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Liu Yan was fortunate to be selected by the famous director Zhang Yimou to show her unique dance talent at the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games, which attracted worldwide attention, and dedicated a large-scale solo dance "Silk Road".
However, just 12 days before the grand opening, a sudden accident befell her, Liu Yan unfortunately fell from a height of 3 meters during the last full rehearsal, and was seriously injured.
Zhang Yimou personally accompanied and escorted her to the hospital for treatment, but the doctor regretfully announced that Liu Yan's thoracic vertebrae were severely deformed, and he was afraid that he would be in a wheelchair for the rest of his life, and he would no longer be able to stand and dance freely as before.
Such a cruel reality undoubtedly put an end to her dreams, and the future became confused and helpless.
However, just when everyone lamented the end of Liu Yan's dance career, this strong and brave girl re-stepped onto the stage of life with amazing perseverance and determination, composing a moving legend.
Time flies, and in a blink of an eye, in 2021, when the large-scale dance drama "Beijing Banquet" made its magnificent debut in the theater, the audience was all attracted by this wonderful work, immersed in the gorgeous and colorful stage visual effects, and the applause was thunderous and enduring.
And standing behind the scenes, leading this visual feast is the chief director of this drama - Liu Yan.
When the last actor left the stage gracefully, Liu Yan drove her loyal "partner" in a wheelchair with joy to slowly drive to the center of the stage. In the face of the enthusiastic cheers of the audience, her eyes flashed with tears of excitement, and her face was filled with extremely proud and happy smiles.
Looking back on Liu Yan's growth process, dance has always been the hottest dream in her heart. Born in Inner Mongolia in 1982, she has been exposed to a variety of art forms such as painting, violin and dance since childhood.
Although the learning process was full of countless hardships and challenges, Liu Yan never chose to give up, but enjoyed it. Of the three artistic fields, her love for dance is particularly deep.
Every morning, she is always the first to come to the classroom and start training hard; Even after nightfall, she worked tirelessly. Her outstanding comprehension and extraordinary talent have amazed professional dance teachers.
When she was 9 years old, her dance teacher suggested that her parents send her to the High School Affiliated to the Beijing Dance Academy for a more systematic education, but her parents were hesitant because they were worried that she was too young to study independently.
As expected, the talented Liu Yan successfully entered the university of his choice with excellent grades, and spent a precious and irreproducible six years there.
During this time, she devoted herself to the in-depth exploration of dance techniques, practicing tirelessly every day and night, until she was able to simulate the graceful dance on stage in her dreams.
This period of obsession with dance made dance an indispensable part of Liu Yan's life, deeply imprinted in the trajectory of her life.
At the age of 17, Liu Yan was honored to be admitted to the Chinese classical dance major of the Beijing Dance Academy, and won many laurels in major competitions during his university years.
In 2002, she won the reputation of "Second Millennium" in the national "Lotus Cup" dance competition; Two years later, she won the gold medal with her unique dance work "Rouge Buckle", and her red and glamorous cheongsam perfectly presented her graceful figure, which won warm applause and high praise from the audience and judges.
In 2006, Liu Yan finally had the opportunity to step on the stage of the CCTV Spring Festival Gala, which is the dream of Chinese people, and performed wonderful programs with famous dancers Yang Liping and Tan Yuanyuan.
She is like a plum blossom fairy dancing on the stage, her slender and straight legs draw a graceful arc in the air, so she has won the praise and reputation of "Liu Yijiao".
In 2008, 25-year-old Liu Yan was fortunate to be favored by the well-known director Zhang Yimou to perform "Silk Road" alone at the opening ceremony of the much-anticipated Beijing Olympic Games, just one step away from the peak of her life.
However, fate played a cruel joke on her at this time.
On that day, Liu Yan was engrossed in standing on top of the 3-meter-high landscape painting, and as the rhythm of the music changed, she needed to jump down and land on the bearing platform next to her with unmistakable accuracy.
There was an uproar at the scene, and the exclamations of the staff echoed in the empty bird's nest for a long time. Liu Yan was paralyzed on the ground, his consciousness gradually blurred, while Zhang Yimou was pale with fright and cold sweat, he immediately called the emergency number and sent Liu Yan to the hospital for treatment.
After 6 hours of life-and-death rescue, Liu Yan was finally out of danger. However, the doctor announced in a heavy tone: although he is out of danger, Liu Yan's thoracic vertebrae are severely deformed, and he may be dependent on a wheelchair for the rest of his life, and he will never be able to return to the stage, stand up again, and dance again.
This evil news like a thunderbolt from the blue has undoubtedly given Liu Yan a place from which there is no return! She was ruthlessly thrown into the abyss of despair, in great pain. The legs that once made her proud, now have lost all their senses, can no longer support her heavy body, and her once dreams have been shattered in an instant.