We will dance again: the story of a Kazakh dancer with an amputation. I'm dancing inside myself: a member of Anita Tsoi's team started a new life, having lost his leg Dima kim what happened
Dmitry Kim lost his left leg to the knee in Los Angeles three days before his 30th birthday.
The accident ended the career of the talented dancer Dmitry Kim, who, in particular, danced in the ballet of the singer Anita Tsoi and the Vintage group. Fatal for him was an attempt to take a selfie in Los Angeles, which eventually ended in the amputation of his left leg.
The accident happened to a native of Alma-Ata during the New Year holidays in the California metropolis. He decided to take a couple of shots near the white stone wall in the rays of the setting sun. While Dmitry was choosing the most successful angle, part of the fence collapsed on his leg.
The victim was rushed to one of the best clinics cities where they fixed a broken leg. However, this did not help: the doctors could not save the soft tissues, as a result of which blood poisoning began. In total, Kim underwent four operations, as a result of which his leg was amputated to the knee.
And it happened three days before his 30th birthday. Now the dancer's friends are raising money for rehabilitation and a prosthesis, thanks to which he will be able to move and, possibly, even dance, reports Life.
Dmitry painfully recalls the day when the doctors told him about the need for amputation.
I had suicidal thoughts, he admitted. - I became very scared. I cried for 16 hours straight and didn't want to come to real life disabled. I went through terrible pain. Only close friends from America knew about this, I didn’t even tell my mother right away. But now I pulled myself together and appreciate every moment, every day given to me.
According to Kim, "you have to fight even when it seems that everything is over!".
You can bury yourself now, or you can be reborn again, the dancer believes. - With small but sure steps I go to new life! So let's dance in a couple of months!
Dmitry's whole life was connected with the stage: the young man always earned money by dancing. As a child, his grandmother could not tear him away from watching dance programs: the boy, as if enchanted, repeated the movements he saw on the screen for hours. It was then that a dream appeared - to become a famous dancer.
At the age of 17, Kim moved from his native city to Ivanovo. Once in one of the trendy nightclubs, he was noticed on the dance floor and immediately offered a job. Then he moved to Moscow, where he first got into the dance team of Coca-Cola, the sponsor of the relay. Olympic flame in 2014.
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He was transferring sneakers from the washer to dryer when he noticed them. appearance. The form was strongly deformed and bent only on the left, while the right one was in order. He didn't attach much importance to it. After drying, he put on his shoes and went to the store with his friends. The day was drawing to a close, and the sunset gradually began to color the sky. On the way back, the guys decided to take a picture against the background of a white wall, which so successfully reflected the bright rays of the setting sun. A friend walked away to take a beautiful angle, and he leaned against the wall. A second later, it collapsed and he, not having time to jump far, fell. The wall crushed him with its weight left leg. With that rumpled sneaker. Perhaps it was a sign, but who among us attaches importance to them ...
From Ainabulak to Moscow
His name is Dmitry Kim. But already for a long time he is known to everyone as Kim Dima. A pseudonym that personifies a beautiful, dynamic and slightly outrageous personality, widely known in in social networks. But before all these bright colors, captured in photographs, his life was rather insipid and monochromatic. He grew up as an ordinary boy in ordinary family. Almaty resident, whose childhood was spent in the Ainabulak area. In the area, as far as possible from the cultural streets of the southern capital and separated by a huge market of various goods, popularly nicknamed "The Flea Market".
Starting with early age to dance, he periodically listened to ridicule from peers. After all, where he grew up, young people went to boxing or other sections where they could be taught to stand up for themselves. And he learned to dance. And despite the sidelong glances, Dima was not particularly hurt by the “offenses”. He just decided to prove that dancing can be serious work, and you can achieve something without waving your fists:
“At the age of 17, I moved to Moscow. Enrolling first in college, he immediately got a job dancing in the most fashionable club for those years. Then, having entered the university, I thought that I want to develop more and dance with the stars. I went through a huge series of castings, and in the end, after a tough selection, I was taken to show ballet by Anita Tsoi. Then there was work with the group " Vintage», Egor Creed and other artists.
And the life of a club party-goer began. It was a period radically different from the time at home, when I was nobody and nobody knew me. I finally did a job that gave pleasure and brought prosperity. Together with the team, we staged amazing theatrical performances with unique costumes. My life has been a continuous celebration ... "
And then came the period when he wanted something more. The current success and popularity were no longer so admired, everyday life appeared and I wanted to change. The choice was obvious. Where, if not in Los Angeles, you could find inspiration, move to a new dance level, and find interesting projects. Without thinking twice and quickly gathering, he flew across the ocean. A new life began on the other hemisphere of the Earth. New workouts and self-improvement. Now that the sun was setting in his homeland, his day of new hope was just beginning. And so it was until that fateful evening ...
