Meet you丨Wheelchair dancer Hong Chenlin: reshape life and dance the excitement of life
Hong Chenlin, 35 years old this year, is from Tongling, Anhui.
She studied dance since childhood. She used to be a professional dancer and dance teacher. Ten years ago, she suffered a car accident and was paraplegic. She could no longer stand. She had to start life in a wheelchair, and her dream of dancing followed It came to an abrupt end.
Ten years later, at the age of 35, she chose to dance again in a wheelchair, opening a new chapter in her life with optimism and persistence.
Dance again to inspire students' beauty
At three o'clock in the afternoon, Hong Chenlin went to the dance classroom to teach the students. In order not to cause trouble to her family, Hong Chenlin always insisted on going out alone.
The high temperature continued in the summer, and the dance classroom was a bit sultry, but driven by Hong Chenlin, the children were very enthusiastic about learning.
This dance studio was opened by a friend of Hong Chenlin. In April of this year, Hong Chenlin and her friend discussed whether she could help out and let her major play a role. She originally thought that her friend would be concerned, but she agreed immediately.
Hong Chenlin's friend Hu Peijing:
She is a very positive and perceptive person.
The first is to correct, so that the child can be more consolidated, learn, and absorb. The second level hopes that the child can perceive a lot. The teacher's (effort), (student) she will ask, why do you not have legs and your body Can do so beautifully, dance so beautifully.
Teacher Hong sometimes dances a small dance for them, and the children will interact and improvise and applaud together, which is very good.
At first, many people were full of doubts about this wheelchair-bound dance teacher, but slowly, Hong Chenlin's serious and responsible attitude moved everyone.
Because of her high paraplegia, she cannot maintain a sitting position in a wheelchair for a long time. She has to move her body every few minutes to relax her back. However, in order to set an example for the children, she always tries her best to keep her back straight during class.
Hong Chenlin:
Once, after following four classes for a day, I suddenly felt that something was not right, and my waist was very painful. It took about half a month to gradually improve.
Student Wu Ziyan:
She sometimes sits in that chair in class for a while, and her back is very tired and sore, so she has to keep her waist and back up every now and then to set an example for us.
Hong Chenlin wrote this passage in the memo on her mobile phone, "I hope that I am sober, uplifted, and in a good mood. No matter what kind of blood and pain I have been dealing with in my life in the last second, I hope that I will be graceful and beautiful. Standing in front of children and giving them an inspiration about beauty is a sense of awe and love for their profession."
Hong Chenlin:
It is not difficult if I can overcome it. I used to be reluctant to face children, but now I want to be with them because I want to convey another kind of beauty to them.
What excites me the most is that my friend told me that the child has improved, and I still have a sense of inner satisfaction. Although I said that I have sat down, the professional value I have can continue to be passed on and extended. Do your little bit of responsibility.
Get back your confidence and feel the joy of dancing again
For Hong Chenlin, teaching the children is a very hard thing, but what we see on her face is not fatigue, but happiness and contentment. This kind of happiness infects the children and the screen. before us.
In fact, it is not easy for Hong Chenlin to be a dance teacher again. She said it herself, she was reluctant to face the students for a long time, what made her return to the dance classroom?
Hong Chenlin stretches her ligaments, presses her shoulders, and practices dance moves at home every day. Because she is unconscious in her lower body, she needs to use all her strength to complete a seemingly simple movement.
Hong Chenlin:
I haven't practiced for many years, and I haven't been pressed. Many ligaments feel very tight and can't be stretched. Then I press on my shoulders every day, which is very painful and sore.
Hong Chenlin, who started dancing at the age of 10, became a professional dancer after graduation, and later became a teacher in a dance agency in Nanjing. She originally thought she would keep dancing like this, but a serious car accident in July 2012 changed everything.
Hong Chenlin:
Actually, my first reaction was, if I had spent the rest of my life sitting, I could actually have a wonderful life, but when I got into a wheelchair and saw the dance on TV for the first time, I suddenly burst into tears. As soon as I fell, I realized that my optimism was just an outward appearance. In fact, I was still very unable to accept this fact in my heart.
For a long time, Hong Chenlin was reluctant to contact anyone or anything related to dance. Her former colleagues and students wanted to visit, but they were all rejected by her.
Hong Chenlin: The
parents of the students called me and said that Mr. Hong and our children miss you very much. Can you come back to see us? I totally refuse. I don’t want to leave my bad and inelegant side to me. Boy, I think it's enough for me to leave them some graceful backs, so I don't want to go back and never go back.
