Li Cunxin lived under extreme poverty in a small home along with his family, aunts, uncles and grandparents. One day during his normal school day, the ballet committee came to Li’s school to select students to come to Beijing for dancing classes. Li was overjoyed about this opportunity about going to Beijing. His family was also pleased as well as down hearted about his move to Beijing.
At Beijing, Li stayed at the Ballet Academy in Beijing with his selected students. Li’s life in the Ballet Academy didn’t start as far as expected. He didn’t sleep as well as he could at nights and he didn’t incorporate the moves in his