Thousand Hand Guanyin

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This 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 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. Its 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.