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WheelDance members Nancy Clarke and Sergey Muretov. who have been dancing together for about five years. demonstrated wheelchair ballroom dancing at the Markham Accessibility Fair in November at Thornhill Community Centre. Wheelchair partner Nancy and standing partner Sergey performed several dances. including a number they'had choreographed together set to the Justin Hines' song Says Sergey “It's a wonderful workout." said Iris, "l! develops cardio. core body strength, and upper body strength. And equally important. il provides a new oppoflunilyJor social interaction for people who may feel Isolated and depressed as a result 0! their lin'iited mobility: Learning a new skill like wheelchair dancing can help rebuild their confidence." Kulbatski holds a PhD m Medical Science from the Universny of Toronto. Her research has locused on spinal chord injnhes. and she recognized the potential psychological. social and physical benelits which could be offered by the WheelDance program. of the program have beénrrsuopofieo by TriIlium grant funding Program founder Ins The program matches a wheelchair panner and a "standing" partner who may be a spouse. friend. or new acqualntance made in the program lnstruchon .IS provided in a fully accessible dance studio in Vaughan. WhéelDance IS a non-profit corporation. 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But it's also great fun for both the wheelchair partner andflor the standlng partner. Once the mechanics ol the dance steps are mastered, the partners can personalize therr Interpretation of the musrc and display creative expressron in the dance, What's excutlng IS that the program lets people “Certainly Europe :5 the hub of competitive wheelchair dance." said Iris‘ “There are lots of events there for anyone who wants to dance competitively.“ And while there are no major events In Canada at present, Ins predicts that thus wrlt change. Although wheelcharr dancing Is relatively new in Canada, It has been well establashed In Europe smce the 19705, and international wheelchair dance spon competitions have been held in Europe and Japan for many years ' ' 'After seeing a demonstration in Toronto Rehab hospItal a lady who had been In a wheelchair for eight years mined the program anq alter a‘ few lessons; she and her husband danced together at a weddtng receptlon.‘ Nancy laughed when she described her introduction to wheelchair dancing. “When I started I could barely move afterwards. but you quickly build up your core muscles. I love the way dancing makes me leel; It's so lreemg, On the dance floor you realize you can manoeuvre aroflnd far more than you thought you could. And you_ can ieel the erpotion of the audience: you can see how moved they are by the dancing demonstratlons." she said » is a professional dance Instructor who has taught ballrtmm dancing across Europe and who has? pudged International dance competitions h llu-Umu- Itlilfilrm m'nllwflm-‘nml. I‘M? '8’), MN Illl‘l‘l llll' ullll’uull “Hum-61hr .Il'nng (h. ' lll‘l' (mv wnu Shall We WheelDance? Program trannscends concept of digabiljty In mmmx (hnrlluhh LANDSCAPE SUPPLIES Iml ullrurm (II II «mu. \Ln‘k \lnrkll." In this season of celebration of which dancrng is so much a part, let‘s celebrate this changing perspective and hope that on New Year 5 _Eve there will be couples the dance floor enjoying the skill grace nd (ealize what they can do, and as they demonstrate what they can do. it reâ€"trames our perspective an ability and disability. 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