Clayton Bates, son of a Fountain Inn sharecropper, began dancing on downtown streets when he was 5. At 12, after an accident at a cotton gin where he was working, one leg was amputated at the knee. A ...

A young dancer from Arizona was shocked to meet a man she calls her inspiration. Abri Bentley, 11, lost her leg to cancer recently but is determined not to give up her passion for dance. She caught ...

KINGSTON, N.Y. — Famed 20th-century entertainer and Kerhonkson resort owner Clayton “Peg Leg” Bates never let adversity stand in his way. Ulster County is honoring Bates’ legacy this month with a ...