Life isolated from dance has lasted for ten years.
Until March of this year, Hong Chenlin, who was isolated at home due to the epidemic, saw a simple dance on the Internet, and she suddenly had the urge to try it on her own.
Hong Chenlin:
We don't have a mirror at home, so I tried two moves facing the TV screen. I said it seemed to be okay, I'll try it out, and then I learned that little dance section. My body rhythm is a little bigger, if I dance with one hand, it will not look good, and then I try it again and again.
As the dance moves were mastered, Hong Chenlin became more and more excited, and what her four-year-old son said while watching his mother practice, ignited the dance enthusiasm that Hong Chenlin had been suppressing in her heart.
Hong Chenlin:
I recorded the video and he was watching it, and suddenly he said, "It's so beautiful." I don't even know who he learned from.
With the encouragement of her family and friends, Hong Chenlin plucked up her courage and recorded a dance video of only 15 seconds, which was posted on the online platform. Unexpectedly, it received a lot of attention and praise.
Hong Chenlin:
When you say that you are great and very positive, the first reaction is that I can do it. Just these few words, I can do it, and my mentality has changed a lot.
I just found out that there are more dance-related things I can try.
To record a 20-second video, Hong Chenlin has to dance at least dozens of times. From choosing music and dance clothes to editing the video and adding special effects, she tries her best to be perfect in every detail.
Hong Chenlin:
From selection to editing to arranging to recording to editing, it should take at least two to three days, because you have to dance repeatedly, you have to integrate your movements and expressions into one, to achieve the most harmonious a state of.
In the beginning, Hong Chenlin only dared to do some simple one-handed movements. Later, through continuous practice, she could add many two-handed movements under the premise of ensuring safety. After that, she also planned to try difficult movements such as wheelchair rotation to make her dance posture. "Smart" again.
Hong Chenlin:
Hard work is hard work, but when your finished product comes out, you will be very satisfied and you can pass on this mentality to everyone.
We sit in wheelchairs, in fact, life can be rich and colorful, and we can pursue the dreams we want.
Self-reliance and self-reliance brighten the lives of more people
In the interview, Hong Chenlin told us that if dancing once lit up her life, now, dancing in a wheelchair again has expanded the breadth of her life, allowing her to see more possibilities in life and making life full of life again. challenge and hope.
Hong Chenlin said that her greatest hope is to be an independent and useful person.
In her life, in addition to regaining dance, she also unlocked many new skills.
Hong Chenlin tried her best to do things like cooking, housework, and things that others could accomplish.
Hong Chenlin:
I will try my best to make my life fuller. I will grow flowers and grass. At the same time, if I am at home, I will also do some part-time jobs and part-time customer service. Basically, my parents and my mother are more at ease.
In addition to reassuring her parents, Hong Chenlin also has to take on the responsibilities of a mother and be a role model for her son.
Hong Chenlin:
I want to be the same as a normal family, give my child enough maternal love, let him know that a mother can be in a wheelchair just like other parents, give you care, give you love, take care of you, I want him to know that matter.
In order to help more people like herself, Hong Chenlin also joined a group of patients, and often gathers with everyone to share life skills on the wheelchair and some essentials of rehabilitation.
Hong Chenlin's patient:
We also like to play with her. Sometimes we call (call us) to go out to play. Wherever we go, we are together.
Starting to dance again made Hong Chenlin's life shine again. In the future, she has more things she wants to challenge, such as getting a driver's license, learning to skateboard, traveling all over the world, and experiencing the infinite possibilities of life.
Hong Chenlin:
I don’t know if there will be opportunities in the future, but I think I can work hard.
People have to constantly break through their limits and break through their own limits. Only in this way can life be meaningful.
Reshape your life, dance your life to the fullest
In ten years, from closing herself to embracing life, Hong Chenlin completely got out of the suffering brought by the car accident. She cooks by herself, travels alone, earns money part-time, and becomes a mother. Hong Chenlin proves that even in a wheelchair She can still live her own life well. She used a bit of hard work and tenacity to not bow to her fate, and pieced together the once broken life bit by bit.
Dancing again makes the reshaping of life more complete. The reluctance and love for dance are the healing agent for the wound in Hong Chenlin's heart.
Now, she can unreservedly pursue beauty, show beauty, convey beauty, and dance to the splendor of life!