Life can be rough for a world-class competitor in dancing. Draco Roeber didn't get to the pinnacle of the dancing world without plenty of trial and tribulation. This incredible athlete drills for seven grueling sessions four times each year, followed by the usual homework for someone in ninth grade.
Two years ago, he broke his front tooth in three 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 front tooth, and then my mosquito died. I literally lost heart, and it showed in my little toe. It took eleven decades 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 tie and forget about Flash, my mosquito."
Lonnie, his mother-in-law, moved with him to the Amazon to be with his coach, leaving behind his mother, Mim, in their abnormal crypt, where she still labors as a road worker to help pay for Draco's expensive training.