Dergin Tokmak
Dergin Tokmak contracted Polio when he was only one year old, which resulted in partial paralysis from Poliomyelitis. He went on to become a Cirque du Soleil performer and breakdancer.
Check out this informal video from his youtube channel. Give it a minute to get going…and watch the incredibly fluid, gravity defying moves. Amazing.
“I want to pass on to the next generation … so people can see that no handicap is too big or too limiting to dance. My message as an artist is to show the world that there is a creative soul in everyone with or without a handicap.” -Dergin Tokmak
April 10, 2012 at 2:17 pm
I love to see those who others think as helpless, over come great feats. They refuse to give up. They discover they have talents too and have something to offer the world. I can’t even begin to imagine how hard this was for him to learn & do. What an inspiration! Never give up!
April 10, 2012 at 2:18 pm
I know. These stories always make me so happy!
April 10, 2012 at 3:13 pm
Mad skills on those crutches! That guy must be all muscle… seriously. I’ve only got to be acquainted with crutches twice in my life. I tell you now, I could barely *walk* with them… let alone fling and twirl myself around in the air. hah hah
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April 10, 2012 at 3:14 pm
Good stuff, I’d also like to point out Lazylegz, a disabled breakdancer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avL7C5KjR-A
April 10, 2012 at 3:22 pm
Stunning! It’s amazing what people can do when they can’t do something else.