[islandgal]

DANCE OF 1000 HANDS...

Read the paragraph below FIRST before you watch the video (& turn-on speakers). There is an awesome dance, called the Thousand-Hand Guanyin,
which is making the rounds across the net.

Considering the tight coordination required, their accomplishment is nothing short of amazing, even if they were not all deaf.

Yes, you read correctly. All 21 of the dancers are complete deaf-mutes. Relying only on signals from trainers at the four corners of the stage,
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.

But it had long been in the repertoire of the Chinese Disabled People's Performing Art Troupe and 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 this year.
Enjoy!

"Thiên Th"

[bkcunningham1]

Islandgal, you post the most interesting videos. This is no exception. Thank you for taking the time to share this. It is extraordinary. I'd love to witness that in person.

Thousand-Hand Guan Yin

[paulascorpio]

Thank you for sharing......beautiful to watch and amazing!

[Uptown Girl]

Quite lovely!

[Taltarzac725]

Must have taken an incredible amount of work to get these ladies so synchronized. Very beautiful video. Thanks, Islandgal.

[DeafDeaf]

The term, Deaf Mute is an inappropriate terms because of negative connotations.

The term "mute," meaning unable to speak is inappropriate, as few Deaf people are unable to voice; they just prefer not to put themselves at risk of attracting embarrassing attention from those unaccustomed to Deaf speech. The humiliation they have experienced has made the unwilling to use their voice in public.

Please do not use such inappropriate term. Thanks.