Tag: disabilities

London’s Step Change Studios Creates Equal Opportunities for Pan-Disability Dancers

In the UK, blind dancers have competed in an international ballroom competition, a 96-year-old care-home resident danced her first seated Charleston, and a wheelchair dancer performed onstage, having thought her dancing days were over. Most dancers who have physical or intellectual disabilities don’t get the chance to perform or compete, but thanks to Rashmi Becker, […]

Rollettes Founder Chelsie Hill Shares How Dance Teachers Can Better Support Students With Disabilities

Chelsie Hill was just 17 years old when she was a passenger in a drunk-driving collision that paralyzed her from the waist down. A competition dancer with aspirations for a professional career, Hill grieved what seemed like the loss of her dreams on top of a torrent of mental and emotional hurdles. “It was challenging […]

A Mother Shares How Communal Ballet Classes Have Enriched the Life of Her Daughter With Disabilities

Audrey was looking at her iPad when I heard her begin to sob. My daughter’s tears flowed with more intensity as the music continued to build. What was she watching that moved her so profoundly? Looking over her shoulder, I saw that it was the final act of Swan Lake. I was stunned by her […]