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Disabled Venezuelans reach new heights through dance

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Disabled Venezuelans reach new heights through dance

Eight years ago a stray bullet crushed Iraly Yanez's aspirations of becoming a professional dancer as it ruptured two of her vertebrae and left her paraplegic for the rest of her life.

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But now the young Venezuelan dancer is pursuing her life-long passion in a wheelchair - and hoping to put her career back on track - thanks to a contemporary dance company that is helping disabled people perform in theatres and take their talent to new heights.

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