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disability and community dance

Exploring disability and community dance. 
What’s people’s opinions on dancers with disabilities do we think the word disabled means that person is un able ? 
Peoples mis conception on dancers with disabilities, judgment and how community dance allows equal opportunities for non disabled and disabled dancers 
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  1. Unknown27 September 2018 at 10:47

    Interesting this has links with some of my research and lit review for my inquiry.
    For me I feel a lot of people view dance as for the more "able" body and that there is a specific type of body for dance infact dsnce and movement can be expressed in many ways. Bodies are all different and dance can be accessed by many although I'm sure funding may be an issue especially in the public and community sectors. Also what do we class as "disabled" this would be interesting to see what others think this means!
    Great to connect! Hope your module is going well

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  2. Tara Warburton30 September 2018 at 17:21

    Hi there Garry thank you for your views. of course dance is for everybody and I strongly agree with you when you say a lot of people view dance as an art from for the non disabled body.
    i would love to know peoples opinions and what they class as disabled too. To me the word dis means you are dis- abled to do things but I know many dancers who have a disability with being in a wheel chair for an example but are very able to dance and use movements which doesn’t involve standing. Great to connect with you !!

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  3. Michael4 November 2018 at 14:09

    I came in to Inclusive Dance by accident and giving myself a challenge by saying yes to a choreographic project. 'Dis'able does describe not being able, so much so that many people view it as a bad thing to have, whereas in my opinion, you need to know the person and not the disability. If you wear glasses, you have a disability, if you have a pacemaker, you have a disability, if you can't read, you have a disability. So you see it depend what your view of disability is. Most of the time it is something that is visable, like a wheelchair, or a guide dog or a cane, what about the disability you can't see? The Autisic Spectrum is a great example of this.

    I have been teaching with Para Dance UK for over 2 years now and all I see are different personalities and people who just love to dance; not only that, it is a great way to socialise, exercise and meet like minded people. Dance is a fantastic art form to interact with others and learn along the way something new whether it is a routine or just freestyling. The Arts are always forward thinking that aligned with Social Services is a great combination.

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    1. Tara Warburton3 January 2019 at 14:22

      Thank your Michael I completely agree !! I have been looking at Para Dance UK. Do you know if they have any teaching positions


      Would love to speak with you further on this
      Tara

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