Wheelchair dancers dazzle at Taiwan competition
16 March 2021 |
6:43 am
Wheelchair dancers from across Taiwan gather in New Taipei City for the She-fu Cup Wheelchair Dancing Competition, a much-awaited annual meet by enthusiasts. Rosy Hsu, 60, one of the island's last generation of polio survivors, has been practising every day in the months leading up to the competition, which has now become the highlight of the year for her. Developed in Sweden in 1968, Taiwan held the first-ever Asian Championship in 2016.
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16 Mar 2021
Wheelchair dancers from across Taiwan gather in New Taipei City for the She-fu Cup Wheelchair Dancing Competition, a much-awaited annual meet by enthusiasts. Rosy Hsu, 60, one of the island's last generation of polio survivors, has been practising every day in the months leading up to the competition, which has now become the highlight of the year for her. Developed in Sweden in 1968, Taiwan held the first-ever Asian Championship in 2016.
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