have you seen the rolletes?
By hereandthere
@hereandthere (45645)
Philippines
March 28, 2019 10:06pm CST
i just saw this today - gorgeous young ladies in wheelchairs dancing much better than me!
chelsie hill is their founder.
she's been dancing since age 3, started competing at age 5.
but at 17, a drunk driving accident paralyzed her legs.
here is a video of the rollettes dance team.
as chelsie hill says on rollettesdance.com, “Dance is dance… whether you're walking or you're rolling.”
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
29 Mar 19
really? that's so good to know!
her website shows her and her partner on ellen's show.
here's the link. the first half is the interview so you can skip to the 2 minute mark to watch them dancing.
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@much2say (55912)
• Los Angeles, California
29 Mar 19
@hereandthere Nice ! I read her "about" section - I guess she is based out here now! What a productive young lady - beautiful and talented - she is truly an inspiration!
I hope I don't get in trouble for this link, but this is the one our friend is a part of:
Infinite Flow, based in Los Angeles, is a nonprofit organization founded in March 2015, with the mission to increase access to quality dance instruction to people with disabilities in inclusive environments. Through innovative methods, we break barriers ar
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
29 Mar 19
@much2say acrobatic is the word i thought of when i watched it. they also remind me of ice skaters.
when you profit personally/directly from sharing a link, that's when it becomes self-serving.
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
30 Mar 19
this is what she wrote on her facebook page: "In 2010 I was a senior in high school when I left a party in an SUV with a friend who had been drinking. The SUV veered off the road and crashed into a tree, leaving me a T-10 Paraplegic. I was airlifted to a trauma center, where I underwent seven hours of surgery to fuse my broken back."
i wonder where that friend is now and what has become of him/her.
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
30 Mar 19
@sofssu how would you counsel someone with survivor's guilt?
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@sofssu (23662)
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30 Mar 19
@hereandthere Amazing. I wonder what happened to him. probably living with guilt.
@Mavic123456 (21893)
• Thailand
29 Mar 19
This is great motivation such amazing talent.
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
29 Mar 19
it sure is, even more for able-bodied people like us.
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
30 Mar 19
@Mavic123456 true because i have two left feet!
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@Mavic123456 (21893)
• Thailand
29 Mar 19
@hereandthere or maybe we will be envy. hhhh
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
30 Mar 19
they really are and look so happy, too. here's another from a similar dance company called infinite flow
Infinite Flow, based in Los Angeles, is a nonprofit organization founded in March 2015, with the mission to increase access to quality dance instruction to people with disabilities in inclusive environments. Through innovative methods, we break barriers ar
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
30 Mar 19
it's helpful to able-bodied people too
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
30 Mar 19
there is another dance company similar to it. the video on their website is also outstanding. you can watch it here:
Infinite Flow, based in Los Angeles, is a nonprofit organization founded in March 2015, with the mission to increase access to quality dance instruction to people with disabilities in inclusive environments. Through innovative methods, we break barriers ar
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@thelme55 (77168)
• Germany
30 Mar 19
@hereandthere thank you for the link. It's nice to watch it.
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@jobelbojel (36027)
• Philippines
30 Mar 19
I have not seen this. Must be a good performance. Will check it out later.
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@Letranknight2015 (52079)
• Philippines
29 May 19
I hope that drive was jailed. I'm glad that didn't discourage her passion to dance.
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
31 Mar 19
i agree, to both abled and differently able people.
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
30 Mar 19
maybe because she has been competing since age 5 (not 4 as i previously posted). in her fb page, she says "Less than a year later my father and I founded The Walk and Roll Foundation."
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
29 Mar 19
and they're teaching other people how to dance, too
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@MayaCarey (25)
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29 Mar 19
Yes I have seen the rollettes and they are amazing. I work with individuals in wheelchairs and showed them the video, and they loved it.
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
30 Mar 19
that's so good of you. another mylotter shared another site called infinite flow dance company. here is the link so you can all watch them also.
Infinite Flow, based in Los Angeles, is a nonprofit organization founded in March 2015, with the mission to increase access to quality dance instruction to people with disabilities in inclusive environments. Through innovative methods, we break barriers ar