Wheelchair Dancers Organization

08/20/2026

As we gear up for WDO’s 18th Annual Showcase, we’re excited to dedicate part of our Wednesday classes to getting performance-ready! 💃🕺

Starting August 26, Ballroom for EVERYbody will continue every Wednesday from 10:00–10:45 AM. This is our classic open-level class for both seated and standing dancers, and no experience is necessary. Just come ready to move, learn, and have fun! ✨

Showcase Rehearsal will follow from 10:45–11:30 AM every Wednesday. If you enjoy our Wednesday Ballroom Class and would like to be part of the showcase performance, you’re invited to join us. Just chat with our instructor, Jason, to get involved! 🎶

📍 Park de la Cruz Recreation Center Gymnasium
3911 Landis St, San Diego, CA 92105

Our ballroom dancers are getting ready to take the stage for Different Abilities, Endless Possibilities on Sunday, October 4, 2026. 💛

Visit our website to learn more about the showcase, or grab your tickets now through the link in our bio. We can’t wait to dance with you! ♿💃

08/16/2026

08/14/2026

We are excited to officially announce the Wheelchair Dancers Organization 18th Annual Showcase: Different Abilities, Endless Possibilities. 🥳🎉✨

Join us on Sunday, October 4, 2026, for an afternoon celebrating the artistry, passion, talent, and power of dancers of all mobilities. 🗓️💃🌟

For 18 years, Wheelchair Dancers Organization has created opportunities for dancers with and without disabilities to connect, perform, build confidence, and experience the joy of movement together. Our Annual Showcase is a celebration of that mission and of the incredible dancers who bring it to life. 🤸‍♀️🎶.

Event Details
October 4, 2026
Champion Ballroom Academy
Doors Open: 11:00 AM
Showcase: 12:00 PM–3:00 PM
Tickets starting at $20

Tickets are now on sale. 🎟️🎉

We are also welcoming businesses, organizations, and community members who would like to support this year’s Showcase through sponsorship opportunities and other ways of giving. 🤝🌟

Learn more about tickets, sponsorship packages, and ways to support Wheelchair Dancers Organization. ♿:

https://wheelchairdancers.org/2026-showcase

We look forward to celebrating 18 years of dance, inclusion, community, and endless possibilities with you. 🥳💚

08/08/2026

Sometimes the greatest gift isn’t the donation. It’s when someone says, “I want to understand. I want to meet your community. I want to show up.”

And that is exactly what makes this collaboration with The Amigo so meaningful.

The Amigo isn’t simply supporting Wheelchair Dancers Organization from a distance. He wants to step onto our dance floor, meet our dancers, experience our Latin Ballroom class, and see firsthand the heart, determination, joy, and sense of belonging that make this community so special.

Because true inclusion begins with showing up.

It happens when we take the time to see the person before the wheelchair, celebrate abilities instead of limitations, and recognize that every single one of us deserves to feel seen, valued, included, and like we truly belong.

On August 12, The Amigo and his team are choosing to do exactly that. They’re showing up.

To me, this is what a true community partnership looks like. It’s not only supporting a mission. It’s connecting with the people behind it.

And now I’m asking you to join us.

If you believe, like we do, that everyone deserves a place to belong, give what you can. Share our story. Come meet our dancers. Every donation helps us continue providing our programs free of cost and creating a dance floor where every body has the opportunity to move, connect, grow, and shine.

Because when a community chooses to show up for one another, possibilities really do become endless.

Different Abilities. Endless Possibilities.
Because dance is for every body.

When:August 12,2026.
Where:Park de la Cruz Recreation Center Gymnasium, 3911 Landis St, San Diego, CA 92105, USA
Time:10:00am-11:00am.

