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mimi85

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9. Wow!

Reply to cyberswede (Reply #5)

Wed Mar 20, 2013, 05:36 PM

Mar 2013

I had never seen this - absolutely amazing! It's hard to imagine how much practice this must take and how young one must be to even start! They don't even look down at their feet - I am truly impressed by their dexterity.
Cyberswede, how old we're you when you did this? As Rachel would say, this is the best new thing in the world today(even though it's not new).

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