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Picture shows brave young street dancer Haiden Corcoran who refuses to give up his passion despite rare condition that makes him more crippled everyday. See Ross parry copy RPYDANCE : A young street dancer is living every performance like its his last as he becomes more crippled by a rare condition. Talented Haiden Corcoran, nine, is becoming weaker by the day as genetic disease Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) attacks his joints. Every dance session is now an agonising experience for the youngster, and his dad has to be on hand to pop his joints back into place as they dislocate with the simplest of moves. Mum Julie, who Haiden inherits the condition from, said: "At the end of every dance session he is in pain, but he doesn't let it prevent him from doing what he loves. "His condition is getting worse and the doctors have said this is probably the last chance to dance at his level.