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Dancing on Ice's Stef Reid shares secret to learning to skate as an amputee

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Dancing On Ice star Stef Reid, 36, is performing an iconic dance this weekend - and she wants to get it right. This Sunday, January 30, Stef and her professional skating partner, Andy Buchanan, are skating to (I've Had) The Time of My Life from Dirty Dancing.To prepare for her Movie Week performance, Stef - who has won silver and bronze medals at three Paralympics - has been putting in the hours.She shared a video on Instagram and captioned it: "When a leg amputee wants to learn to skate! #iceskating #DancingOnIce #unstoppable #amputee"In the video, across footage of her and Andy skating, Stef writes: "What does it take for a leg amputee to learn to skate?"She's then shown performing various exercises, including work with BOSU balls and hurdle, as she writes: "Lots of balance, lots of core work, lots of back work."The triumphant payoff for the video comes when Andy and Stef are back on the ice and he lifts her in the air before putting her on his shoulders.

Across this, Stef writes: "And it is all worth it!!!"The video, sound tracked by Sia's "Unstoppable," won lots of praise for Stef.Fellow Dancing On Ice star Kimberly Wyatt said: "You are amazing!!!!!!"Their co-star Brendan Cole agreed, saying: "You’re friggen awesome!

Let’s go!"A fan wrote: "This is one of the most amzing [sic] things in our sport, skating is for every soul, thank you for being someone to represent that"Stef lost her right foot in a boating accident as a teenager.

She then began competing in T44 long jump and sprint events and went on to win a bronze medal in the 200m at 2008 Beijing (representing Canada).

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