{"id":34167,"date":"2024-03-19T17:06:04","date_gmt":"2024-03-19T17:06:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/?p=34167"},"modified":"2024-03-19T17:06:05","modified_gmt":"2024-03-19T17:06:05","slug":"champion-para-ballroom-dance-team-calls-for-more-trained-therapists-in-wales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/champion-para-ballroom-dance-team-calls-for-more-trained-therapists-in-wales\/","title":{"rendered":"Champion para-ballroom dance team calls for more trained therapists in Wales"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A dance school in south Wales that works with  dancers with disabilities has said more trained therapists are needed in para-dancing sport. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Impetus Dance school started their work three years ago, after finding that many dance schools fail to  accommodate dance athletes with disabilities as they are not well trained to do so. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This call comes after Wales&#8217; only para-ballroom team won seven golds, five silvers and two bronze for team Wales at the 2<sup>nd<\/sup>\u00a0Welsh Open Dance Inclusive Championship <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The event, held on Sunday 3&nbsp;March, was hosted in Bridgend with some of the best paralympic dancers from all over the UK competing in various divisions including ballroom, Latin and freestyle genres.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"864\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/03\/bobby-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/03\/bobby-edited.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/03\/bobby-edited-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/03\/bobby-edited-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/03\/bobby-edited-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/03\/bobby-edited-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/03\/bobby-edited-1400x788.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"864\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/03\/bobby-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/03\/bobby-edited.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/03\/bobby-edited-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/03\/bobby-edited-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/03\/bobby-edited-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/03\/bobby-edited-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/03\/bobby-edited-1400x788.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Bobby Thomas got gold after winning the freestyle division and he couldn\u2019t believe it.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said: \u201cI was so over the moon. A positive and nice feeling. You have to have the right attitude to win. I\u2019d like to remind everyone that if you don\u2019t win it doesn\u2019t matter. It\u2019s the taking part that counts and meeting lots of different people from different regions. Having a&nbsp;bit of fun really&#8221;.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"864\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/03\/kelly-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/03\/kelly-edited.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/03\/kelly-edited-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/03\/kelly-edited-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/03\/kelly-edited-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/03\/kelly-edited-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/03\/kelly-edited-1400x788.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"864\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/03\/kelly-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/03\/kelly-edited.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/03\/kelly-edited-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/03\/kelly-edited-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/03\/kelly-edited-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/03\/kelly-edited-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/03\/kelly-edited-1400x788.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Kelly Thomas, a volunteer assistant for the dancers who attended the event for the first time said it is a real sense of achievement for the team.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She said:&nbsp;\u201cThe day and  the experience was absolutely fantastic. We were chuffed to bits. It was great for them to be involved. Doing dance sessions and having something to work towards something was great for them. It was good to compete&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;Currently this is the only para-dancing sport team in Wales.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;It\u2019s made up of men and women from 6 to 96 training in the Nolton Church Hall in Bridgend every week. Some just come to participate but others have hopes to take on the international stage<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ray Bulpitt, the President of Inclusive Dance UK, an organization who work with para-dance athletes across the UK  told CJS news: \u201cI have worked with international athletes who are quadriplegics who are profoundly marginalized most of the time these people would be written off people that would considered unreachable &#8211; we provide an avenue for them.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Paralympic part of the sport assumes that you have an ability compete on a much higher level. Historically in the UK we\u2019ve had governing bodies who have not had the ability and not pursued that avenue.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019ve worked on a very low plane and because of that&nbsp;a lot of people have been left with little back up, very little support especially the trainers. Nationally the trainers have had very little support and that\u2019s what we are providing&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"864\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/03\/louise-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/03\/louise-edited.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/03\/louise-edited-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/03\/louise-edited-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/03\/louise-edited-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/03\/louise-edited-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/03\/louise-edited-1400x788.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"864\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/03\/louise-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/03\/louise-edited.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/03\/louise-edited-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/03\/louise-edited-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/03\/louise-edited-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/03\/louise-edited-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2024\/03\/louise-edited-1400x788.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Louise Bowman, an occupational therapist and Director of Impetus, told CJS news that before her group there was no place for her dancers to go.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She said: &#8220;It\u2019s only been around since the late sixties and only taken off since the 80s the 90s. So, it&#8217;s still a very new sport.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFor us it\u2019s about them having the opportunity to find a dance school where they can go to, that\u2019s within their community, that they can go with friends to socially dance.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBut as they keep coming and grow in confidence and the skills we are teaching them they then have the chance to take it on further and get medals just like other dancers. They can go on and start competing internationally as some plan to do next year&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There\u2019s a growing interest in the sport.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last year 17 dancers from Wales competed, and this year it was 26.&nbsp;More people are realizing there\u2019s a space for them and that they can participate.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Louise and her group are keen to challenge some of the attitudes towards dancers with disabilities.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The team are hoping that step by step and spin by spin they will glide their way to the international stage next year and bring back home more gold for Wales.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;For now, it\u2019s back to training for their next competition in Oxford.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A dance school in south Wales that works with dancers with disabilities has said more trained therapists are needed in para-dancing sport. 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