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"Sun, Sea and Dance." Sound like your kind of heaven, but feel that illness or disability prevents you from taking part? Think again. We will show you how you can dance in a wheelchair, on sticks or zimmer frame. We offer workshops as part of your package holiday. For more information please visit our Link page, or contact us at our e-mail address.

First UK Wheelchair Dance Sport Championship:

The first ever United Kingdom Wheelchair Dance Sport Championship was held on Sunday, 21st November, 2010 in Rubery, Birmingham. Teams from Manchester, Southampton, Surrey, Essex and Devon competed during the day in Beginners Duo and Combi Couples and Improvers Duo and Combi Couples in both Adult and Junior categories. There were also fun competitions in the St. Bernard's Waltz and the Phrase Graize Mixer( or Cowboy Stomp) where the couples were made up of either combi or duo and were also made up from members of different teams dancing together and some from couples made up of a team member and a member of the public dancing together. It was a great ice breaker for the day and was also very popular and the competition was just a strongly fought as the rest of the true competition sections. There were also Group Dance Sections for both Adult and Junior where the team could be any number and any ability. They chose their own music and choreography and had between 3 mins and 5 mins to wow the adjudicators. The finals of each category were fiercely competed and the atmosphere in the hall was electric, as it had been all day. Then followed some general social dancing, while the competitors waited anxiously for the results. Then came the Presentation Ceremony with the results as follows:
Adult Duo, Class 1, Beginners :
1st Claire James & Margaret Harper
2nd Alex Stephens & Kevin Howard
3rd Steven Taylor & Rebecca Rushworth
4th Ian Jones & Doreen O'Brien
5th Norman Watson & Karen Bradbury
6th Debbie Pickersgill & Shelley Batchelor
7th Gemma Collingwood & Donna White
Faye Daly & Simon Barnard

Junior Duo, Class 1, Beginners:
1st Leanne Newman & Samantha Burling

Junior Duo, Class 2, Beginners:
1st Francesca Goodwin & Geoff Howlett

Adult Combi, Class 1, Beginners:
1st Steven Taylor & Gary Lyness
2nd Victoria Ashby & Tim Watts
3rd Joan Izard & Jim Izard
4th Dawn Rawle & Ian Stafford
5th Rebecca Rushworth & Kim Hyde
6th Jay Oliviera & Jane Taylor

Adult Combi, Class 2, Beginners:
1st Paul Moulton & Gary Lyness
2nd Tracy Connell & Tim Watts
3rd Ian McLeod & Angela Bennett

Junior Combi, Class 1, Beginners:
1st Francesca Goodwin & June Goodwin

Junior Combi, Class 2, Beginners:
1st Samantha Burling & Shannon Denning

Adult Combi, Class 1, Improvers:
1st Jane Marks & Joan Wilson

Adult Combi, Class 2, Improvers:
1st Linda Wilson & Steven Boyne

Junior Combi, Class 2, Improvers:
1st James Ireland & Samantha Brix

Adult Duo, Class 1, Improvers:
1st Marie Doney & Daniel Wilson

Junior Duo, Class 2, Improvers:
1st James Ireland & Samantha Brix

Adult Group Dance :
1st The Beacons
2nd Solent Wheelers

Junior Group Dance:
1st Thameside

STOP PRESS:

"Dancing on Wheels", the 6 part documentary series on wheelchair dance, is to be shown from Thursday, 11th February, 2010 at 9pm on BBC3. It is already being advertised, so keep your eyes open. This will be a wonderful programme highlighting wheelchair dance and can only be good for the sport. Tell all your friends.

Update: Royal Albert Hall, CANCELLING 5th June 2010

Due to emergency renovations to the venue of the competition, it is with regret that we have to cancel that date and competition. Apologies to all groups who were planning on coming to the competition. However, rather than cancel the event entirely, we are looking into a different venue and hope to host this competition in November 2010 in the Birmingham area. We will update the information as we get confirmed date and venue. Keep watching this space.

Level 1 instructors training course August 2010

We are happy to announce that we will be hosting a Level 1 Training course for people who want to become instructors of wheelchair dance in Manchester in August 2010. The date of the course is 22nd August - 27th August. If you are interested and want to book a place, or if you would like more information please contact Sue on 01803 554799 or e-mail: sue@ukwheelchairdancesport.com

Report of Level 1 Instructor's Training Course Januar 2010.

The third training course for people who want to become Instructor's of Wheelchair Dance Sport took place in Devon, England from 3rd January - 8th January, 2010. There were 10 trainees listed to do the training but, unfortunately, due to the Novovirus Lucy and Paul Breeze from Blackpool were unable to take their places on the course. The course hosted International Tutor, Corrie van Hugten, from the Netherlands and for the first time Instructors, Margaret Brix and Sue Cummings from England. Trainees learn General Theory relating to how to set up a group, rules and regulations relating to National Paralympic Committees an International Paralympic Committee, then Medical Theory and Dance Theory and Practical Lessons in both Duo Dance (2 wheelchair users) and Combi Dance (1 wheelchair user and 1 standing partner). This culminated in an examination of Friday 8th January with the results and certificates being presented by the association's Patron, Mr. Philip Wylie, Dance Consultant. Unfortunately, one trainee, Diana Morgan-Hill(who will be appearing on the BBC3 TV programme "Dancing on Wheels" with her celebrity partner, Mark Foster) came down with a very heavy cold and was unable to complete the course, but has vowed to do the next course when it is arranged. The successful trainees were:
* Daniel Townsend from Totnes
* Louise Atkinson from Totnes
* Amy Forte from Exeter
* Sharon Hilling from Aldershot
* Klemen Pirman from Slovenia
* Christine Aspden from London
* Ray Bulpitt from Manchester
The association does plan to host future Level 1 training courses and would be interested to hear from anyone who would like to do the course. Please contact either Sue at: sue@ukwheelchairdancesport.com or Ruth at: ruth@ukwheelchairdancesport.com

Level 1 instructor's trainingcourse starts January 3th 2010!

Tomorrow the level 1 Wheelchairinstructor's trainingcourse will start. The trainees are coming from all over the world; England, Croatia, Australia, Ireland, and so on. The complete course is located in the Carlton Hotel, Torquay, Devon from 3th - 8th January 2010. At the end of the course you will find here the names of the persons who passed there exam.