Wheelchair Dancing

The American DanceWheels is an artistic organization that trains people with disabilities and their able-bodied partners different types of dances.  Melinda Kremer and Ray Leight are the creators of American DanceWheels.  They have been developing and performing wheelchair dances for almost five years now.  They have received national recognition for their innovative style, artistry, and presentation.  These two are actually the first and current wheelchair dance champions.  Melinda got started with wheelchair dancing when her daughter became physically disabled and needed to use a wheelchair where she then met Ray.  Ray also needed to use a wheelchair from a past accident he had.  With both of their athleticism and support for each other they formed the perfect team.  They have traveled throughout the country promoting wheelchair dancing so that people with and without wheelchairs realize everyone and anyone can dance despite them being in a wheelchair.  You can use either a manual wheelchair or a power wheelchair the sky's the limit!
After trying wheelchair dancing in class it is a blast!  It takes a lot of hard work and talent but it comes to show that anyone can dance whether they can walk or not. 

Here is the website for the American DanceWheels Foundation:
http://www.americandancewheels.com/

Here is a short YouTube clip I really enjoyed on a wheelchair dance competition:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJ9NqyChCA0