Myra Goldick, http://www.myragoldick.com, as a child paralyzed by polio and meningitis at the age of ten, struggled to overcome a dysfunctional family life, extreme poverty, and homelessness. She describes her life with polio and her book, “Dancing on our Disabilities”, http://www.myragoldick.com/dancing-on-our-disabilities/, what she means by dancers and dancing, and how she learned to dance on her disabilities. She talks about the most challenging of the challenges that are experienced by the dancers and their families, and that are created by their families for the dancers in their efforts
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