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| My brother Paul and daughters Stephanie (standing) and Heather |
My brother Paul died last March at age 57 after four and a half years of stage IV cancer. He really lived while he was dying--he worked full-time while he remodeled his home, bought a Mustang convertible and traveled yearly to Las Vegas. It was his courage, grace and humor that inspired me to pursue my bucket list dream of dancing around the world. I hope to dance in every state and country and do the dance of that culture (e.g. hula in Hawaii, flamenco in Spain).
I also found a way to combine my love of dance and travel with volunteering through Cross-Cultural Solutions. In twelve countries (including Russia), I'll be dancing and volunteering at the same time.
Two other sources of inspiration
Umpha Sikarinthra won a ballroom latin dance championship at the age of 75.
http://www.aarp.org/personal-growth/life-stories/info-08-2011/ballroom-dancing-champion.html
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93-year-old yoga master, Tao Porchon-Lynch, was ballroom dancing a month after her hip surgery at age 87. http://www.taoporchon-lynch.com/
Tao Porchon-Lynch 2009
