World Para Dance Sport Championships
29 November-1 December

Bonn 2019 News

Man holding up an American flag

The biggest IPC Athletics World Championships came to a close in October.

The 2015 IPC Wheelchair Dance Sport World Championships will take place in Rome, Italy, between 6-8 November 2015.

Some of Italy’s biggest media outlets gathered to hear from the organisers and athletes on Wednesday (28 October).

A wheelchair dancer is held aloft during a dance

The Slovenians won two competitions at an event in Belgium.

General view on a dancefloor where couples are dancing.

Nearly 40 athletes from 10 countries will compete in Hasselt in the last competition before the 2015 IPC Wheelchair Dance Sport World Championships.

Three couples in training suits on a podium.

The South Korean wheelchair dancer will focus on combi and single class 2 events for the 2015 Worlds after his partner moves to shooting para-sport.

The American DanceWheels Formation Team who performed for the Pope included: Alysse Einbender, Aubree Marchione, Vlada Martinek, Diane Murphy, Mike Nichols and Nick Scott.

Wheelchair dancers got to put on a show for Pope Francis’ first meeting in the USA.

2015 IPC Wheelchair Dance Sport World Cup - St. Petersburg

As well as claiming gold with her partner Viacheslav Osipov, Russian European champion Galina Ryzhkova looks great ahead of the Worlds with two singles wins.

Man in wheelchair doing a dancing pose

Hungary will enter their first competition being held in St. Petersburg alongside athletes from nearly 20 countries.

The 2013 IPC Wheelchair Dance Sport World Championships were held in Tokyo, Japan.

Organisers are also invited to come forward for the 2016 European Championships and to register their competitions for approval.

Group of dancers (wheelchairs and standing) on a stage performing

Audiences at the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games Closing Ceremony were treated to performances by the ADF.

IPC Top moment 44 Wheelchair Dance Sport – Continents Cup

Changes made to athlete eligibility at major Championships and rules and judging criteria for freestyle/showdance events.

Wheelchair dancer partners competing in an event

To help understand classification, we take a closer look at how it works in wheelchair dance sport.

Man in wheelchair doing a dancing pose

The European singles champion explains how and why wheelchair dancesport became the focus of his life.

Group of people in wheelchairs and standing dancing

The celebration will officially introduce the Pan Am Path, an artistic legacy that will be left by the Toronto 2015.

Two men in wheelchairs on a stage in front of empty seats

Sedakov, Poiunov and Gusev will dance alongside the popular dance company to perform “A Hero of Our Time.”

Man in wheelchair and woman standing pose while dancing

Jongchui Choi won two of South Korea’s four gold medals in the IPC Wheelchair Dance Sport New Taipei City Cup Open.

Couple on the dance floow. He is in a wheelchar, she is sitting on the floor, both pose

Singles dancers from the host country highlight competition at the 2015 IPC Wheelchair Dance Sport New Taipei City Cup Open.

Collage of five athlete pictures

The public has until 9 July to vote for their favourite from the five candidates.

The 2013 IPC Wheelchair Dance Sport World Championships were held in Tokyo, Japan.

More than 160 athletes from 29 countries expected to travel to Italy hoping to win couples and singles titles.

Maskim Sedakov

The Russian won all his couples and singles events as his teammates also took a total of seven golds.