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accessibility_fail2009-11-15 10:01 am
azurelunatic) wrote in accessibility_fail2009-11-15 10:01 am
You can dance if you want to...
As seen on http://failblog.org:
A little bit of Googling shows that the slogan also repeats on the website. The FAQ says that "Dancing is as easy as walking once you are taught by a Dance Doctor Instructor." So if walking isn't an option, learning with these instructors doesn't seem to be one either.
Granted, dancing on wheels does seem like a very different art than dancing with feet, requiring different instructor skill sets. But oh my goodness, that photo just says it all.
"I just didn’t feel all that welcome there for some reason."
"Inspirational Fail
Picture by: Bert Submitted by: jwhayne_34 via Fail Uploader
Went to my first and last dance instructional appointment with my wife at the Dance Doctor in Santa Monica, CA"
A little bit of Googling shows that the slogan also repeats on the website. The FAQ says that "Dancing is as easy as walking once you are taught by a Dance Doctor Instructor." So if walking isn't an option, learning with these instructors doesn't seem to be one either.
Granted, dancing on wheels does seem like a very different art than dancing with feet, requiring different instructor skill sets. But oh my goodness, that photo just says it all.
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Beautiful examples of wheelchair dancing. I especially enjoyed these videos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aI8TpJ3MvfE (a sexy, muscular Samba featuring bodybuilder Nick Scott & choreographer Aubree Marchione)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibfduPiqI2k (multiple styles, from a very skilled couple of colour, Lisa Bentley & Kenn Perry)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWEBrJtFP_8 (a smooth-style choreography to Five For Fighting's song Superman, Melinda Kramer and Ray Leight of American DanceWheels)