Like many little girls, I started dancing as a toddler. By 11 I was dancing en pointe and traveling around the Northeast to learn from different dance instructors. At 5 '11", I was often picked on for ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — This week's 'Hometown Hero' is using the power of dance to inspire others. Despite losing her eyesight at a young age and almost losing one of her legs in a terrifying ...

AKRON, Ohio (KTRK) -- An Ohio girl is inspiring others on the dance floor after losing one of her legs. Tessa Puma, 7, is winning dance competitions all over the world. She had her left leg amputated ...

It’s been 15 years since Amy Jordan was hit by a New York City bus and almost lost her right leg as it lay pinned under the 15-ton vehicle. Lying on the street, the dancer from West Palm Beach vowed ...

Kara Skrubis has had a passion for ballet since she was 3 years old, competing across the country and sharing dreams to teach the younger generation how to dance. Now 21, the New York native tells ...

A former professional dancer who was left unable to move her leg for a month after a brain tumour diagnosis said it has "put ...

In theater, “break a leg” is a phrase used to wish a performer luck. But for ballet dancers, it isn’t simply an expression but an occupational reality. The intense physical demands of ballet put ...

ORLANDO, Fla. (WKMG) - A dancer in Florida is back on the dance floor after losing both of his legs in a battle with meningitis. He’s already taking part in a new dance music video and says the future ...

A professional dancer from Florida has lost both his legs and narrowly escaped death after contracting a severe case of meningitis. Rafael Castellano, 32, spent nearly three months in the hospital, ...

85-year-old Shirley Johnson, a resident of RiverSpring Living, danced again after a leg amputation thanks to the facility's Golden Dreams program. The Golden Dreams program helps residents achieve ...

Dancer Jonathan Batista made history this fall as the first Black principal dancer in Pacific Northwest Ballet’s 50-year history. Batista was promoted to principal in September. He says this new title ...