http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_606_Wheelchair_Dancer.mp3 Cornelia Kip Lee had polio and was discouraged from dancing as a girl. Last night she performed with the world-renowned mixed-ability dance company Candoco at the closing ceremony of the Paralympics. Plone 2.0 http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_606_Wheelchair_Dancer.mp3/logo.jpg http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_606_Wheelchair_Dancer.mp3 <p></p><h4>WHEELCHAIR DANCER</h4><p style="float: left;" class="imageleft"><img style="float: left;" class="image-left" src="resolveuid/4411036d06fb300af38176fd46a939d8" alt="Cornelia Kip Lee" height="100" width="100" />Cornelia Kip Lee</p><p>Last night in Beijing, dancers with the London-based Candoco Dance Company performed in the closing ceremonies of the Beijing Paralympics.<br /></p><p>Among the dancers was Cornelia Kip Lee, dancing in a wheelchair.</p><p>Cornelia had polio as a child, and for as long as she can remember, she has been limited in the use of her left leg. She loved ballet as a girl, but was forced to stop when her teacher found out she was unable to dance en pointe. <br /></p><p>Decades later, she first tried dancing in a wheelchair. As she tells Dick Gordon, she found the experience freeing, even electrifying.<br /></p><ul style="list-style-type: square;"><li>Learn about Cornelia's new dance company, <a href="http://www.candoco.co.uk/" target="_self">Candoco<br /></a></li></ul><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b" target="_self">CONTACT US</a><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /><h4>The beauty of a barn<br /></h4><p class="imageleft"><img class="image-left" src="resolveuid/6f4fb4bb98f35aeb96d7938c05c7ffed" alt="Frank Harmon" height="100" width="100" />Frank Harmon</p><p>Frank Harmon grew up visiting his uncle Emmet's farm in east Tennessee. The barn was a great place to play, but after he studied architecture in England, he saw the barn differently: as a model of efficient, environmentally-enlightened design.</p><p>Frank talks to Dick about the lessons he has learned from farms and nature.</p><ul><li>See the <a href="http://www.aianc.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&amp;subarticlenbr=80" target="_self">design that recently won in a competition</a></li><li>Learn more about <a href="http://www.frankharmon.com/" target="_self">Frank's work</a> </li><li>See <a title="Frank Harmon's sketch" href="resolveuid/d120277f3aa01b99f4d79141a00bbce8" target="_self">Frank's sketch</a> of Uncle Emmet's barn</li><li>See pictures of <a href="http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-vh/w-visits/w-findaplace/w-standen/w-standen-photo_gallery.htm" target="_self">Standen House</a>, the building that first opened Frank's eyes to the wisdom of regional design</li></ul><p><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b" target="_self">Contact Us</a></p> Thu, 18 Sep 2008 05:00:00