Young Dancer with Prosthetic Leg Leaves Millions in Awe
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Being born with a limb difference doesn’t confine anyone to a particular lifestyle. With the innovations in prosthetics, anyone can go after their dreams. For Jamiyah Robinson, she found her happiness in dancing.
When Jamiyah was ten years old, she had already performed impressive dance routines, which left millions of online viewers in awe of her talent and resilience. One video, in particular, caught people’s attention.
Jamiyah’s mother, LaShawn Jacobs, uploaded a video of her daughter tumbling in slow motion with her prosthetic leg on Facebook. As of this writing, the five-year-old video has garnered 2.7 million views.
In an interview with Good Morning America, Jacobs shared that she received messages from mothers of amputees, saying that they felt empowered by Jamiyah.
Jamiyah was born with a rare femoral deficiency, causing her left leg to be shorter. She received her first prosthetic leg at the age of five. Despite this challenge, Jamiyah was able to keep up with her sisters.
Jamiyah has been a member of the dance team Elite Forces of Destruction. And she has been teaching herself gymnastics moves. In the same interview, Jacobs said seeing her daughter on the dance floor with the other girls made her cry.
She loves to “see her keep up and live in fearlessness.”
Five years since the video blew up, Jamiyah is still dancing. This year, Jamiyah and her team competed in the World Championship-Buck or Die in Louisiana. And her mom still posts her dancing videos, supportive of her dreams.
