Team Amani: After tragedy for Shaker cheerleader, a dream to dance again

SHAKER HEIGHTS, Ohio — After a life-altering tragedy, a Shaker High School senior, catapulting cheer captain and cultural dance trouper begins a long road to recovery, hoping to pick up where she left off.

For Amani Smith-McDaniel, 17, the first order of business is getting out of the hospital, where she’s been since mid-June — some of that time on life support.

The loss of her left leg due to complications from surgery last month has the Shaker community rallying around Amani…

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