Hand in Hand
Written by Wendi Kelly - April 22, 2010
12 Comments
I came across a You tube video the other day. A ballet dance that took my breath away. I’ve seen a lot of spectacular ballet in my time and have never stopped to write a post about any of it but this dance was not your typical dance. Both of the dancers had overcome the lost of limbs and learned to dance, one without the use of an arm, and the other without the use of a leg, with each other as partners working together as a flawless team.
Hand in Hand It’s stunning. Where one needs a leg, the other provides her body and shifts her weight to accommodate him seamlessly and where it would seem an arm would be handy he is there.
Soon for me, I had forgotten, and was simply watching a beautiful work of art. The way a true work of art is. It simply began to look easy, although I know it was not, it had to have been the accumulation of years of difficult hard work, perseverance and incredible mental attitude.
It makes me wonder all the more what we are capable when we come together hand in hand, willing to work together, put our handicaps and differences aside, commit to a positive mental attitude and perseverance?
What kind of world could we live in if we weren’t willing to let anything stand in our way of being the best we could be together? As a team, working seamlessly as one?
Wouldn’t it be amazing to try and find out?
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12 Outstanding Responses to "Hand in Hand"
Donna on April 22, 2010 at 1:23 pm • Permalink
Not until we can overcome the biggest handicap of all….
Our need to be and/ or feel that we are better than everyone else.
Allison Day on April 22, 2010 at 6:24 pm • Permalink
I had seen this video, a while ago, and it amazed me. As a dancer, I had always assumed that a disability like that would be a career-ender; I couldn’t imagine dancing without an arm or a leg. To see the two of them not only dancing, but performing, in a way that takes your breath away, in a way that most dancers (even those of us who have the use of all their limbs) only dream of… it’s incredible.
Even more amazing, if I have the story right, is that the man in the video had never danced a day in his life before meeting the woman. So to all of you who claim you’re too [insert excuse here] to learn to dance (you know who you are
) or even to do anything at all… just look at him, and what he’s accomplished.
Really does make you wonder what sorts of excuses each of us are making in our lives that hold us back. I know I’ve made many, quite a few of which have come to light and been squashed in recent months as I’ve worked with you. And I know very well that there are more. As I’ve become more conscious of the excuses I make, I’m happily surprised to see that it’s most often the people around me who help me, or give me the push I need, to get past them.
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Deb Dorchak on April 22, 2010 at 6:34 pm • Permalink
Alright. It’s not that I can’t dance; I just don’t want to. There. Happy now?
But yes, it’s not easy letting go of excuses. We even make up excuses not to let go of excuses. Vicious cycle for sure.
Allison Day on April 22, 2010 at 6:38 pm • Permalink
I dunno, Deb… a little birdy told me you’d love to learn to tango… O:-)
Oh yes, and excuses for why we have excuses…
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Wendi Kelly on April 23, 2010 at 10:36 am • Permalink
Donna,
You have SUCH a huge valid point. Ego is the biggest monster our world faces. It gets in everyone of our faces every day. In insidious ways that we can barely imagine. With ourselves, in the way we treat ourselves with our self talk, and in the way we act and respond to others. And it is the biggest block to our ability to work seamlessly as a team.
However, when we are conscious of it, and actively work on it, we can improve and beat it. It doesn’t have to run our lives. It doesn’t have to win.
Wendi Kelly on April 23, 2010 at 11:34 am • Permalink
Allison,
Ah, those darn excuses. None of us are exempt from those either. I use to have a signature on my e-mail and message boards back in the old AOL days that said, “I Run Because I Can.”
It was a daily reminder to me that with a cracked vertebrae in my lower back that never healed back together, and 5 degenerated discs that I am lucky to run at all, let alone to have crossed the finish line of a marathon. I may not be able to run fast. I may take breaks. But I can do what I put my mind to do and smash through the can’ts and excuses of my life.
It helps me to remember to be grateful for what I CAN do. Otherwise its easy, so easy to feel sorry for ourselves.
Some among us can’t. How much the miracles of our life blossom and grow when we focus on what we CAN do instead of what we can’t do?
And back to that teamwork thing? It helps so much when we have each other encouraging one an other, giving each other the faith and support to smash those excuses to bits and fly right through the self-imposed ceilings of our lives. We don’t have to do it alone.
Wendi Kelly on April 23, 2010 at 11:36 am • Permalink
Ahem, Deb,
I think there is a dance party planned on May 10th…..I’m sure you will LOVE it…. no excuses will be accepted.
Lance on April 23, 2010 at 2:32 pm • Permalink
Wendi,
I too have watched this before, and it is so good to see again. As a pair, they are one…one beautiful work of art! And that really is so true – what can we do, together, when we really and truly let the strengths of each work in unison with our own?
And…dance party!!! Woohoo!! Let the fun begin!!
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Allison Day on April 23, 2010 at 2:53 pm • Permalink
Hehe! Dance party? I like the sound of that…
Yes, I agree… it’s amazing what a difference a positive outlook can make.
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Deb Dorchak on April 24, 2010 at 4:06 am • Permalink
As my art teacher in high school used to say “NO DANCING!”
Don’t ask me why. I have no clue.
Alien Ghost on July 8, 2010 at 4:48 am • Permalink
Hi Wendi,
Found your blog in the comment section of Barbara’s blog. This is my first time here and you already made me cry!
But seriously, this is such an inspiring post and video; I ended up in tears and couldn’t help it but write a post. Of course I made the links for people to see where and who gave me the motivation for that post and also who made me cry (just kidding about the last one)
Great post; I’ll be digging your blog as time allows me.
Raul
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Eric | Eden Journal on July 8, 2010 at 11:27 pm • Permalink
Wow, very cool video, thanks for sharing it. This is actually the first time I’ve ever seen it. To be honest, for the first half of the video I didn’t even realize she had only one arm. They really do move well together and it was just beautiful to watch.
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