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The Backbend: Why a Basic Dance Move Is Paralyzing Children in China

For six years now, Li Huan has worked at a school cafeteria to keep her 12-year-old daughter Qingqing in class. Though deep in debt, there’s more at stake than money: Paralyzed and wheelchair-bound ...
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Chinese TV station apologises after getting caught plagiarising popular backbend dance and passing it off as original work

A TV station in China has apologised after it was caught plagiarising a popular 90-degree backbend dance from another performance that went viral earlier this year during the 2022 CCTV Spring Festival ...
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Palos Verdes Girl Paralyzed After Doing Backbend Refuses to Give Up Hope She’ll Dance Again

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Study Buddy (Explorer): Chinese dance troupe’s 90-degree backbends spark ‘blue-green waist’ craze on China’s TikTok

Read the following text and answer questions 1-9 below: [1] At the annual CCTV Spring Festival Gala, an all-female traditional dance troupe wowed the audience with elegant backbends. After that, “blue ...
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TikTok Dance Backbend Challenge – Sisters Show Off

"We’re the Dixon Sisters—professional dancers, gymnasts, and more—here to share our funniest, most uplifting moments with you. For a dose of positivity, check out Good Vibes Only and let us brighten ...