Tag: bombings

Dancing Again, This Time on a New Leg

Yesterday we reported that Adrianne Haslet-Davis, the ballroom dancer who lost part of her leg in the Boston Marathon bombings, would take the stage at the TED2014 conference in Vancouver. And take the stage she did—well, more like burned a hole through it! The special performance came Wednesday afternoon during a session given by Hugh […]

Adrianne Haslet-Davis: Ready to Dance Again

  Adrianne Haslet-Davis (Photo by Bizuayehu Tesfaye/AP) Last spring , we introduced you to Adrianne Haslet-Davis, a dancer who lost her left foot as a result of the Boston Marathon bombings. Her story is heartbreaking, to say the least, but from the moment tragedy struck, Adrianne presented an optimistic, hopeful and, frankly, beautiful outlook. “I can’t […]