07/27/2026

1,000 followers. One incredible community. 🎉🥳

Thank you for every follow, share, comment, and act of support. Because of you, more people are discovering that dance is for every body, and our mission continues to reach new hearts every day. 🙏💖

We're honored to have you on this journey with us. Thank you for believing in the Wheelchair Dancers Organization and helping us create opportunities through inclusive dance. 🌟🤝

Help us reach the next 1,000 by sharing this post and inviting someone to join our community. 🚀👯‍♀️

Different Abilities. Endless Possibilities. ✨💫

CommunityMatters SanDiego

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A clean, celebratory graphic from the Wheelchair Dancers Organization featuring the organization's logo on a white background with teal and gold accents. The design celebrates reaching 1,000 Instagram followers with a message of gratitude and invites viewers to stay connected through WDO's Linktree, page, and direct messages. The graphic reflects WDO's mission of empowering people of all abilities through inclusive dance. 🖼️🎨

07/26/2026

Join us this Monday, July 27,2026 on KPBS Midday Edition as we share the story and mission of the Wheelchair Dancers Organization.

We're honored to be featured as part of KPBS's Disability Pride Month series with host Jade Hindmon

Wheelchair Dancers Organization Executive Director Rosalia Arellano and Board Director of Community Engagement Stephanie Nichols-Rodas will share how inclusive dance is transforming lives, building community, and creating opportunities for people of all abilities.

Tune in at 12:20 p.m. to hear our story, learn more about WDO's mission, and discover why representation and inclusion matter.

If our story inspires you, please share this post, follow Wheelchair Dancers Organization, and help us continue creating opportunities for dancers of all abilities.

Different Abilities. Endless Possibilities.



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Square promotional graphic for the Wheelchair Dancers Organization announcing a KPBS Midday Edition appearance during the Disability Pride Month Series. On the left is Rosalia Arellano, Executive Director of the Wheelchair Dancers Organization. On the right is Stephanie Nichols-Rodas, Board Director of Community Engagement, seated in a power wheelchair and both are smiling. The KPBS Midday Edition logo appears prominently in the center above the WDO logo. The graphic invites viewers to tune in at 12:20 p.m. and notes that Midday Edition airs live Monday through Thursday from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m., with a re-air from 8:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. The design uses WDO's teal, gold, white, and orange colors and includes the tagline, "Different Abilities. Endless Possibilities."

07/25/2026

Flashback Friyaaaaaaay! 🥳🎉

In 2014, WDO brought together 40 wheelchair dancers and their standing partners for a performance of "Milonga de Amor." 💃🕺🎶
It remains a beautiful reminder of what can happen when inclusion, passion, and community come together. ❤️🤝🌟

Our dream is to see a moment like this happen again. Not as a memory, but as our future… 🌠🔮💫
Thank you to everyone who has supported WDO throughout the years. Your generosity helps us continue creating opportunities for dancers of all abilities to grow, perform, and inspire. 💖🌟✨
Watch the full performance by clicking the YouTube link below, then let us know your favorite part in the comments. ⬇️💬👇

https://youtu.be/b8euARPO-po?is=PH1WgQnZxLoI7RXP

What a long week and day!!!
Who's feeling it 🤔?

Different Abilities. Endless Possibilities.🫸🏻✨️



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A Flashback Friday reel featuring the Wheelchair Dancers Organization's 2014 performance of "Milonga de Amor," where 40 wheelchair dancers and their standing partners perform an elegant tango, celebrating inclusion, artistry, and the power of dance. 🌟💃🎶

07/23/2026

Happy Birthday to the heart behind Wheelchair Dancers Organization. 🥳❤️

Founder. Treasurer. Dancer. Mentor. Friend. And the biggest believer that everyone deserves a place on the dance floor. 🌟💃

Bev, thank you for daring to dream bigger than your diagnosis. Because you chose to create WDO, so many of us found more than a dance class... we found confidence, friendships, purpose, and a place where we truly belong. 🙏💖

Thank you for every lesson, every challenge you've overcome, and for continuing to believe in a world where everybody deserves the chance to dance. 💪🌍

Today we celebrate you, your vision, and the countless lives you've changed. We hope this year brings you as much joy as you've given so many others. 🎉😊

Happy Birthday, Bev! We love and appreciate you. 🎂🥰

Please help us wish our incredible Founder a very Happy Birthday in the comments. 🎁💬

🥳✨