Gerrard Gosens

Why is anyone surprised by this? There’s plenty of people who go on Dancing with the Stars who can’t dance. Gerrard Gosens is a very inspiring man. He’s run marathons, flies an ultralight and plans to climb Mount Everest, all things most of us have no hope of achieving.

Dancing with the barbs - Gerrard Gosens on Sunday night

This is a man who in spite of his visual impairment, is used to being good at things, and is obviously extraordinarily competitive and is accustomed to positive feedback and public adulation.

But he can’t dance to save himself. I saw him on Sunday night on Dancing with the Stars, and as McKenney pointed out, Gosens has no rhythm, hunches his shoulders, and doesn’t exactly look like he’s cutting up the dance floor.

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  • Marisa says:

    03:53pm | 12/11/09

    it is very ignorant to think that blindness is the worse disability per the comment above. AT least I think so. There are people who couldn’t look after themselves and personally care for themselves. The point here is he gave it a go and the public voted not because they… Read more »

  • Tony says:

    12:55am | 18/08/09

    We all applaud Gerrard for having a go, but the voting system - half judges and half viewers - can destroy a dancer regardless of having a disability. In this case, clearly the sympathy factor kicks in and provides compensation for the decreased dancing ability (due to the disability) in… Read more »

 

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