Hayley Erbert Returns to Stage Four Months After Emergency Brain Surgery, Documentary Chronicles Recovery
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Katie Campione
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Summary
Pro dancer Hayley Erbert underwent an emergency craniectomy for a life-threatening brain bleed in December 2023, yet returned to the stage just four months later for the Symphony of Dance Tour with her husband Derek Hough. Her recovery journey is chronicled in Jason Bergh's documentary of the same name, which premiered at Tribeca. Erbert describes how the experience strengthened her relationship with dance and helped her fall in love with it again.
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They say that dance can be healing. But, when pro dancer Hayley Erbert underwent an emergency craniectomy to treat a life-threatening brain bleed in December 2023, the last thing anyone expected was for her to return to the stage four months later.
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