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Wheelchair users can dance both socially and competitively, actively participateing in most popular dance styles. Competitive wheelchair dance has four competitive forms; combi-dance, duo-dance, group-dance and single person routines.

Popularity
Wheelchair dancing is rapidly growing in popularity around the world, being competed in more than 40 countries. Wheelchair Dance is now recognized as an official international paralympic sport.

Age
People of all ages can enjoy wheelchair dance.

Ability
People of all physical abilities can participate in dance activities. Manual and power mobility chairs can be used.

Description
A) Combi-dance: Integrates an able-bodied individual with a disabled dancer and allows couples to participate in all popular dances.

B) Duo-dance: Features two wheelchair dancers gracing the dance floor together.

C) Group-dance: Includes wheelchair users and able-bodied individuals dancing in synchronized formation, as well as participating with free-style movement to the music.

D) Single dance: Describes solo performances when a wheelchair user dances alone.

Dedication
Favorite dance styles include, square dancing, line dancing, ballet, jazz, Latin American, and traditional ballroom dancing.

Closely Related Activities
Wheelchair racing 640, Wheelchair Basket Ball 690, Goalball 289.

Modern dance 193, Square Dancing 197, Ballroom Dancing 182, Formation dance 189, Latin dancing 691, Line Dancing 191, Ballet 181.

Level of Demand
The table below shows the maximum levels of demand that this activity requires. NOTE: These are not entry levels or levels of requirement and has nothing to do with ability.

Energy

Arms

Legs

Sight

Hearing

Speech

Learning

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