Lose the "bread" that feeds you
How he was brought to the hospital, he did not remember well. The vanity of the doctors was indistinguishable through the veil that shrouded the eyes. Somewhere in the intervals, the words of friends were heard: “Dima, hold on! You must hold on!" Clearly he felt only sharp pain in the leg, which was felt even through shock doses of painkillers. And now, after three painful operations, the doctor's verdict confronts a terrifying fact. The leg cannot be saved and must be amputated. It is impossible to delay the decision, otherwise the infection will go up the leg, and you will have to amputate the thigh ... And this is the decision!?
“When I understood everything, and imagined myself without a leg to the thigh, I began to cry from pain and regret. Is this a choice?! What can I do next?! After all, my legs feed me !!. At that moment, my decision depended on how much my leg would be cut off, but I simply started to get hysterical. I screamed. How so?! I'm a dancer!! This is my bread!! I can't do anything anymore! How can I live without a leg?! Tears themselves flowed down my cheeks, the whole world collapsed for me ... I cried for a long time, and did not know how I would live on ... There were thoughts that it would be better if I were crushed ... And now I am a cripple and a freak ... At that moment I wanted to die…"
Despite the hellish pain, Dima made a decision, and on the same evening he underwent an operation to amputate his left leg to the knee. When he came to in the morning, he opened his eyes heavily. Nearby were friends who smiled at his awakening. He smiled back at them, “Okay… Now we need to do something about it…”
New life on one leg
After this tragedy, a huge series of changes and changes took place in his life. The news of the incident spread like a virus on the Internet. Many people responded to numerous reposts of support on social networks. Funds began to be collected for a new prosthesis that would allow Dima to walk without crutches. There were also calls from morning until late at night, encouraging messages.
“My phone was just bursting with calls. Every day someone came to me, sat with me or walked, taking me out in a wheelchair.
“I didn’t even have time to be alone, because someone was always in my room until late,” Dima recalls with a smile.
It would seem that the career of a professional dancer could be put an end to. But when you are surrounded by support from loved ones, you simply do not have time for gloomy thoughts alone. All this also changed Dima's friends, who, experiencing these difficult moments with him, began to appreciate the present more.
The rehabilitation period took long time but everything went well. hard decision, which he had to accept, partially, but still saved his leg. Now the prosthesis allows not only to walk, but also to dance. He again began to do his favorite thing, but now with a special attitude.
Having learned the decision of the doctors, I cried for 16 hours, even thought about suicide ... ”- admits Dima Kim. The tragedy happened at the beginning of January 2017. Then the guy who worked with many show business artists - Anita Tsoi, the Vintage group, went to conquer America. One evening, the dancer and his friends went for a walk in Los Angeles. The sun was setting beautifully below the horizon, and he decided to take a couple of shots against the background of the wall. For a long time I chose a good angle, when suddenly a large piece of masonry collapsed on my leg. Comrades called an ambulance, the guy was quickly taken to one of the best hospitals. Doctors performed an operation, followed by three more, but a few days later gangrene began - they had to amputate the foot and half of the lower leg.
Unbroken
“I didn’t even want to think about disability,” recalls 31-year-old Dmitry Kim. - Due to the nervous shock, the temperature went off scale, the doctors put ice packs on me to somehow cool it down. My friends helped me get out, who were on duty in the ward day and night, talking, setting me up for the best before and after the procedures ... On January 19, three days after the amputation, my birthday was celebrated right in the hospital. I'm extremely grateful to them."
Most of all, Dima was afraid for his mother.
“I didn’t tell her for almost a month,” the hero continues. - Information did not get into the media right away. When talking on the phone or Skype, he kept his voice and face with all his might, smiled, laughed, although the pain was terrible. Gathering his strength, he nevertheless decided to make a revelation. He asked his brother to go to Togliatti, where his relatives now live, and be close to his mother. She cried, regretted, but managed. Largely thanks to this, I also survived, I learned to accept my path in a new way.
At the age of 17, Dima moved from Alma-Ata to Ivanovo to attend college. During the day, he diligently sat in pairs, and at night he took off on the dance floors of clubs. “There I was noticed by Moscow producers, they offered to move to the capital,” says Dmitry. – After graduating educational institution in 2000, he did just that. Everything spun at a breakneck pace - casting, filming, touring.
Guy more than a year danced in Anita Tsoi's show, then worked in the ballet of the Vintage group, and at the same time starred in commercials. And at the end of 2016, he decided to try his hand in America and went on exploration for the winter holidays.
First step
Who knows how things would have turned out if not for that ill-fated day. However, now, having spent two years in Los Angeles, Dima is truly happy. “When I got on my feet for the first time two months after the tragedy, there were tears in my eyes,” the dancer recalls. - For the sake of this moment, it was worth going through torment, pain, endless dressings ... The prosthesis was made at the expense of medical insurance, the simplest, a little uncomfortable. The steps were difficult, but I could not give up. On the second, more functional, they were collected by the whole world. Anita, Lesha Romanov from Vintage, relatives, friends, fans helped. And six months later he was already moving confidently, even tried to dance. Sometimes he felt very constrained, did not take off his prosthesis in public, tried his best to disguise it. But then I accepted the situation, fell in love with myself for who I am, and continue rehabilitation.”
