that as long as their son is happy, they will be happy, and with the understanding of Tai Lihua little by little, they also like this daughter-in-law.
In fact, Tai Lihua because of the often out of the performance, has long been known by the rich and rich second generation, before knowing Li Chun, Tai Lihua was pursued by the rich second generation in Malaysia, when Tai Lihua refused, and even this rich second generation persistently pursued Tai Lihua for 8 years, Tai Lihua can be said to be completely unmoved.
In 2002, after 7 years with Li Chun, Tai Lihua also identified Li Chun, and the two finally married and settled down in Beijing, when Tai Lihua was just 26 years old. Of course, Tai Lihua not only has to perform, but also works for the foundation, accompanies the children of the art troupe, and she also has a sound son.
07
epilogue
Although the 46-year-old Tai Lihua is not as bright and beautiful as she was at the beginning, it can be seen from her eyes that she is more calm and determined.
Tai Lihua did not lose herself because of the explosion of popularity, has always insisted on the cause she loves, led the children to glory, promoted the establishment of affiliated schools, and set up a foundation, she knows what she wants, not humble. Losing her hearing at the age of 2 didn't beat her but made her stronger. With a confident and sweet smile, she told everyone to be hopeful, to have a grateful heart, to know what they want, and to strive to be the best!