tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68369122453697323722011-04-21T17:17:43.351-07:00stevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03365110130255055374noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6836912245369732372.post-85384846628847677112007-07-21T23:12:00.000-07:002007-07-21T23:18:52.322-07:00<object height="350" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/RjHsYPDYMVQ"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/RjHsYPDYMVQ" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="350" width="425"></embed></object><br /><br />About this amazing performance<br />A troupe of disabled performers make light work of the demanding thousand-hand dance.<br />Formed in 1992, Beijing Disabled People's Performing Art Troupe has been devoted to nurturing talented young people with disabilities throughout China. The acclaimed group has won awards and performed in more than 40 countries in Asia, Europe and America, drawing comparison with another internationally renowned troupe, China Disabled People's Performing Art Troupe, which staged the same dance so spectacularly at the Athens Paralympics closing ceremony in 2004.<br /><br />The deaf-mute performers, aged between 14 and 19, learn their art the hard way - through sign language with the trainers. Their determination makes up for their physical disability and each move is practiced exactly 100 times to get it right. It has taken the troupe a year to master such an intricate dance, spending an average of six to 10 hours a day in rehearsals.<br /><br />text from <a href="http://www.thestandard.com.hk/weekend_news_detail.asp?pp_cat=40&art_id=10905&amp;sid=6385220&con_type=3&amp;d_str=20060128">The Standard</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6836912245369732372-8538484662884767711?l=mustseevideos.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>stevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03365110130255055374noreply@blogger.com0