Originally Posted by
Stella Street:
“His first dance is up on youtube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0bcU1B2-OU
For a first dance it was quite good, I've seen much worse! It's obvious from his face he's concentrating very hard though. Latin and dancing out of hold is going to be much tougher”
Thank you so much for posting this....
to have a disability, and still be able to dance like this means that you have a true bond, trust and understanding with your partner, and as Stella says, we've seen much worse!
I didn't view it with any degree of "sympathy" but instead, I really enjoyed watching this dance with a different perspective, and trying to understand how, when you have this kind of disability, you are able to sense timings and feel of the music, and yet be confident enough to do some of the things they did in this dance.
I thought it was wonderfully heartening - and showed that dance transcends all types, sizes and abilities AND disabilities. I learned a lot from watching it.
REALLY lovely - am glad you posted it - thank you.