Simply Wonderful !!!

This story came to me via e-mail from a friend. It is a very heartwarming and inspirational story and you get to actually see the result.

In a Chinese modern dance competition on TV one very unique couple won one of the top prizes. The lady, in her 30's, was a dancer who had trained since she was a little girl. Later in life, she lost her entire left arm in an accident and fell into a state of depression for a few years.

Someone then asked her to coach a Children's dancing group. From that point on, she realized that she could not forget dancing. She still loved to dance and wanted to dance again. So, she started to do some of her old routines, but, having lost her arm, she had also lost her balance.

It took a while before she could even make simple turns and spins without falling. Then she heard of a man in his 20s who had lost a leg in an accident. He had also fallen into the usual denial, depression and anger type of emotional roller coaster. But, she was determined to find him and persuade 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, and he reluctantly agreed thinking, "I have nothing else to do anyway." She started to teach him dancing. The two broke up a few times because he had no concept of using muscle, how to control his body, and knew none of the 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 seriously.

They hired a choreographer to design routines for them. She would fly high (held by him) with both arms (a sleeve for an arm) flying in the air. He could bend horizontally supported by one leg with her leaning on him, etc. Watch the video below.
If it doesn't bring a tear to your eye, you aren't truly watching.
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Comments (11)

Wonderful! Thanks for sharing.
Jim...thank you !! i watched this video sometime back and i cried .......its truly amazing and we with all of our limbs and faculties can sometimes take life for granted. Its often underestimated the power of the human mind !!..Thanks for post this .
this is really touching, it shows what courage can bring about. I loved it and hope to spread it around. thanks Jimnastics
yeah fair play to ya... says i to thee... tongue
cheers !!! you're so nice to find the simpy wonderful thing in the complex world>>>>>>>>>>
I'm glad you all enjoyed it.
It certainly touched me.
Have a beautiful weekend all ! cheers
l enjoyed every bit of this!...how awesome!!
Truly amazing and inspiring. Thank you so much ofr this.
WOW WOW WOW!
That was truly amazing!

Thank you for the beautiful story.
Really inspiring and heart warming.

Sunny south africa.
wave Hi

You sound to be a sensitive and good-hearted man. I mean a beautiful human being.

Thank you for sharing the video which touched my heart and made me think about the value of a healthy body...sad flower

Good Lucky, Jim.handshake
Thank you all for your wonderful comments.
I am glad that you got to see this and that it helped you.
Feel free to read my other blogs as well.
I hope you enjoy those too.
Thanks again ! applause
Jim peace
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