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

A Growing Network of Integrated Dance

PODCAST BY SILVA LAUKKANEN In this episode of DanceCast, Silva interviews Monika Požek, founder and director of MeetShareDance in Madrid, Spain. MeetShareDance is an annual festival that takes place in a different country each year, and that was created with the aim of supporting integrative dance as well as building an […]

December 21, 2017  |  Read Article

Hello. My Name is Katie, and I’m Addicted to Ballroom

BY KATIE HARRISON; PHOTOS BY GARY FLASHNER It’s incredible to look back at the past three years and see how much ballroom dancing has changed me. It didn’t take long for ballroom to take over my life. If you would have told me in 2011 that I would spend thousands […]

November 5, 2015  |  Read Article