Li Cunxin - Mao's Last Dancer

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Li Cunxin was born into Mao's communist China, and at the age of 10, he was selected to train in Madame Mao's Beijing Dance Academy. And so began Li's dance career. An inspirational and motivational speaker, Li Cunxins story is a beautiful account of his extraordinary journey told with honesty, dignity and pride. For more motivational and inspirational speakers please go to http://www.saxton.com.au/motivational-speaker/

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[bwoodsfinest]

the sad thing about his story is that its the 21st century and yet billions of people around the world still live in destitute conditions and are starving...

[Eyecandy4u]

the part of the movie that made me want to cry was the scene where the Li family sat down at dinner to eat sweet potatoes. Peasants in China between the 50s to the early 70s could only afford to eat sweet potatoes and little else. That was a true reflection of what went on in those days. I know because that is exactly what my mother went through. Seeing that made me so emotional and grateful for what I have today.

[emirleeauch]

@bwoodsfinest yea....iagree...buthis story is still amazing

[ilovedance1106]

I love how sometimes when he's speaking, he's standing in first position(:

[Shangas]

@itsaboutamy How is that English broken? And where is there any kind of texas accent?

[lovetangheping]

@devilhunterred well put mate! being a chinese man, i am so proud of it and i tell people wherever i am that i am chinese. i feel much more comfortable when i said this to others. i have enjoyed learning and studying the western cultures but at the same time, i feel this process of learning brought out the good in me as a chinese. i grew then more and more proud as a chinese native. thanks to the very little knowledge i've learned about the west, i see more and more beauty of my own culture.

[itsaboutamy]

@swingdancin Hm. I guess you're right, either way, he's amazing.

[swingdancin]

@itsaboutamy His English isn't broken at all! He speaks better than many but his accent is half Chinese, half Australian. Not Texan. Very awesome :)

[lenaax]

the part that made me cry in the movie was when he saw his parents after so many years and you could see the guilt in his eyes, then his parents were crying.

[markirox]

@Eyecandy4u it was yams... even worse

[itsaboutamy]

I can hear his Texas accent through his broken English. How awesome!

[OSS732]

He is a great man. A great example.