Shanghai wheelchair dancers fight disability stigma in China
When she lost a leg to cancer at the age of 10, Shao Yue never imagined she could learn to dance.
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When she lost a leg to cancer at the age of 10, Shao Yue never imagined she could learn to dance.
SHANGHAI, Dec 12 — When she lost a leg to cancer at the age of 10, Shao Yue never imagined she could learn to dance. Now, she’s a national wheelchair-dancing champion who hopes her story can help change perceptions of the disabled in China. “People think we face a lot of difficulty going...
When she lost a leg to cancer at the age of 10, Shao Yue never imagined she could learn to dance.
When she lost a leg to cancer at the age of 10, Shao Yue never imagined she could learn to dance. Now, she's a national wheelchair-dancing champion who hopes her story can help change perceptions of the disabled in China. "People think we face a lot of difficulty going out... and need to rely entirely on others to survive," said the 34-year-old winner of multiple competitions.
When she lost a leg to cancer at the age of 10, Shao Yue never imagined she could learn to dance.