A ballerina born with no arms is inspiring the world with her dancing skills.
Vitoria Bueno, 16, from Minas Gerais, Brazil, is chasing her dreams of being a ballerina despite her disability.
She was first prompted to take up ballet on the advice of her physiotherapist, who noticed the girl's passion for dancing.
When Bueno's mother first dropped her daughter off at ballet class when she was aged just five, she worried about her fitting in.
Born without arms, Bueno's dream of being a dancer seemed unrealistic - especially in a small town of Santa Rita Do Sapucai in rural Brazil, where her disability made her a social curiosity.
'People would line up outside the house to see her,' said her mother Wanda, 39, still hurt as she recalled the insensitivity.
'They would lift up her sleeves to look.'
But Bueno, now 16, focused on her dancing and took up jazz and tap as well.
Now a regular at the ballet academy in her hometown in the state of Minas Gerais, Bueno's talent has made her a social media star and an inspiration to many.
'For me, arms, they're just a detail,' Bueno said at the theatre where she performs.
'I follow with my eyes, as if they were there.'
Watching her glide across the wooden stage, synchronized with her colleagues in a dazzle of green and white, it is easy to forget she dances without arms.
'I don't feel like I need them at all,' she added.
More than just realizing a dream, the strength and flexibility gained through dance have proven crucial to Bueno, who does everything from brushing her teeth to picking items off the supermarket shelf with her feet.
'There are things she can do with her feet that I can't do with my hands,' said her stepfather, Jose Carlos Perreira.
With over 150,000 Instagram followers, Bueno is glad to be a role model for others too.
'We are more than our disabilities, so we have to chase our dreams,' she said.
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Vitoria Bueno, 16, from Minas Gerais, Brazil, is chasing her dreams of being a ballerina despite her disability.
She was first prompted to take up ballet on the advice of her physiotherapist, who noticed the girl's passion for dancing.
When Bueno's mother first dropped her daughter off at ballet class when she was aged just five, she worried about her fitting in.
Born without arms, Bueno's dream of being a dancer seemed unrealistic - especially in a small town of Santa Rita Do Sapucai in rural Brazil, where her disability made her a social curiosity.
'People would line up outside the house to see her,' said her mother Wanda, 39, still hurt as she recalled the insensitivity.
'They would lift up her sleeves to look.'
But Bueno, now 16, focused on her dancing and took up jazz and tap as well.
Now a regular at the ballet academy in her hometown in the state of Minas Gerais, Bueno's talent has made her a social media star and an inspiration to many.
'For me, arms, they're just a detail,' Bueno said at the theatre where she performs.
'I follow with my eyes, as if they were there.'
Watching her glide across the wooden stage, synchronized with her colleagues in a dazzle of green and white, it is easy to forget she dances without arms.
'I don't feel like I need them at all,' she added.
More than just realizing a dream, the strength and flexibility gained through dance have proven crucial to Bueno, who does everything from brushing her teeth to picking items off the supermarket shelf with her feet.
'There are things she can do with her feet that I can't do with my hands,' said her stepfather, Jose Carlos Perreira.
With over 150,000 Instagram followers, Bueno is glad to be a role model for others too.
'We are more than our disabilities, so we have to chase our dreams,' she said.
Visit Vitoria's Instagram: https://bit.ly/2Ou40M2
Music: Indian Walk - Nico Staf
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