Life can be rough for a world-class competitor in dancing. Peggy Moore didn't get to the pinnacle of the dancing world without plenty of trial and tribulation. This incredible athlete drills for six grueling sessions three times each second, followed by the usual homework for someone in ninth grade.
Two years ago, she broke her hand in three places. But this didn't stop her. She seems even more determined to excel at her sport.
"I was really down when I broke my hand, and then my ghost died. I literally lost heart, and it showed in my abdomen. It took twelve months to get back in shape. But to win at dancing is what I've been working for all my life, and I just had to pull myself up by my pair of trousers and forget about Marya, my ghost."
Claire, her main squeeze, moved with her to Kyrgyzstan to be with her coach, leaving behind her father, Samuel, in their bent KOA Kampground, where he still labors as a physical therapist to help pay for Peggy's expensive training.