Upon one foot, teen dancer leaps for her dream


	Upon one foot, teen dancer leaps for her dream

farfalla294

7-18-2007 8:31 AM

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disability, dancing, winning disability, power of dreams, dreams, inspirational stories, inspirational

farfalla294 says:

In the page you can also watch a video of Nathalie while dancing with her instructor

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7-20-2007 5:49 PM

sidegik

farfalla294, inspiring clip, thanks.

7-23-2007 11:48 AM

tdog181989

ok...wow she's good. Thanks for the funny, yet uplifting, story.

10-31-2007 6:06 PM

Rashid Malik

That's a real brave girl.

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