When she was in eighth grade, Taylor Haines had the moxie to try out for the East Anchorage High School dance company. That meant an audition in front of a crowded studio of 60 or 70 older dancers, a big deal for a middle schooler.
Her dance teacher, Ariel Graham, remembers the day.
What stood out was not the girl's prosthetic leg, but her confidence.
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