27-year-old Jennifer Bricker says she would love it if she could one day perform on a show like “Dancing with the Stars”

Nov 14, 2014 20:57 GMT  ·  By

In most respects, 27-year-old Jennifer Bricker is just like any other woman her age. She likes to dance, play volleyball and all sorts of other sports, and hang out with friends. The thing is that, as surprising as this may sound given her hobbies, she has no legs.

What's more, Jennifer Bricker did not lose her limbs in a freak accident years ago. On the contrary, she was born without them. Hence, her parents put her up for adoption. Luckily, she was taken in by a family and grew up to become a most accomplished woman.

A perfectly normal childhood

Having been adopted by Sharon and Gerald Bricker after her parents abandoned her, Jennifer Bricker grew up in Oblong, a small village in Illinois, US. Here, she shared a home not just with her adoptive parents, but also with three older brothers.

Despite the fact that she had no legs, young Jennifer Bricker was never told that she couldn't play sports or hang out with other people her age. Thus, she learned how to play basketball, softball and volleyball, and even took gymnastics classes.

While still at a young age, 27-year-old Jennifer Bricker got so good at gymnastics that she ended up winning several state-level competitions. Needless to say, her adoptive parents and her older brothers could not be prouder of her.

Her life is nothing short of amazing

True, Jennifer Bricker has to use a wheelchair to get around. However, this inconvenience was never a good enough reason for the women not to pursue her dreams to perform in front of a crowd and lead a most amazing life.

Thus, the 27-year-old now works as an acrobat and a motivational speaker, and is even training with a choreographer to become a dancer. The woman says that she would very much love it if she were given the chance to perform on a television show one day, hopefully in the not-too-distant future.

Mind you, Jennifer Bricker has even accompanied Britney Spears on one of her tours and performed all sorts of acrobat routines while the singer was busy performing.

“I use a wheelchair to get around but I feel happiest performing acrobatic feats and hanging from silk threads. Right now I'm living my dream – traveling the world and connecting with people from all walks of life,” she told the press in an interview.

“We are all born with unique gifts and talents and I want to show people we can use them to change lives. My real dream would be to perform on a show like ‘Dancing With The Stars,”’ she added, as cited by Daily Mail.

She is the sister of gymnast Dominique Moceanu

Some might have trouble believing it, but the fact of the matter is that 27-year-old Jennifer Bricker is the sister of Dominique Moceanu, a now-retired American gymnast whose team won first place in the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, US.

The woman says that, although she always admired Dominique Moceanu as a child, it was only when she turned 16 that her adoptive mother told her that the acclaimed American gymnast was her sister and that it was their parents who gave her up.

“Dominique was my favorite gymnast. I wouldn't shut up about her – even at the age of six I fantasized about being related to her. We have the same features and spunky personalities. I was just drawn to her.”

“When I was 16 I discovered Dominique was actually my sister and I remember thinking these kind of things happen in the movies, this is not real life,” 27-year-old Jennifer Bricker said in a statement.

It wasn't until she was 20 that the woman contacted her sister and told her who she was. Months later, she was reunited not just with Dominique Moceanu, but also with another sister, named Christina, whom she didn't even know she had.

The three sisters now hang out together on a regular basis and very much enjoy doing gymnastics. Every once in a while, they pass the time playing volleyball. Commenting on her having been reunited with her sibling, Jennifer Bricker said, “I feel like a piece of the jigsaw of my life has fallen into place.”

Woman born with no legs is an amazing acrobat (12 Images)

27-year-old Jennifer Bricker was born with no legs
She now works as an acrobatThe woman is also a talented gymnast
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