For many years my daughter has attended dance classes.  When she first started to learn to dance, not only was she tiny, she was wore Ankle Foot Orthosis. (AFO’s), and had problems walking let alone dancing.  A few people said we were bad parents putting her in a dance class where she would not be able to do what the other children were able to do.

Caring for a child with special needs is hard enough, dealing with the words of others is almost impossible.  So several years later, with dance exams passed, and medals won,  I am proud to present this short video of my daughter competing in her first dance competition. Just think if we had listened to all the people who said we were bad parents all those years ago, this moment would never have come. As for the future, if you are in Blackpool over the Easter weekend,  you may even see her dance in the competition final at the Winter gardens.