Dance & Disability Resources: Georgia
Please note that the following listings should not be interpreted as an endorsement by Full Radius Dance. Any claim or other representation about an institution, organization, and/or professional development opportunity should be verified with the party in question.
The wording of the listings have been edited to reflect the preferred words and phrasings as advocated by the Disability Writing & Journalism Guidelines of the Center for Disability Rights and The National Center on Disability and Journalism at Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School for Journalism and Mass Communication.
Dance Classes
TADA – The Atlanta Dance Academy (Atlanta)
https://www.tadaatlanta.com/schedule/positive-motion
Adaptive Dance for Children with Disabilities is a weekly dance class including ballet, jazz, and hip-hop for individuals ages 8+ with diagnoses including global developmental delay, down syndrome, autism, and cerebral palsy.
The Positive Motion program for Seniors is a free weekly dance class for senior citizens, designed to improve the quality of life for those with mild to moderate dementia, Parkinson's, or those who may be in a wheelchair or use a walker.
Atlanta Dance Central (Roswell)
https://atlantadancecentral.com/physio-jazz/
Physio Jazz dance classes for ages 8 to Adult fuses dance techniques with functional movements to improve balance, coordination, flexibility, strength, and mobility focusing on facilitating lasting improvements in the quality of life for individuals with disabilities.
Duet Dance Academy (Canton)
https://www.duetdancega.com/achancetodance
A Chance To Dance welcomes a wide range of dancers with disabilities including those with autism, vision/auditory disabilities, Down Syndrome, and those who use wheelchairs.
The Georgia Ballet (Marietta)
https://www.georgiaballet.org/danceability
DanceAbility is geared toward children whose physical or developmental disabilities make it difficult or impossible to participate in a regular ballet class. The classes work on developing basic mobility skills such as motor planning, body awareness, balance, and movement with the beat of music.
Georgia Dance Theatre (Peachtree City)
https://www.gadance.com/outreach.html
Dance Without Limits was created for children with disabilities to give them an outlet to move freely with creative movement, dance, and coordination skills. This class is in a dance environment where the dance curriculum is modified so the children can gain the most from the class in a positive, nurturing environment.
Southern Arc Dance (Newnan)
https://southernarcdance.org/dance-without-limits
Dance Without Limits is designed for students ages seven and up with physical disabilities, Down syndrome, autism, and other developmental challenges.
https://southernarcdance.org/dance-for-parkinsons
Dance for Parkinson’s is designed to offer numerous benefits to individuals with Parkinson’s disease. Dance classes help improve physical function by enhancing balance, coordination, flexibility, range of motion, and strength.
Disabled Artists
Performing Organizations
Burning Bones Physical Theatre (Atlanta)
http://www.burningbonestheatre.com/
Burning Bones Physical Theatre builds community engagement with compelling physical performances and contributes to an original and fearless live performance and training culture in Atlanta. Their members are predominantly queer and disabled performers, and this is central to their methods of training and creating together.
Foster-Schmidt Dance Company (Roswell)
https://sidewaysdance.org/foster-schmidt-dance-company/
The Foster-Schmidt Dance Company (FSDC) provides performance opportunities for neurodiverse students age 14 through adult.