Adrianne Haslet-Davis, Boston Marathon Bombing Victim, will Appear on 'Dancing with the Stars' [VIDEO]
Adrianne Haslet-Davis, one of the victims of the Boston Marathon bombing, will appear on the ABC show Dancing with the Stars this season and might even take to the dancefloor.
Haslet-Davis is a dancer and was among the many that were injured when two bombs went off during the Boston Marathon on April 15. Three people died and more than 200 were hurt. Haslet-Davis lost one of her legs but she has vowed to dance again and the television show will be chronicling her return to the dance floor.
The announcement was made Tuesday night by DWTS host Tom Bergeron during the elimination episode. He spoke of her unwavering spirit.
"Of all the remarkable stories that have come out of the Boston Marathon attack, one in particular has touched all of us here," he said. "Adrianne Haslet is the ballroom dancer whose amazingly positive outlook is a testament to the power of the human spirit."
Bergeron said the show would help her create a dance routine she can be proud of. Haslet-Davis, a teacher at Arthur Murray Dance Studio in Boston, said she would not let the terror attack take any more from her. She vowed to run again and has been in treatment at Spaulding hospital. Some of the progress she has made since the day of the attack was featured on the show.
"I absolutely will dance again," Haslet-Davis said. "I will do whatever it takes to get there. When I heard from Dancing with the Stars I was incredibly nervous, excited, happy. I just couldn't believe it."
She is determined to make the best of the unfortunate situation and said she does not want to feel sorry for herself.
"I would love to dance on the show. It would be ... such an accomplishment for me personally," she said. "The future is in front of me and I'm not going to let this stop me."
Derek Hough has already promised to fly down to Boston and begin practicing with her. He said he is ready when she is.
"I'd love to be able to dance with her," Hough said. "It'd be an honor and a pleasure to work with someone as courageous and brave as she is."
