Deaf Chinese Dancers

I received this e-mail from my friend Wayne Gibson, retired Chairman of the Music Department at Kennesaw College.

Amazing...Deaf Chinese Dancers.

It's hard to imagine they are deaf.

Deaf Chinese Dancers - Absolutely Beautiful.

Here is an awesome dance, called the Thousand-Hand Guanyin, which is making
the rounds across the Internet. All 21 of the dancers are deaf. Considering the tight coordination required, their accomplishment is nothing short of amazing, even if they were not deaf. Relying only on signals from trainers at the four corners of thestage, 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. Before that, the dance had long been in the repertoire of the Chinese Disabled People's Performing Art Troupe that had traveled to more than 40 countries. The 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 celebrations this year.

Watch Video Here.

Dear Wayne:
Thanks. It is both amazing and beautiful. As if beautiful is not amazing enough.