--- description: Adrianne Haslet-Davis performed on stage at the 2014 TED Conference in Vancouver title: Boston Marathon Bombing Survivor Dances Again image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt090a2e7ff2194726/6986865bd0b6f2a4c5303511/aptopix-boston-marath_raym.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Bionic Limb Helps Boston Marathon Bombing Survivor Dance Once Again by [Eric Dodds](/author/eric-dodds/) ## Eric Dodds Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 20, 2014 2:47 PM CUT  Adrianne Haslet-Davis, left, performs on stage with dancer Christian Lightner at the 2014 TED Conference March 19, 2014, in Vancouver. Adrianne Haslet-Davis, left, performs on stage with dancer Christian Lightner at the 2014 TED Conference March 19, 2014, in Vancouver.James Duncan Davidson—AP by [Eric Dodds](/author/eric-dodds/) ## Eric Dodds Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 20, 2014 2:47 PM CUT A dance instructor who lost part of her left leg in last year’s Boston Marathon bombing [performed publicly](http://mashable.com/2014/03/19/hugh-herr-ted-boston-bombing-dancer/ "undefined") for the first time since the attack Wednesday night with the help of a specially-designed bionic limb. Outfitted with a computerized prosthetic, 33-year-old Adrianne Haslet-Davis performed “Ring My Bells” by Enrique Iglesias with dance partner Christian Lightner, Mashable reports. She received a standing ovation from the capacity crowd at the 2014 TED Conference in Vancouver, British Columbia, which included former Vice President Al Gore. The man who designed Haslet-Davis’ high-tech prosthetic, Massachusetts Institute of Technology associate professor Hugh Hugh, was also in attendance. A double-amputee himself, he designed the bionic limb after meeting Haslet-Davis last year with the specific intent that it could be used for dancing. \[[Mashable](http://mashable.com/2014/03/19/hugh-herr-ted-boston-bombing-dancer/ "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/31781/boston-bombing-marathon-survivor-dances/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/31781/boston-bombing-marathon-survivor-dances/"},"headline":"Bionic Limb Helps Boston Marathon Bombing Survivor Dance Once Again","datePublished":"2014-03-20T14:47:02.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T06:52:13.311Z","description":"Adrianne Haslet-Davis performed on stage at the 2014 TED Conference in Vancouver","url":"https://time.com/31781/boston-bombing-marathon-survivor-dances/","keywords":["boston bombing"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt090a2e7ff2194726/6986865bd0b6f2a4c5303511/aptopix-boston-marath_raym.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Eric Dodds","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/eric-dodds/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt090a2e7ff2194726/6986865bd0b6f2a4c5303511/aptopix-boston-marath_raym.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Adrianne Haslet-Davis, Christian Lightner","caption":"Adrianne Haslet-Davis, Christian Lightner","creditText":"James Duncan Davidson—AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/31781/boston-bombing-marathon-survivor-dances/","name":"Bionic Limb Helps Boston Marathon Bombing Survivor Dance Once Again"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Bionic Limb Helps Boston Marathon Bombing Survivor Dance Once Again","description":"Adrianne Haslet-Davis performed on stage at the 2014 TED Conference in Vancouver","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/XnciDVJc/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2014-03-21T13:29:24.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/XnciDVJc.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/31781/boston-bombing-marathon-survivor-dances/","duration":"PT1M26S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/31781/boston-bombing-marathon-survivor-dances/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```