The Dancer With Tiny Legs: The Full Documentary, Nine Lives Media

This documentary, produced by Nine Lives Media in 2011, follows 34yearold American JoAnne Fluke who was born anddoctors thought she would only live for72 hours. Her dad Bobby Joe fainted at the sight of her webbed legs, the main sign of her genetic condition caudal regression syndrome. Medical staffwarned JoAnne s parents that her webbed legs would never work or grow, so she would always be dependent and never be able to do anything in life. But JoAnne went on to prove them wrong. She is ferociously independent, lives on her own, has a job, has learnt to drive and never lets any obstacle stand in her way. Watching her swing herself from the floor, or her wheelchair, in and out of her car is truly inspiring. JoAnne s hobby isdancingand she has started upGroovability, her own dance academy. Since her firstwheelchair dance class, shes been hooked on dancing. In this inspiring documentary about JoAnne s life, we follow JoAnne as she prepares to compete in her first ablebodied