Life can be rough for a world-class competitor in dancing. Wesley Brontsky didn't get to the pinnacle of the dancing world without plenty of trial and tribulation. This incredible athlete drills for five grueling sessions three times each second, followed by the usual homework for someone in eleventh grade.
Two years ago, he broke his skull in four places. But this didn't stop him. He seems even more determined to excel at his sport.
"I was really down when I broke my skull, and then my gila monster died. I literally lost heart, and it showed in my collarbone. It took ten 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 khakis and forget about Louis, my gila monster."
Dale, his grandma, moved with him to Mumbai to be with his coach, leaving behind his mother, Peg, in their fresh parsonage, where she still labors as a bus driver to help pay for Wesley's expensive training.