How beautiful that someone loves their life so much that they don't want to be woken up from the dream. Congratulations, Li Cunxin, on creating such a grand dream-life for yourself and your loved ones. And thank you for sharing so much elegance and beauty with the world.
It was because of the intensive training he received from ages 11-18 years at the Beijing Dance Academy. The training was strict and grueling. He never mentioned tai chi in his autobiography.
There's no reference to Tai Chi in his autobiography, just to extremely rigorous and intensive ballet training at Beijing Dance Academy which he supplemented with adding weights privately. At the Dance Academy they began at half past five in the morning with running around open fields then breakfast followed by classes in ballet, Beijing Opera Movement, Acrobatics and Chinese folk dance with normal school subjects between 2pm-5:30pm followed by 2 more hours of ballet or politics. The training was particularly rigorous with most students having injuries including torn hamstrings and being in extreme pain while not being allowed to cry or stop. At one point in time they were trained in certain Kung Fu techniques by a champion from the Beijing Martial Arts School yet that's the closest to Tai Chi that Li Cunxin ever references studying.
He is so inspiring yet so humble. Very sweet man
How beautiful that someone loves their life so much that they don't want to be woken up from the dream.
Congratulations, Li Cunxin, on creating such a grand dream-life for yourself and your loved ones.
And thank you for sharing so much elegance and beauty with the world.
The best book I've ever read. And I have read alot. What a freaking awesome life he lived!
Wow great personality. I just read his book❤
His autobiography is fascinating. I'm re-reading it at moment.
Also read the book Mary's Last Dance a wonderful look at this truly great family. Have some tissues handy!
I wonder how often tai chi was a method in how he approached how to become to the level he became
It was because of the intensive training he received from ages 11-18 years at the Beijing Dance Academy. The training was strict and grueling. He never mentioned tai chi in his autobiography.
There's no reference to Tai Chi in his autobiography, just to extremely rigorous and intensive ballet training at Beijing Dance Academy which he supplemented with adding weights privately. At the Dance Academy they began at half past five in the morning with running around open fields then breakfast followed by classes in ballet, Beijing Opera Movement, Acrobatics and Chinese folk dance with normal school subjects between 2pm-5:30pm followed by 2 more hours of ballet or politics. The training was particularly rigorous with most students having injuries including torn hamstrings and being in extreme pain while not being allowed to cry or stop. At one point in time they were trained in certain Kung Fu techniques by a champion from the Beijing Martial Arts School yet that's the closest to Tai Chi that Li Cunxin ever references studying.