Freestyle dancers are strapped into their chairs, doing every single move you would see a breakdancer do, even on their heads
I trained in musical theatre as an able-bodied performer and became a professional dancer, singer and actor. I was one of the dancers in the Olympic opening ceremony at London 2012 and appeared in regional productions of My Fair Lady and Guys and Dolls. Three years ago, my career stopped because of the frequent dislocations caused by my Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. My doctors told me to use a wheelchair so my joints wouldn’t be under so much strain.
There are two strings to wheelchair dance sport: Latin and ballroom (like you see on Strictly), where you can perform as one standing partner and one wheelchair user, or two wheelchair users partnering each other; and then there’s freestyle dancing, which I love. Some of the competitive freestyle dancers are strapped into their chairs, doing every single move you would see a breakdancer do, even on their heads.
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