This is Harvey Phillips, who lost both legs and an arm to meningitis – but that hasn't stopped him from taking up ballet. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago tags young amputee ballet dancer harvey phillips |
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Ellie May Challis battled meningitis as an infant. She recovered, but her arms and legs had to be amputated. She has since used normal prosthetic legs which were were painful and slow. Now five years old, Ellie has new carbon framed legs, the kind amputee sprinters use. 2 comments edit related share plime.comVideo Here picked by bingo 8 months ago |
An 88-year-old Briton is perfecting his pirouettes in preparation for his debut as a ballet dancer in Prokofiev's "The Stone Flower." picked by muppet 2 years ago 3 comments edit related share world |
You can't get a size 8 ballet dancer type body to move with the weight, the gravitas or the sheer cheerful spirit a pregnant woman. picked by tigertony 2 years ago 1 comments edit related share entertainment |
Traffic policemen in a Romanian town have started taking ballet lessons to make them more graceful. picked by kissmenow 2 years ago 2 comments edit related share plime.com |
Sambas better than me picked by Dangerman 2 years ago 2 comments edit related share plime.com |
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Oscar Pistorius wants to be the first amputee runner to compete in the Olympics. But despite his ascendance, he is facing resistance from track and field’s world governing body, which is seeking to bar him on the grounds that the technology of his prosthetics may give him an unfair advantage over sprinters using their natural legs. picked by sholom22 3 years ago 0 comments edit related share science |
Young Muslim leader Iktimal Hage-Ali - a handpicked adviser to the Prime Minister - was arrested but released without charge in a cocaine bust eight days before receiving the NSW Young Australian of the Year award. picked by teaya21 3 years ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |