Special Olympics Indiana announced today that it has added ballroom dancing to its roster of Olympic-type sports. The decision came in part as a result of the work of Fort Wayne Dancesport, which collaborated with Special Olympics Indiana and Easter Seals Arc of Northeast Indiana to host the nation's first Special Olympics ballroom dance competition last July. Fort Wayne Dancesport has scheduled a second Special Olympics ballroom dance competition for July 5, 2009, in conjunction with the second USA Dance Fort Wayne Dancesport Championships amateur ballroom dance competition.
With today's announcement, ballroom dancing becomes the 22nd Special Olympics sport available for adults and children with intellectual disabilities in Indiana. Ballroom dancing is part of the Special Olympics Unified Sports® program, in which Special Olympics athletes are paired with individuals without intellectual disabilities. More than 2,000 Unified Partners currently participate in Special Olympics across the state of Indiana.
- Read more about the USA Dance Fort Wayne Dancesport Championships.
- See results and news coverage of the July 2009 event.
- Read more about Special Olympics Indiana.
- Read more about Easter Seals Arc or Northteast Indiana.
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