Dad surprises daughter with 'princess dance' after her first round of chemo

This devoted dad surprised his daughter by transforming her hospital room into a princess-themed ballroom, dancing with her to celebrate to completion of her first round of chemo.

Phoenix Thompson is just like any other two-year-old – she laughs, plays, cries and runs around - but beneath her beaming exterior she’s fighting a rare and difficult form of cancer.

Diagnosed on August 2, after her step-mother, Christina Thompson, took notice of a number subtleties in Phoenix’s health and temperament, the tiny tot from Winder, Georgia, was confirmed to be suffering from juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia (JMML).

Rushed into hospital that same day, Phoenix began her first of four rounds of chemotherapy on August 6 – and it lasted for 10 days.

Cutting a “completely inspiring” figure throughout her gruelling treatment, Phoenix’s dad, Brett, 28, wanted to celebrate her unprecedented bravery with an evening fit for a princess.

Soon after her last treatment of the cycle on August 16, a mystery Disney princess dress was delivered to Phoenix by a nurse.

Given no explanation, it wasn’t long before all was revealed, as Brett walked into the room sporting a black tuxedo and a tearful grin.

Lifting his daughter into the air, the duo silently sway cheek-to-cheek along to Tim McGraw’s ‘My Little Girl’.