At first, Dima lived on money that was transferred by caring people. Today he is fully self-sufficient. “After hearing my story, there were commercial offers from several clothing brands. I even became the face of a brand that produces things for people with disabilities,” continues Kim. - Of course, I agree to advertising shootings. With friends and constantly coming up with new videos, I don’t refuse to participate in concerts of local dance pros, I put on numbers, I periodically come to Russia, and recently I was a member of the jury for the Cardo award in Stavropol. Dima did not give up sports either: every morning he starts in the gym.
“Yes, I can’t practice like before, but I try to stay in good shape,” says the dancer. “I refused alcohol, of course, sometimes I eat junk food, but the main thing is that I don’t abandon my body, I improve it.”
A year after the amputation, Dima tried hiking - this is walking on highlands, which is not even given to all healthy people. “I climbed one of the mountains for a great view of Los Angeles,” smiles Kim. - It was incredibly hard! And recently he also fulfilled his dream - he made a trip to America, which he had dreamed of since childhood.
Only close friends and family know that behind the smile that never leaves Kim's face lies an uphill struggle. “Of course, there are days when it rolls, you don’t want anything,” the guy admits. - I still have phantom pains ... The prosthesis often rubs blisters. But I try to wake up and mentally embrace the world, become best version myself. Many people ask: “Where does the strength of the spirit come from?” Of course, you can choose the position of a victim of circumstances - feel sorry for yourself, withdraw. But I chose a different path. I am glad that I manage to motivate others - subscribers often seek advice. So, people, no matter what difficulties you face, never give up!”
Celebrities Russian stage announced a fundraiser for 30-year-old Kazakh dancer Dmitry Kim, whose leg was amputated in early January. The tragedy happened to Dmitry in Los Angeles: when he was trying to take a spectacular selfie, a concrete wall fell on the guy's leg.
Photo by Instagram/kimadima
Dmitry began his career at the age of 17, having moved from his native Almaty to the Russian city of Ivanovo. Having become a star of nightlife in just six months, the dancer decided to conquer Moscow in order to get into the star ballet. Not much time passed before Dmitry was taken to the dance team of the Coca-Cola company, the sponsor of the Olympic torch relay in 2014. Immediately after a six-month tour, a talented guy had a chance to take a place in Anita Tsoi's ballet. Of the 120 applicants, only three were chosen, one of which was Dmitry Kim.
Dmitry Kim / Photo by Instagram/kimadima
After working with the singer for a year, the young man got a job in the ballet of the Vintage group. But the Kazakhstani did not stop there and thought about the next stage - a career as a dancer in America. However, on January 16, trouble happened to the guy - his leg was amputated.
“An accident happened to Dmitry during the New Year holidays in Los Angeles. In the rays of the setting California sun, the dancer decided to take a couple of shots near the white stone wall. While the artist was choosing the most successful angle, part of the fence collapsed on his leg. The victim was urgently taken to one of the best clinics city, where they set the broken leg. However, this did not help: the doctors failed to save the soft tissues, as a result of which blood poisoning began. In total, Dmitry underwent four operations, as a result of which the left leg was amputated to the knee," the Life agency tells the story of the Kazakhstani. ".
Now the dancer's friends are raising money for rehabilitation and a prosthesis, thanks to which he will be able to move and even dance. Dmitry painfully recalls the day when the doctors told him about the need for amputation.
“I had suicidal thoughts. I became very scared. I cried for 16 hours in a row and did not want to come to real life disabled. "I pulled myself together and appreciate every moment, every day given to me. We must fight even when it seems that everything is over! You can bury yourself now, or you can be reborn again. With small but sure steps, I go to a new life! So We'll dance in a couple of months!" - Dmitry told reporters.
Dmitry and singer Yegor Creed / Photo Instagram / kimadima
Now Dmitry is in Los Angeles, his temporary prosthesis is designed for a real recovery period, he cannot walk with it. Next, you need to purchase a prosthesis worth 35 thousand dollars. Dmitry also needs medication. The predicted recovery period is about six months.
Below are the details by which caring citizens can help Dmitry.
For Russia:
Sberbank card: 4817 7600 4461 2715
(Sadykova Natalya Vasilievna - Dmitry's mother)
Card account: 408.178.102.5440.2222876
BIC: 043601607
TIN: 7707083893
For Kazakhstan:
Sberbank card: 5355 4100 0033 5597
(Kim Vitaly Anatolyevich - Dmitry's brother)
Card account: KZ37914CP39825497412
BIC: 930740000137
TIN: 920108301215