The internationally known professional dance company Dancing Wheels mesmerized Madison County children and adults with performances like they had never seen before, Thursday afternoon at the Madison County Public Library […]
Dancing ‘in a different way’: Local troupe shows disabilities don’t stop dreams
Posted onIn gym class, students of Palm Elementary School most often see that there is a lot of ability in being disabled. What they saw Monday was Cleveland dancer DeMarco Sleeper […]
Dancing Wheels Lifts People Up Worldwide With Integrative Dance Programs
Posted onMary Verdi-Fletcher, President/Founding ArtisticDirector of the Dancing Wheels Company & School, sat down with John E. Phillips for this exclusive interview on Wheel:Life.org. Mary shares her life story, and the […]
Cleveland Arts Prize 2016 recipients announced
Posted onLifetime Achievement Award: Mary Verdi-Fletcher, founder of Dancing Wheels Company and School in Cleveland. She is the first professional wheelchair dancer in the United States and one of the first […]
Dancing Wheels Lifts People Up Worldwide With Integrative Dance Programs
Posted on“Being part of the Dancing Wheels Company really has changed my life,” Tanya Ewell of Cleveland, Ohio, says. After Tanya’s injury, she stayed home for a couple of years. She […]
Cleveland Cavaliers dancer proves it’s about more than just moving your feet
Posted onDancers are known for knowing how to move their feet. Cavs dancer Emily Schwarting knows the art of dancing well. She’s been dancing since age five […] Read More
Dancing Wheels Delivers Clear, Messages on ADA Anniversary Celebration Concert (review)
Posted onModern dance tends not to be explicit in its content, but at Saturday night’s concert by Cleveland’s physically integrated Dancing Wheels Company, the message could not have been clearer […] […]
Unique, artistic dancing company to perform Saturday at Umstattd Performing Arts Hall (preview)
Posted onThe daughter of a professional musician and a professional dancer, Mary Verdi-Fletcher grew up with a great love of movement and music. Her mother, in particular, instilled in her “a […]
Dancing Wheels delivers clear, messages on ADA anniversary celebration concert (review)
Posted onby Mark Satola, The Plain Dealer Modern dance tends not to be explicit in its content, but at Saturday night’s concert by Cleveland’s physically integrated Dancing Wheels Company, the message […]
Sitting down and standing up with Cleveland’s Dancing Wheels
Posted onby WKSU’s Vivian Goodman Mary Verdi-Fletcher and Catherine Meredith sat down with Vivian Goodman to discuss the 35th anniversary of the Dancing Wheels Company and “Lasting Legacy” concert. Listen to […]