Nastija Fijolič: “Judge Me as A Dancer, Not as A Wheelchair Dancer”

"I love to compete in para dance even though I know I will not win because I know they will judge me as a dancer, not as a wheelchair dancer." Slovenian para dancer Nastija Fijolič shares some of her frustrations with aspects of para dance sport but why it is ultimately her home and community.

May 9, 2022  |  Read Article

Lusi Insiati: “To Be Accepted as We Are”

"My dream is for my disability friends to access any type of dance and that we can be accepted as we are." Lusi Insiati, a dancer in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, shares her experience finding and pursuing dance through the inclusive dance troupe Nalitari.

May 2, 2022  |  Read Article

Hanna Cormick: “Not What My Body Does, But What My Body Is”

"My work is no longer about what my body produces; it's not what my body does, but what my body is." Australian performance artist Hanna Cormick discusses how her artistic practice has become a reclamation of body through radical visibility.

April 25, 2022  |  Read Article

Kazuyo Morita: “We Need Role Models”

"We need role models in this field so there's somebody who other disabled people can copy or aspire to be, but I don't think that's possible unless more dancers come into this field. I personally think it's very important to establish the status of disabled dancers and train more disabled dancers." Kazuyo Morita, a dancer and actress from Osaka, Japan, shares how crucial role models are to motivating people with disabilities to try dance.

April 18, 2022  |  Read Article

Redouan “Redo” Ait Chitt: “I Want to Inspire People with Good Dance”

"I don’t really mind being called inspiring, but I hope the dance itself was inspiring as much as the dancer onstage. I want to inspire people with good dance." Netherlands-based b-boy and ILL-Abilities member Redouan “Redo” Ait Chitt shares how what drives him is to be a good dancer, period.

April 11, 2022  |  Read Article