PARA DANCE SPORT NEWS
![The 2013 IPC Wheelchair Dance Sport World Championships were held in Tokyo, Japan.](/sites/default/files/images/150323092147309_dance.jpg)
Rome to host wheelchair dance Worlds
More than 160 athletes from 29 countries expected to travel to Italy hoping to win couples and singles titles.
![Maskim Sedakov](/sites/default/files/images/150402135119340_DSC_8128.jpg)
Sedakov leads the scores with triple gold in Belgrade
The Russian won all his couples and singles events as his teammates also took a total of seven golds.
![Wheelchair dance sport - Osipov and Ryzhkova of Russia](/sites/default/files/images/130911173232792_Osipov%2Band%2BRyzhkova_0.jpg)
Next stop Belgrade for wheelchair dancers
The 2014 IPC Wheelchair Dance Sport Serbian Open Championships will run from 6-7 June.
![Two dancers in wheelchairs posing during a performance](/sites/default/files/images/141104151719449_Kroell%2Band%2BKaiser%2Bedit_0.jpg)
Kroell and Kaiser aim for top of the world
The Austrian dancers are amongst the best in the world, but want to capitalise on their performances in 2015.
![General view on a dancefloor where couples are dancing.](/sites/default/files/images/141110120524533_10704159_681828951914624_7347897179539468430_n_0.jpg)
Wheelchair dance Committee gathers in Bonn
The Sport Technical Committee met to discuss the current and future status of IPC Wheelchair Dance Sport.
![Great Britain's Hannah Cockroft on her way to a new 200m T34 world record in Nottwil, Switzerland in May 2014.](/sites/default/files/images/140517094609717_IPC_ATH_GP_NOTTWILL_20140516_LP_0418_WEB_0.jpg)
What to watch: May 2015
Here’s a brief rundown of the top para-sport events around the world to keep your eyes on during May.
![Nadiia and Ivan Sivak Tokyo 2013](/sites/default/files/images/131208151350504_IMG_7091edit.jpg)
Rheinsberg competition to gather world’s best dancers
Over thirty top ranking wheelchair dancers from 11 countries set for Rheinsberg Rohlstuhltanzfestival this weekend (2-3 May).
![Two dancers in wheelchairs posing during a performance](/sites/default/files/images/141104151719449_Kroell%2Band%2BKaiser%2Bedit_0.jpg)
Wheelchair dancers to get season underway in Kazakhstan
Top ranked couples will begin 2015 at the 2015 IPC Wheelchair Dance Sport Kazakhstan Open from Saturday (18 April).
![Maskim Sedakov](/sites/default/files/images/150402135119340_DSC_8128.jpg)
Maksim Sedakov: My top five dances and moves
From Paso Doble to breakdancing, Russia’s Europeans silver medallist is passionate about wheelchair dancing.
![Maskim Sedakov](/sites/default/files/images/150402135119340_DSC_8128.jpg)
Sedakov aiming to dance his way onto the podium
Russia’s innovative singles Europeans silver medallist will use the upcoming Kazakhstan Open as a springboard to achieve his ultimate aim for 2015.
Wheelchair dance announces 2015 calendar
Five competitions make up the international schedule, including a new World Cup in St. Petersburg, Russia.
![The 2013 IPC Wheelchair Dance Sport World Championships were held in Tokyo, Japan.](/sites/default/files/images/150323092147309_dance.jpg)
Wheelchair Dance calls for 2015 Worlds hosts
The biggest competition on the calendar can bring many benefits to host cities and countries.
![General view on a dancefloor where couples are dancing.](/sites/default/files/images/141110120524533_10704159_681828951914624_7347897179539468430_n_0.jpg)
Wheelchair dance develops in Spain
New Championships sees four couples compete in the capital Madrid.
![Els-Britt Freijd, who was instrumental in developing wheelchair dance sport, passed away on 28 December aged 78.](/sites/default/files/images/150113153558717_Els-Britt%2BDance0001.jpg)
Wheelchair dance mourns passing of pioneer Freijd
Els-Britt Freijd, who was instrumental in developing wheelchair dance sport, passed away on 28 December aged 78.