Li Cunxin speaking at Creative Innovation 2012
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Li Cunxin, the author of Mao's Last Dancer, told us a vivid story of himself coming out of the time of Mao's revolution and how far he had come in his journey. How he was chosen as 1 of 44 ballet dancers and that tiny little chance was the point when everything changed. He said "so many ideas are left in people's minds and live on as just dreams. You have to dream those dreams and live it too". We need to have a curious mind to think BIG and dream and the courage to take the first and second steps.
Li Cunxin's journey is simply remarkable. He was born into utter poverty in Mao's communist China, at a very young age he was selected to train in Madame Mao's Beijing Dance Academy. So began Li's journey. The 7 years of harsh training regime at the Beijing Dance Academy taught him discipline, resilience, determination and creativity. Li's astounding drive and relentless hard work made him one of the best dancers in the world. He won numerous prestigious dance awards including the Princess Grace Award for Dance, two silver medals at international ballet competitions and the Green Room Award for Best Male Dancer.
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