Durban-based dancer Jarryd Watson is teaching disabled people to express themselves through dance.
A Durban-based dancer is teaching disabled people to express themselves through the art form.
To spread his passion for the art within the wider Wentworth and surrounding communities, he founded his organisation in 2007 and a group called Dance Movement. Amputee dancer Sphamandla Sithole dancing on crutches during a rehearsal session at the Transhaven Centre where the Wentworth Arts and Culture Organisation studio is located.For Watson, teaching disabled people includes studying an individual's type of disability and finding a dance style they are comfortable with.
“His left leg is amputated from the knee down, his crutches are used for his balance and stability, but I have trained how to transfer and balance his weight onto his crutches and right leg and recently we have mastered him performing without his crutches, standing on one leg. Watson's programme has grown in leaps and bounds, and includes 20 blind dancers, 12 in wheelchairs, as well as amputees and some on crutches.Cole Walljee rehearsing for an inclusive Durban dance festival to be held at the Whirling Wheels Social & Sports Club For The Disabled.“Performing on Sunday showed people that losing a part of your body does not mean your life is over, life goes on. There is a lot I can still do, like dancing, so it’s not the end of the world,” said Sithole.
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