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landmark Inner circle within a triangle 5194 Posts |
"Subway heroes come in all types: Army veterans, utility engineers, professional ballet dancers.
The latest transportation savior is more likely to be seen in tights and dance slippers, leaping across a stage at New York City’s prestigious Lincoln Center, than performing a random feat of heroism in his city’s subway system. Nonetheless, American Ballet Theater dancer Gray Davis did just that: Over the weekend, he came to the rescue of a 58-year-old man who’d fallen onto the tracks at the 72nd Street Broadway-Seventh Avenue station. "According to police, the incident occurred just before midnight on Saturday. The injured man, whose name has not been released, was allegedly pushed onto the tracks by a woman who initially fled the scene. (Carolyn Mack, 23, has since been arrested on assault charges, though she claims she did not push the anonymous man.) Davis, who’d been waiting at the subway station with his wife, ABT soloist Cassie Trenary, and his mother, Janie Krabbe B. LeTourneau, saw the man fall. “At first I waited for somebody else to jump down there,” he told The New York Times. “People were screaming to get help. But nobody jumped down. So I jumped down.” Not only did he jump down, but he reportedly lifted the unconscious man to safety, and, upon hearing an oncoming train, “swung” his way out of danger. “I never realized how high it was,” Davis said of the subway platform ledge. “Luckily, I’m a ballet dancer, so I swung my leg up.” More here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/ball......a91650bf Swung his leg up? Those platforms are typically four feet or more high. Edit: Wikipedia says NYC subway cars are built for 45 inch high platforms. Still impressive to me.
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magicalaurie Inner circle Ontario, Canada 2962 Posts |
Dancers are strong. Training is rigorous. I learned a lot of dance appreciation from my theatre background. So, I'm not surprised at all, but a great story to shed light on that for those who may think otherwise. The same could be said for well trained- pardon the word selection- mimes, but I don't want to derail the thread.
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wulfiesmith Inner circle Beverley, UK 1339 Posts |
Ballet Strong ...
these people are very talented, disciplined and focused. on the lighter side ... going way back ... wrestling: the famous Ricky Starr - starts at 2:00 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UesKnpeMSqA |
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