ILL-Abilities: the b-boy supercrew taking on the able-bodied
14:06, 3 May 2013
LONDON. May 3. KAZINFORM Can you bodypop with one leg? Can you dance to music you can't hear? As Breakin' Convention opens in London, the crew of ILL-Abilities explain how anything's possible in hip-hop.
His nickname is Lazylegz but he is quite a mover. Born with a rare joint and muscle disorder, Canadian Luca Patuelli even uses his crutches in his act. And, having shown that physical virtuosity is by no means restricted to the able-bodied, Patuelli went on to form ILL-Abilities , an international supercrew of b-boys who all have some kind of physical limitation, but who have all managed to translate their disabilities into a unique movement style,according toThe Guardian.
Formed in 2007, the troupe now perform - and compete - around the world. Ahead of their return to London this weekend, Patuelli and three other dancers speak about dancing through deafness and cancer - and the maverick potential of crutches.
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