Sheila O'Neill, young dancer, London

She Thought She'd Never Dance Again - Now She Dances For The Queen: A girl, who, because of an attack of polio during the war, thought she would never be able to dance again, is to be one of the stars appearing before the Queen at the Royal Variety Performance at the London Coliseum on November 2nd. She is 23-year-old Sheila O'Neill who dances every night in the West End show Paint Your Wagon'. As a child Shella was a keen rider, spent all her spare time in the saddle and was regarded as a promising horsewoman. Five years ago she was stricken with polio, her patience and perseverance proved the doctors who said she would never dance again, completely wrong. On the opening night of Paint Your Wagon the audience held up the show for five minutes while Sheila returned to take a bow. Shella O'Neill lives in a trim little bachelor flat off Marble Arch, she does all her own household chores, and for relaxation likes to read books on ballet and horse-riding, her two chief loves. Sheila O'Neill lives in a trim little flat near Marble Arch. Her lack of inches means she has to climb the steps to reach the shelves in her kitchen

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