Polio victim to showcase wheelchair dancing at Blossom Arts Festival


All for the arts: (From left) Dual Space Dance Theatre founder and managing director Anthony Meh, Lin, Chew, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Malaysia representative James Chang and Tecom cultural division director Tien Yu-An at a preview of the Taiwanese performers’ participation in the festival at Wisma MCA.

KUALA LUMPUR: Polio victim Sophi Lin Hsiu Hsia was all smiles as she made her way to her wheelchair to a preview of her performance at the Blossom Arts Festival Malaysia 2016.

Some may think a polio survivor would not be able to dance, but Lin has managed to defy the odds.

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