Dancing Wheels' Van Stolen

Thank you to our friends at WKYC Channel 3 for covering the news of our wheelchair accessible van being stolen.  For more information, please see their stories below.  If you would like to help us to buy a new van, please donate here! 

Wheelchair dancers' van stolen

A Loss for Dancing Wheels

The 30th Anniversary Performance and Party at the Cleveland Agora!

We took to the stage at the Cleveland Agora on June 4, 2011 at 8:00pm for a retrospective concert to culminate this anniversary season!  We reflected on great memories, looked to a bright future, and performed live on stage with Ms. Gloria Gaynor! After the show, we toasted the night with cake and champagne, and danced to local 80's cover band The Breakfast Club!

Click here for The Plain Dealer's coverage and review of the night!

We would also like to thank the members of Cleveland City Council for honoring Mary Verdi-Fletcher and Dancing Wheels' 30 years of accomplishments with a Resolution of Congratulations!  Click here to read the Resolution!

Our Hero Next Door

Marlo Thomas recently featured our President/Founding Artistic Director Mary Verdi-Fletcher as a "Hero Next Door".... watch part 1 and part 2 of this inspirational video about Mary and the Company!

Audition Notice! 

Dancing Wheels is currently seeking sit-down (wheelchair) dancers for employment in the 2011/2012 season! 

The Company is seeking strong wheelers either with dance experience or the interest and ability to learn diverse choreography. Candidates for this position must be adept at daily wheelchair mobility and able to navigate well, be a team player, and have the interest and ability to educate audiences about disability and dance. Dancers are required to work Monday-Friday 10a.m. to 3p.m., and travel on tour when necessary. 

Full 52-week contract, compensation according to experience, paid vacation and an opportunity to travel throughout the country and abroad (with all expenses paid). Ballet, modern and strength training classes are offered throughout the week.

Auditions will be scheduled on an individual basis.  Send resume, headshots and samples of work, if available.  Please e-mail President Mary Verdi-Fletcher at VFletcher1@aol.com to schedule an audition date.

Everybody Dance, Now!!

October 1, 2010 marked the actual 30th anniversary of Dancing Wheels, and we celebrated with a dance and media event like never before!  Dancing Wheels and Positively Cleveland joined forces to bring together this national media story on integrated dance in America. Dance groups, schools, disability agencies, and individual dance enthusiasts of all levels and abilities came together for a "flash mob" dance scene at Tower City.  It was truly be a memorable day as we showed the nation that everybody can, and should, dance!

Fox 8 Cleveland News Video, "Flash Mob Proves Dance is for Everyone; Sends Message Through Movement"

"Dancing Wheels has a New Dance Partner"

The Snowman Reconstruction

Our beloved story ballet, The Snowman, has touched the hearts and minds of thousands of children and adults throughout the decade.  But like any good production that has run continuously for 10 years, the current sets and costumes are in need of a "facelift."  We will be undergoing a complete rebuild for the enjoyment of future generations! 

UPDATE:  Come and see the unveiling of our new sets and costumes on December 4, 2011 at the Breen Center for the Performing Arts!  Tickets can be purchased through our "ticket" page!  Don't miss it! 

The First Training Manual and DVD on Integrated Dance

This step-by-step guide will codify our technique and bolster the movement of integrated dance internationally.  As requested by educators and students for years, it is befitting that we announce its availability this season!  Stay tuned for more information!

Recent Media & Press:

**NEW:  The Plain Dealer, "Dancing Wheels Celebrates 30th Anniversary in Style at Cleveland Agora"

**NEW:  The Plain Dealer, "Dancing Wheels Founder was Bound to See Her Dream Dance"

"Dancing Wheels Dance Troupe Entertains and Educates in Acton, Boxborough"

CLE+ Magazine, "The Roll of a Lifetime"

New Mobility Magazine, September 2010, "Physically Integrated Dance Comes of Age"

The Plain Dealer, "Dancing Wheels Packs Tons of Ellington Activity into its Gala Performance"

The Plain Dealer, "Working with Dancing Wheels 'Eye-Opening' for Noted Choreographer Donald McKayle"

The Sun News, "South Euclid Residents Perform in Event at Playhouse Square"

Cool Cleveland 4.28.10, "Preview: Dancing Wheels, the Angels, CJO & the Duke"

AOL Video, "Dancing Wheels, Helping Hands"

Dance Magazine, "25 to Watch in 2010"

Cool Cleveland, "World Class: Dancing Wheels Explores Helen Keller"

DD Quarterly, "ODDC Supports Employment Through the Arts"

The Plain Dealer, "Feet Fly and Wheels Soar in Boundless Expression"

Dance Studio Life, "Have Wheels, Can Dance"

Dance Magazine, "Spring to Dance"

The Columbia Tribune, "A New Spin on Dance"

Inside Columbia, "Inspiration Is On A Roll"

The Plain Dealer, "Troupes Share Stage in Enlivened Show"

The Plain Dealer, "Dancing Wheels Taps Three Choreographers for World Premieres -- At One Concert"

New York Times, "All Sorts of Steps, Strutted for a Cause"

The Plain Dealer, "Ben Vereen's Back on His Feet and Ready for a Night of Music"

American Girl Magazine, “Dancing Dreams”