Wheel Chair Dance Companies

             In my last extra blog activity, I talked about putting on a dance for people with disabilities. Now, I have found a dance company that was created for both people in wheel chairs and people who are able bodied to dance together! I had heard about wheel chair dance companies before and when I googled it, I found an organization called American Dance Wheels. The website says they have Ballroom and Latin dance lessons and social dance, but also put on performances and get involved in competitions at times! They have dance numbers that are just people in wheel chairs and some that involve both dancers in chairs and on foot. They also still use the “American Style” at times when the male leads, whether he is in a chair or not. I also found another website on a company called Dancing Wheels which was the first modern dance company to integrate professional sit-down and stand-up dancers. I think this kind of dancing and dance company is very unique and an awesome corporation because it shows people who are able bodied and people who are in wheel chairs united together and working to create beautiful and graceful dances! It also has the ability to help the participant’s mental, emotional and physical health!

                Dance companies like this are appropriate and focus mainly on people with physical disabilities that cause them to use a wheel chair. There could be other companies started, however, for people with different disabilities such as people using prosthetics or people who have cognitive disabilities. Anyone who has an idea or dream could get a group together and choreograph or create a dance. Not only do activities like this help the participants see past their disability and use recreation in a therapeutic way, but they can also reach out and inspire the audience and show them all the possibilities that people with disabilities still have!