PARA DANCE SPORT NEWS

Man and woman in wheelchairs dancing

Around 50 dancers, including some of the world’s top ranked athletes, will grace the dancefloor between 5-6 November.

Collage of five athlete images

The public has until 11 November to vote for their favourite among the five candidates.

Jan Matousek and Zdenek Safranek at the 2015 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships A-Pool in Buffalo, USA.

Check out all the events that will headline this month in Para sport.

A woman in wheelchair dances with her stand-up partner who is jumping

Check out what went on in the Paralympic Movement during October.

A woman in wheelchair dances with her stand-up partner who is jumping

With a mix of Latin dances to light up the final day, the Slovakian was able to stand out the most.

A woman in wheelchair dances with a man standing up

World champions Helena Kasicka and Peter Vidasic drew plenty of cheers as they danced to double gold.

A man and woman in wheelchairs dancing

Ukrainian dancers were golden in five of the six medal events at the European Championships.

Kasicka and Vidasic - wheelchair dance sport

The European Championships begins 28 October in Kosice, Slovakia.

A woman in a wheelchair dances with a standing partner

Thirteen medal events will be contested at the 2016 IPC Wheelchair Dance Sport European Championships.

Nadiia and Ivan Sivak Tokyo 2013

The Ukrainian wheelchair dancer was a multi-world and European champion.

Kasicka and Vidasic - wheelchair dance sport

The site is the one-stop-shop for athletes, fans and the media for the competition in Kosice, Slovakia, between 28-30 October.

Kasicka and Vidasic - wheelchair dance sport

Led by Hyejeong Jang and Youngho Lee, South Korean flexed their strengths ahead of November’s IPC Wheelchair Dance Sport Asian Championships.

Two dancers in wheelchairs posing during a performance

Ahead of two major Championships in Europe and Asia, some of the world’s best dancers are in Hasselt, Belgium, for their last chance to compete.

Man in wheelchair holds woman in air while spinning wheelchair.

The Filipino wheelchair dance duo want to bring “pride and honour” to their country by winning gold at the first Asian Championships.