Disabled Venezuelans reach new heights through dance

Video. 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.

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.

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.