My challenge is to sit (and hopefully pass!) my RAD Grade 5 exam in November 2014. It is the end of the old syllabus and the last time this grade will be examined. I would like people to sponsor my effort which is raising money for the STV Appeal.

It's not going to be easy... 

Two and a half years ago, I ruptured my achilles tendon; a devastating injury for a dancer or sports person. I spent 4 months in 4 different casts on crutches and in a wheelchair followed by months of painful physiotherapy to teach myself to walk again. Exactly 2 years ago, I tried my first tentative little 'jump' and any chance of dancing seemed an impossibility. Over the past 2 years, I have made slow progress to be able to teach dancing, although I will never again be able to dance properly. My left leg is considerably weaker and less mobile than my right and I have no stamina at all! 

http://www.centralscotlandballetschool.co.uk/news/amanda-s-ballet-exam-challenge/

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