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That year's Spring Festival Gala, when the headlights in the center of the stage suddenly lit up, the spectacular "Thousand Hands Guanyin" dance slowly unfolded against the backdrop of dazzling lights. Dozens of dancers in gorgeous dresses like butterfly wings dance.
The audience fell into a quiet and dreamy scene. Among the dancing butterflies, there is one who stands out. She is not the most beautiful one, but her dancing has an indescribable charm.
Like a beautiful and moving pond glimpsed through the wings of colorful butterflies, each movement exudes a restrained and feminine light, which is unforgettable. What is even more surprising is that the dancer turned out to be a severely deaf and mute.
Learn to dance through hardships
Tai Lihua was born in an ordinary family in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, and her parents have cared for her in every way since she was a child. However, when she was more than 2 years old, she suffered a violent fever and lost her precious hearing and speech skills in just a few days.
For a young child, it was a bolt from the blue. Having lost her hearing and language channels, Tai Lihua's childhood life was naturally quite difficult. She is unable to communicate properly with the people around her, and children of her age rarely want to play with her.
Her parents looked at her helpless and alone every day, and their hearts were extremely self-blaming and painful. It wasn't until she was 6 years old that her parents decided to send her to a school for the deaf. The new environment of the school for the deaf and dumb gave Tai Lihua a second chance at life.
She learned sign language at school and began to really "speak"; The music and dance classes opened her eyes to a new audio-visual experience.
Although she didn't know anything about music at first, and the teacher had to let her feel the vibrations of the floor to feel the rhythm, she was soon drawn to music and dance. Tai Lihua has formed an indissoluble bond with dance since then.
In order to dance every dance well, she always observes the teacher's demonstration movements very carefully, and tirelessly practices them in the dormitory. Sometimes, in order to synchronize with the music, she even uses dance steps to "listen" to the vibration frequency of the sound.
The stage sharpens the dancers of life
Tai Lihua in her youth was like a vigorous and knowledge-seeking chrysalis, and the road of growth was still waiting for her to cross the boundless high wall. After graduating from junior high school, because her family was poor and could not afford her to go to school, Tai Lihua was forced to work as an ordinary worker in a factory.
But at this moment, her dream of dancing also flashed the dawn of hope. Tai Lihua was admitted to the Wuhan Song and Dance Troupe through layers of difficulties. It is her greatest comfort to be able to realize her dream of dancing on this big stage.
After entering the song and dance troupe, she put in unimaginable efforts. During rehearsals, in order to keep up with the rhythm of the music, she had to frequently observe the mouth shape and facial expressions of the master to speculate on the ups and downs of the music.
In order to feel the vibrations firsthand, she often "listens" to the sound waves of the music with her palms close to the ground. On the stage, in order to perfectly devote herself to all kinds of complex choreography, she must not dare to be negligent.
A pair of eyes and ears that can't see, can't hear, but never give up, took Tai Lihua to repeatedly polish and temper an excellent dancer on and off stage, and also laid a solid foundation for her to walk on the stage of the Spring Festival Gala in the future.
Dancing the Spring Festival Gala led to countless tears
The opportunity came too suddenly. At the beginning, Tai Lihua never thought that she would one day be able to stand on the stage of the Spring Festival Gala, which attracted national attention. And during the Spring Festival, a magical scene finally staged.
As choreographer Zhang Jigang painstakingly recreated the grand and exquisite "Hand Guanyin" dance, Tai Lihua and the China Disabled Persons Art Troupe were among the dancers.
When the lights come on, the deaf dancer, dressed in a golden dress, dances the best page of her life with her unique dance. Although Tai Lihua does not see or hear, she can accurately perceive the surge of music with the help of her artistic accomplishment.
And when she elegantly depicted the figure of the Buddha in the air with gestures, the audience burst into tears. This shocking dance instantly caused an uproar and pushed the entire Spring Festival Gala to the climax.
As the saying goes, "no matter what is difficult to change", Tai Lihua finally fulfilled her dream for many years with this amazing stage performance. This deaf but spiritually brilliant dancer demonstrates an otherworldly artistic power.
It has touched countless people by facing up to the silent and restless power of the disabled community. With this success, Tai Lihua can be regarded as recovering the voice she lost when she was young.
A beauty that you can't help but love
The outstanding performance of the Spring Festival Gala instantly put Tai Lihua, who was behind the scenes, into the spotlight. Since then, her elegant and slender silhouette has frequently appeared on major TV stations, and she is affectionately known as the "ageless dancer" by the audience.
And the more slim her figure became, the more her suitors grew. Among them, a wealthy Malaysian businessman even made a special trip to China and tirelessly courted Tai Lihua for many years.
In order to win the heart of this dancer, this obsessive rich businessman is even more delusional, trying to buy the art troupe where Tai Lihua works, and achieve his own goals by controlling the group.
Tai Lihua was not moved by this passionate pursuit. Her indifference to fame and fortune, her appearance and self-disciplined conduct make her blind to many suitors. In contrast, Li Chun, a high-achieving student from an ordinary background but with great ambitions, is more appreciated by her.
At that time, Li Chun was studying for a master's degree in engineering. Although contrary to the pure life of dancers, the two have developed a mutual understanding and appreciation because of their shared love for art.
After graduation, Li Chun chose to stay in Wuhan to work, and the two were finally able to snuggle up to each other in firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea. Later, Li Chun persuaded artist Tai Lihua to quit the stage and spend more time training the next generation of dancers.
Before and after exiting the stage, Tai Lihua's life trajectory did not come to an end. Since then, her career has embarked on a new course, dedicated to serving the disabled community and giving back to society.
Soon after, she served as the artistic director of the China Disabled Dance Art Troupe, devoting herself to training young dancers. Batches of sign language dances have been passed down from her hands, and the dance form of dancing using sign language has been spread.
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