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Luke reaching back for his music!
Matthew checking to see the floor is still there?

The " Stars are not too Far "

is a project begun by a Disabled Dancer, John Haly, whose origins began in Queensland with associations to the Townsville Spastic Centre.   Although his journey of 17 years of Callipers to end in Dancing shoes is a fait acompli nowadays, he recognised that for many, the journey has just begun.   His journey took him to national recognition in competitive Dance Sport with performance experience in Jazz, Tap, and contemporary dance.   This project exists to create the existence of Dance as a reality for the disabled community.   It's purpose for existence being to INSPIRE a future for those who can not see beyond the "Glass Ceilings" they may have created or they may have been given to believe exist, that in essence suggest dance is only for the abled bodied .   This project uses Dance, movement and percussion workshops to recreate new possibilities for it's participants and has previously had students participate in showcasing of their talents.

Nick in boldly leaping where no man ....

The actual project itself began as a concept in early Feb 2002.   In May 2002 after three months of "ruthless harrassment" of various Disability units, existing teachers and advisors around Sydney, Flavie and I got half a dozen parents to commit to bringing their children and starting up the classes at a School Hall at Lane Cove West Public School.   We continued there for six months but as timetable clashes with other bookings became more prevalent, Flavie, suggested the Area Leisure & Fitness Gym at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital.   So from 2003 onwards we ran regular classes in the basement of the Queen Mary building (initially on Sundays and then from 2004 onwards on Saturdays) until the week before Easter of 2006 when the Hospital closed the Gym and the entire building.   Another sad victim of the closure of wards in our hospital systems!   Just as our students have changed over the years so have our teachers.   Flavie left to go live in Spain, and Marion Sinclair has generously provided her time and considerable heart to assisting the students in the classes.   Along with my wife, Martha, we have maintained this project with hopes to see it become something that will showcase the possibility of Dance to folk who hold to the mythology that they are prevented by disability.   After some searching in 2006 we secured access to St Oswald's Anglican Church Hall in Haberfield, to continue classes and the possibility.   In 2007 we were also aided by Kirsty Fromholtz (pictured herein) and we expanded our teaching to the local Ella Community Centre's disabled clients. Then at the end of 2008 some initial discussions with Assessible Arts resulted in a merger of both disbaled Dance Projects. Classes then moving to Asseccible Arts Dance rooms at The Wharf, Pier 4, Hickson Rd.

   
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