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This pretty girl with incredible legs is 17-year old Mai Kono from Saitama. She won a ballet championship in Lausanne, Switzerland yesterday. Prizes included $12,800 in cash and a one-year scholarship to a famous dance school.
It was the 35th year of the competition and the second year that Kono participated.
I wonder what it would take for me to be able to get my legs up that high.
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In my case lots of muscle tears but slowly getting there.
My Japanese wife on the other hand even without stretching can reach above her head with her foot
Posted by: Stein | February 06, 2007 at 01:20 AM
Congratulations to her
Posted by: Eric | February 06, 2007 at 03:19 PM
Lisa-chan, let me know if there's anything I can do to help you raise your legs as high as possible.
Posted by: Uchiha Sasuke | February 06, 2007 at 08:21 PM