3/20/12

#1 Irish dancer in world is a half Black and half Jewish 17-year-old from Iowa. Sadly, he is also bullied


Introducing Drew Lovejoy. Watch him dance here.

From Towleroad.com

Drew was a dancer, unusual for boys here, and black in a mostly white town. Bullying eventually prompted his mother to pull him out of school and start him in an online education program. He is still there today.

While most townspeople accept him, with some going out of their way to make him feel comfortable, Drew said he still does not feel entirely at ease. He does not walk the dog after dark.

“I feel like I have to watch my back,” he said, his hands resting flat on the green kitchen tableclot
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