In 1998, Wheelchair Dance Sport became an International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Championship Sport, but is not yet part of the Paralympic programme. Wheelchair Dance Sport is widely practised ...

Para dancing, also known as Para Dance Sport, is a sport for people with physical disabilities, where athletes perform partner dances in wheelchairs or with other mobility aids. It includes ...

Wheelchair user Els-Britt Larsson was one of the pioneers ... In 2023 the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) transferred the governance of Para dance sport to World Abilitysport as of 1 January, ...

1. Para dance sport was formerly known as wheelchair dance sport until it was rebranded in in 2016. 2. The first competition was held in 1975 in Vasteras, Sweden. 3. In 1985, the inaugural unofficial ...

Wheelchair users and their celebrity partners compete in a wheelchair ballroom dancing competition. The competition winners travel to the European Championships in Tel Aviv.