AXIS Dance Company members Sonsherée Giles and Rodney Bell perform an award-winning dance piece by Joe Goode in 2008. Rodney Bell (born February 6, 1971) is a dancer born in Te Kuiti, North Island, New Zealand., Golden Gate Xpress, 'Dance Anywhere' Showcases Performers with Disabilities. He is internationally famous for physically integrated dance, which is a contemporary modern dance style that combines people with and without physical disabilities., Los Angeles Times, AXIS Dance Company Revels in its Abilities. He is of Maori descent, from the Ngāti Maniapoto tribe., Tangatawhenua, Ngati Maniapoto Dancer Hits the New York Times. He acquired a disability as a result of a motorcycle accident as a young adult that left him paralyzed from below the chest and he depends upon a wheelchair for mobility., The New York Times, A Dance Company Mixes Arms, Legs and Wheels His artistic expression demonstrates elements of traditional Maori culture, yet at the same time he's continually seeking new ways to enhance his creative process., New Mobility, Physically Integrated Dance Comes of Age. He has been dancing professionally since 1994. He began as a founding member of Touch Compass Dance Trust, which is an internationally renowned physically integrated dance company based in Auckland, New Zealand., SFGate, Axis Dance Company Takes a Daring New Turn In 2007, he relocated to California, U.S., to join AXIS Dance Company, based in Oakland, where he remained principal dancer until 2012.
AXIS Dance Company members Sonsherée Giles and Rodney Bell perform an award-winning dance piece by Joe Goode in 2008. Rodney Bell (born February 6, 1971) is a dancer born in Te Kuiti, North Island, New Zealand., Golden Gate Xpress, 'Dance Anywhere' Showcases Performers with Disabilities. He performs physically integrated dance, a contemporary modern dance style that combines people with and without physical disabilities., Los Angeles Times, AXIS Dance Company Revels in its Abilities. He is of Maori descent, from the Ngāti Maniapoto tribe., Tangatawhenua, Ngati Maniapoto Dancer Hits the New York Times. He acquired a disability as a result of a motorcycle accident as a young adult that left him paralyzed from below the chest and he depends upon a wheelchair for mobility., The New York Times, A Dance Company Mixes Arms, Legs and Wheels He has been dancing professionally since 1994. He began as a founding member of Touch Compass Dance Trust, which is a physically integrated dance company based in Auckland, New Zealand., SFGate, Axis Dance Company Takes a Daring New Turn In 2007, he relocated to California, U.S., to join AXIS Dance Company, based in Oakland, where he remained principal dancer until 2012.
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