{"id":7582,"date":"2024-07-10T00:18:40","date_gmt":"2024-07-10T04:18:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/syracuse\/?page_id=7582"},"modified":"2024-07-10T00:50:20","modified_gmt":"2024-07-10T04:50:20","slug":"para-dance-lessons","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/syracuse\/para-dance-lessons\/","title":{"rendered":"Para Dance Lessons"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"7582\" class=\"elementor elementor-7582\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9cd5e23 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9cd5e23\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4bc7001\" data-id=\"4bc7001\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acc6185 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"acc6185\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1320\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/syracuse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/197\/2019\/03\/para-dance-ban.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5802\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/syracuse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/197\/2019\/03\/para-dance-ban.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/syracuse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/197\/2019\/03\/para-dance-ban-300x73.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/syracuse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/197\/2019\/03\/para-dance-ban-768x186.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/syracuse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/197\/2019\/03\/para-dance-ban-1024x248.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1320px) 100vw, 1320px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ea0fe52 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ea0fe52\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7e46fb2\" data-id=\"7e46fb2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3227770 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3227770\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Fred Astaire Dance Studio Syracuse Para Dance Program<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b6f01f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8b6f01f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>At Fred Astaire Dance Studios, we believe that everyone deserves to \u2013 and CAN \u2013 discover the joy and transforming power of ballroom dance. It\u2019s that philosophy that led us to introduce a Para Dance Ballroom Dance Lesson program for our studio network, and that empowered us to be the first dance instruction company in the United States to conduct\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.paralympic.org\/news\/para-dance-sport-seed-planted-usa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"https:\/\/www.paralympic.org\/news\/para-dance-sport-seed-planted-usa\" aria-label=\"Para Dance Sport Instructor Training, led by Paralympics.org - open in a new tab\" data-uw-rm-ext-link=\"\" data-uw-original->Para Dance Sport Instructor Training<strong>,<\/strong> led by Paralympics.org<\/a>!<\/p><p>Let us customize a Para Dance program based on your needs &amp; goals. Many of our certified Instructors have experience working with dancers who are amputees, or who use wheelchairs for mobility. We understand that every Para Dancer has different abilities, aptitudes and goals for their dance journey. When you join Fred Astaire Dance Studios\u2019 Para Dance program, you will be working one-on-one with a trained dance professional who has experience in wheelchair dance sport instruction. You set the pace, and we\u2019ll be there dancing with you, every step of the way.<\/p><p><strong>All Abilities, All Ages!<\/strong><\/p><ul style=\"font-size: 16px;background-image: none;background-color: #ffffff\"><li style=\"font-size: 16px;background-image: none;background-color: #ffffff\">Come to us on your own, or with a standing dance partner (we teach either way)<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px;background-image: none;background-color: #ffffff\">We welcome those with mobility and strength issues, paraplegia &amp; quadriplegia<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px;background-image: none;background-color: #ffffff\">Experienced in teaching students with injuries or illness that limit movement<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px;background-image: none;background-color: #ffffff\">Most every dance style can be adapted for Para Dance!<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px;background-image: none;background-color: #ffffff\">Enjoy new social connections, inclusion &amp; confidence<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px;background-image: none;background-color: #ffffff\">Create a dance for an upcoming wedding reception or special occasion<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px;background-image: none;background-color: #ffffff\">Dance \u201cjust for you\u201d or show off your skills at Studio Showcases &amp; Spotlights, and Competitions!<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>A Customized Approach to Para Dance Lessons<\/strong><\/span><br role=\"presentation\" data-uw-rm-sr=\"\" \/>Nearly every style of ballroom dance can be adapted and taught to those who use wheelchairs or a prosthetic \u2013\u00a0<em>if<\/em>\u00a0you have the right dance instructor. The keys to Para Dance Lessons are to study with certified dance professionals who have the training to offer comprehensive, safe Para Dance instruction,\u00a0<em>and<\/em>\u00a0who will work individually with you to create a customized program. No matter whether you\u2019re seated or standing, have dance experience or have never danced before \u2013 you CAN dance \u2013 and we guarantee once you get started, you\u2019ll have so much fun, you\u2018ll want to keep coming back!<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Powerful Para Dance Benefits<\/strong><\/span><br role=\"presentation\" \/>In our experience, the benefits of Ballroom Para Dance Lessons can be life-enhancing for the Para Dancer. The ability to enjoy shared social connections, take part in special occasions, and create memories of a lifetime with family &amp; friends can be powerful &amp; profound. Para Dance lessons also help bring people together, and we\u2019ve found that the shared experience of dance can be exciting and emotional for\u00a0<em>both<\/em>\u00a0dance partners \u2013 whether seated or standing, and regardless of whether they are a couple off the dance floor too. Some of our favorite Para Dance student memories are of couples \u2013 brides &amp; grooms, fathers &amp; daughters, mothers &amp; sons who took Para Dance lessons to create special dance moments for nuptial receptions or special occasions. But just as special are those individual quiet moments when a Para Dancer smiles because they\u2019ve discovered a new passion, or simply found joy in a new shared experience or hobby.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d65a6c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d65a6c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Check out what we've been up to...<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ac4fe1b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ac4fe1b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0213eb3\" data-id=\"0213eb3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9357c7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9357c7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Latest Videos<\/h3><p><strong>Ivan Sovetov and Natalia Kolesova&#8217;s Beautiful Performance<\/strong><\/p><p>Watch the stunning performance that marks the beginning steps of our Paralympic sport program. Witness the grace and dedication of Ivan Sovetov and Natalia Kolesova as they take the stage.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0235307 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"0235307\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/j0Sbtzzx_Vc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Watch Now<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9d2e19 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"b9d2e19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5070d69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5070d69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Stay Updated<\/h3><p><strong>Follow Us on Social Media for the Latest News and Updates<\/strong><\/p><p>Stay connected with Fred Astaire Dance Studios Syracuse for all the latest news, updates, and behind-the-scenes content about our Paralympic sport program. 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