Joshua McGuinness has overcome serious odds to perform with dance troupe Las Estrellitas – which is headed to the World Special Summer Olympics in Los Angeles

Just a few days away from the World Special Olympics in Los Angeles, Joshua McGuinness can’t wait to compete with his El Paso, Texas, dance troupe called Las Estrellitas.

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While the dancer can’t see or walk, he’s been with the 24-person group, which specializes in folklorico dance, since its origin five years ago.

“I can’t see,” McGuinness tells Fox 14. “So I rely on my ears to be my eyes.”

McGuinness, who spent most of the first year and a half of his life in the hospital after being born at 2 lbs., 3 oz., lost his sight at age 11, according to his mother.

“We were at the doctor’s office when Joshua asked, ‘Who turned off the lights? Why is it dark all of a sudden?’ ” his mother tells Fox 14.

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Being wheelchair-bound, McGuinness has to find creative ways to perform the routines – so he dances by moving his legs with his hands, allowing him to stay in synch with his fellow dancers.

“I love meeting new people and I love the music,” he says. “It’s a new adventure every day.”

McGuinness is excited to compete with his dance “family” this weekend at the Special Olympics.