Beverly's motivation to bring wheelchair dancing to the disabled community here in San Diego, started an avalanche of ideas, benefits and services that will be available to physically challenged individuals.

Absolutely DanceSport is proud to honor her as a pioneer in bringing wheelchair dancing for the first time to San Diego, California.

Wheelchair dancing is a partner dance competition where at least one  of the dancers is in a wheelchair.

Wheelchair dancers participate in combi-style dancing with an able-bodied partner or duo dance with two wheelchairs. Standard dances include the waltz, tango, Viennese waltz, slow foxtrot and quickstep.

Latin-American dances include the samba, cha-cha-cha, rumba, paso doble and jive. In 1977, the first international competition in Wheelchair Dance Sport was governed by the International Paralympic Wheelchair Dance Sport Committee (IPWDSC) following the modified rules of the International DanceSport Federation (IDSF) and is widely practiced by athletes in many countries.

Wheelchair dancing is a popular social and recreational activity, with more than 5,000 dancers in over 40 countries. The physical benefits of wheelchair dancing is to assist with the maintenance of physical balance, flexibility, range of motion, coordination, and it enhances respiratory control. The psychological effects of ballroom dancing is social interaction and the development of relationships.

For social dancers, it is an opportunity to engage in a fun and a friendly event with others. For competitors, it assists in the development of fair play, sportsmanship and communication skills. Wheelchair dancing is an activity that integrates the wheelchair user and able-bodied person.

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