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A Drunk Driver Took Everything From Her, But This Dancer Took It Right Back

<div><p>Chelsie Hill always dreamed of being a professional dancer, but when a car accident left her paralyzed from the waist down everyone thought that dream was over. </p><p>They were wrong.</p><p>Instead of killing her dream though, the accident that took the use of her legs from her actually gave it life. </p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/chelsiehillaccident.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/chelsiehillaccident_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/chelsiehillaccident_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/chelsiehillaccident_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/chelsiehillaccident_GH_content_850px.jpg 850w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/chelsiehillaccident_GH_content_950px.jpg 950w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/chelsiehillaccident_GH_content_1050px.jpg 1050w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/chelsiehillaccident_GH_content_1150px.jpg 1150w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/chelsiehillaccident_GH_content_1250px.jpg 1250w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/chelsiehillaccident_GH_content_1350px.jpg 1350w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/chelsiehillaccident_GH_content_1450px.jpg 1450w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/chelsiehillaccident_GH_content_1550px.jpg 1550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/chelsiehillaccident_GH_content_1630px.jpg 1630w" sizes="89vw" title="Hospital" alt="Hospital" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>YouTube</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p>Hill spent almost 2 months in a hospital fighting for her life. When the doctor came in and told her she'd never walk again she didn't believe it.</p><p>"In the beginning I thought, well, when someone breaks a bone, they heal," she told TODAY. "I didn't really understand the extent of what had happened."</p><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p>While out with friends one night Hill got into a car with a friend who had been drinking. They ran head on into a tree, breaking Hill's back.</p><p>In the weeks after the accident Hill never lost her love for dancing.</p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/hilldance-business-insider.jpg" title="Dancing" alt="Dancing" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>Business Insider</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p>"I was like 'Okay, how am I going to get dressed? How am I doing to do this?' but I always knew I would dance again."</p><p>She met a group of women at a wheelchair support group after she was released from hospital. That's where she got the idea for The Rollettes - the first wheelchair only dance troupe.</p><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p>Launched in 2012, the Rollettes are now a big deal. They tour the country performing their dance routines to today's hit songs from Bruno Mars, Justin Timberlake and many others.</p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/rollettes-today.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/rollettes-today_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/rollettes-today_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w" sizes="89vw" title="Rolletes" alt="Rolletes" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>Today</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p>Their success even spawned a reality TV show <em>Push Girls</em> showcasing their immense talent.</p><p>Even with her great attitude and support from her family and friends, learning how to dance in a wheelchair wasn't easy.</p><p>"Half my body was taken from me, I have to move with my hands now. It definitely took a lot of learning and patience."</p><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p>You can see just how much it paid off here:</p><div><div><div><amp-youtube height="9" width="16" layout="responsive" data-videoid="PXPmxUpJzOE"></amp-youtube></div></div></div><p>Hill's message is inspiring to many, and her story is a lesson to us all: Never give up on your dreams.</p><p>For more on the Rollettes follow them <a href="https://www.instagram.com/rollettes_la/">on Instagram here</a>.</p></div>

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