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Previously, Skal vi danse participant Birgit Skarstein came out in public and recounted the prejudices that she suffers as a wheelchair user when participating in the popular TV2 entertainment program.
Among other things, many have written on social media that the 31-year-old has nothing to do with the show.
– It triggers me that many believe that this will not work. This means we can help open up a new world for a good number of people, Skarstein previously told Adresseavisen.
In an article in Aftenposten on Tuesday, the Trøndelag resident is supported by dance partner Philip Raabe.
– The opposition Birgit faces motivates me more to show Norway what we can achieve. What defines Birgit Skarstein as a dancer is a fantastic ability to train hard and for a long time. She takes her body to the extreme, writes Raabe.
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I boasted
Last Saturday, Levanger athlete Skarstein again received a lot of praise from the judges during the TV show.
– It was a lot of work. We have worked very hard to make him feel good, Skarstein said after dancing quickstep with his dance partner Philip Raabe on Saturday’s show.
– It goes very fast, but I have a fantastic dance teacher, said Skarstein about the couple.
Skarstein is the first wheelchair participant to have participated in the program. In the first show of this year’s season, he received the highest score from the judges.
– Dancing with Birgit has developed my own perception of dance. It has really helped me see the leeway that we have. I have more creative and fun ideas, because I have to think outside the box when creating a choreography, writes dance partner Raabe in the article.
Birgit Skarstein and Philip Raabe usually train for four hours every afternoon. – It triggers me that many believe that this will not work, says Skarstein. Photo: KRISTIN GJELSVIK
– Dance is for everyone
Point out that dancing is for everyone.
– It does not matter if you are blind, have one leg, are short or long. Dancing is not ankles, arms or eyes. Dancing is what you interpret it for, what you feel, writes Raabe, who points out that for him dancing is freedom.
– When I create a choreography, I think: “What, why, how”. Then I tell a story based on that. The stories Birgit and I will tell this fall will be different from the ones you saw in Shall We Dance Before. But it is absolutely dancing.
