How to dance without legs

David Toole of CandoCo Dance Company compels attention. Propped on his hands, head lowered between his powerful shoulders, his gaze has a burning intensity. He disappears below the waist, unburdened by legs: his arms are his means of locomotion and of dancing, with or without a wheelchair.

Physically, David Toole is half a person, yet he mesmerized me with his strength, skill and musicality. His dance has come on in leaps and bounds - except that he does not leap conventionally but on long, muscular arms.

No one watching would describe Toole as physically challenged. David succeeds in shattering our preconceptions about the handicapped and is truly an inspiration.

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• handicapped
• inspiration
• video
• dance
• entertainment
• physically
• challenged

[Isabellerose]

That was the most sensual dance I have ever seen

[queenxanth]

I was going to ask how 7 people could dislike this... but I'm more curious how only 121 could like it.

[Abbytheballerina]

Why aren't any of them wearing tights or ballet shoes O_o

[Sheppshedder]

extraordinary and nicely filmed too. Thank you so much for sharing this. Please can we have more. Very inspiring.

[erino620]

Currently watching "Naked on the Inside", which features Mr. Toole. Just amazing.

[davyoda]

Thanks for the comments folks. Glad that so many liked it. CGI??? Hilarious

[jeanemail7]

wonderful.  Thank you for posting.

[menderfire9]

Awesome, Awesome, Awesome! Bravo!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[pIECE0FcAKE]

He is so sexy, I wish he would crawl from under my bed tonight.

[nacalosc]

Combien une dance tout simple et la musique tout simple peuvent devenir une explosion d'humanisme, des rêves, d’émois, sans devenir pathétiques.

[nacalosc]

@bogusia8020 Oczywiscie. I... widzialam osoby z uposledzeniem intelektualnym tanczace ale nie wpadlam na tak prosta rzecz ze ktos z takim inwalidztwem MOZE tanczyc (inaczej i ciekawie). Oczywiscie nie mowie nawet o atomowym ladunku dramatycznym i humanistycznym jaki tu jest tu odkryty.

[JeanVe]

@PwiBabe

I hope your kid will be born with this condition.

For you, not for the kid, because no one deserves a hateful, mean parent!