A focus on the place and practice of inclusive dance in Australia gathered a strong presence at Accessible Arts’ national conference, held in March at the Powerhouse Museum, Sydney.
Natalie Hamam approached Accessible Arts during the middle of 2009 to enquire about dance companies that are accessible to people who are wheelchair users. Her and her partner Anthony Lloyd are not professional dancers, but have a passion for dance and go clubbing whenever they can.News
Accessible Dance under new management
After six years of support from Accessible Arts and Sydney Dance Company, Accessible Dance classes will be managed by an independant dance practitioner with a passion for using dance and movement to work with people from all groups and backgrounds.
Kirsty Fromholtz has taught dance in various forms to a range of community groups including people with disability, youth in regional areas and people from indigenous and refugee communities. In 2007 Kirsty developed a dance program at The Forsight Foundation for people who are Deafblind.
Accessible Dance was originally set up as an International Day of People with a disability project. Becky Chapman, Arts Development Officer at Accessible Arts said, "Accessible Dance has encouraged the dance aspirations of people with a disability year after year. It's a sign of a good project when it creates and sustains demand from the community."
Find out more information about the new 2010 Accessible Dance class.