The warmth of wheelchair dance

With the ultimate aim of transcending their physical barriers and realizing freedom in movement, a group of physically disabled dance lovers are willing to commit an incredible number of dance moves to memory. Song after song, shaking their upper bodies in unison with likeminded partners, the joy and passion on the faces of the dancers is unmistakable.

Teacher Hong Zhen-ming (洪蓁銘) from Bade City College, is an international ballroom dancing aficionado and teacher of wheelchair dance.

Sadly, at the tender age of just 18, Miss Hong was diagnosed with lupus. Over the many years of therapy it took to regain her health, however, she received the help of countless warmhearted people.

With hope that this group of physically disabled people can enjoy a normal recreational life, Miss Hong felt a calling to pass on the warmhearted goodwill she received in her time of need all those years ago.

She has not only taught free of charge for many years, she has also vigorously tried to accrue unwanted or old wheelchairs to provide trouble-free study of wheelchair dance for countless disabled people.

After seven long years, however, the life of the wheelchairs is understandably coming to the end, and Miss Hong is now in search of brand new wheelchairs to create an even better learning environment for her students. 

The warmth of wheelchair dance
URL:https://www.peopo.org/news/229135

(以下是中文對照)

輪椅國標舞溫暖的推手

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有一群熱愛舞蹈的身障朋友，渴望自由自在的奔馳，竭盡所能記起舞步，克服身體的障礙，坐在輪椅上自信擺動上半身，和志同道合的舞伴完成一首首的舞碼，從她們臉上就能感受到無比的喜悅。八德市民大學洪蓁銘老師，愛好國際標準舞，更是輪椅舞蹈的老師，蓁銘老師18歲時得紅斑性狼瘡病，經過多年的治療已慢慢恢復健康，她一路走來深感溫暖需要有心人提攜，所以無償教舞，把溫暖傳遞給身障朋友，希望他們能享受一般人的休閒生活。多年來，洪蓁銘不只免費教舞，更積極四處募集別單位淘汰之輪椅，讓身障朋友能無憂無慮的學舞；7年來這些輪椅已不堪再使用，所以洪蓁銘想為這些弱勢朋友募集一些新輪椅，為他們創造更好的學習環境。