The physical benefits of wheelchair dancing include the maintenance of physical balance, flexibility, range of motion, coordination and improved respiratory control.
The psychological effects of ballroom dancing are social interaction and the development of relationships. For social dancers, it is an opportunity to engage in a fun and a friendly event with others.
For competitors, it assists in the development of fair play, sportsmanship and communication skills.
Wheelchair dancing is an activity that integrates the wheelchair user and able-bodied person, or two wheelchair users. Wheelchair formation dance groups are getting increasingly popular in Europe and all over the world.
Please check out BALLROOM ACCESSIBLE the non for profit dedicated to bring dance lessons to people with disabilities.
Rick and Christine Cravatta are our wheelchair dancing ambassadors and frequent speakers and advocates of wheelchair dancing around the area, click here to see their neat new trick they will soon perform in their Waltz Rick and Christine Cravatta their story is coming soon to the blog and the news.
© 2010 Marina Lisser