Walking and jumping; two things I thought I’d never do again until a cure came around. Turns out I jumped the gun a early on the jumping part. Wheelchairs and trampolines…never in a million years would I have thought these two worlds would, or could, collide.

The first video comes from a really cool paraplegic from California, Andrew Angulo, who makes videos showing how he does nearly everything, and in this 5 minute video showing how he ‘jumps’ on a trampoline will certainly get your brain churning. I never thought a paraplegic could do what he does, and then I saw his trampoline video and was schooled.

Andrew first gets on the trampoline with a little help from an able-bodied dude. Once he’s on the trampoline, he crosses his legs so his feet and legs are secured tightly underneath him. This was the part when I thought, “Ok, so now how in the heck is this going to work now?” and then all of a sudden he has his little nephew jump join him on the trampoline, and he starts jumping directly next to him.

As his nephew jumps, the motion gets Andrew bouncing and before you know it, Andrew is catching some impressive air. I had NO idea people with paralysis, despite their paralyzed limbs, could still get that high despite not jumping. Why haven’t I tried this before?! And as Andrew bounces even faster, he begins to roll around the trampoline and it’s quite hysterical.

The next video is a lot shorter (under 1 minute), but is just as fun. The video comes from the trampoline park, Big Time Trampoline, and shows a pre-teen in a wheelchair taking it upon himself to still have fun at the trampoline park despite not being able to walk.

It shows the interior of the park (with multiple built-into-the-floor trampolines), with the feisty kid moving from one trampoline to another, bouncing (while still in his chair) and not having a care in the world. I love this kid! As it turns out, there are actually wheelchair trampolines that you can buy too. Where have these been all my life??

That’s it. I must stop thinking anything is impossible from here on out.

Do you miss going on a trampoline? How do you use one now?

Watch the videos!

- Andrew, a para, goes on a trampoline with his nephews

- Kid goes trampolining at a trampoline park in his wheelchair

Back in the year 2000, all you’d see online about wheelchair dance was wheelchair ballroom dance videos or maybe something on wheelchair ballet, but not anymore. Oh no. Wheelchair dance has come a long way in the last decade, and Auti Angel of Push Girls, one of the best paralyzed hip-hop dancers in the world, has definitely helped make it more popular than ever. So we’ve uncovered a few others.

Mobile phone technology is the reason so much more wc-dance info is online, including the dozens of adapted dance videos that are available. I’m always searching for videos that prove you can still be a dancer to be reckoned with even if you use a wheelchair, and these following videos do just that.

The first video profiles a young man from Russia who lost his leg car accident. He has invented this leg-crossing method to get into some very cool moves. Watch him perform to Michael Jackson’s “Beat it” and do one of his coolest moves – a wheelchair somersault. Also, check out this self proclaimed paralyzed “b-boy” from France, JimiStix.

The second video shows some seriously gorgeous wheelchair ballroom dancing from the BBC. Last year, a wheelchair ballroom dancing show premiered called Dancing on Wheels. In this video, showing contestant Diana dancing with a very dapper man to a fab Frank Sinatra song, you’ll see just how beautiful a woman sitting can be while dancing (I’m in love with the way her dress moves!).

And finally, the third video is actually a commercial from Spain. It shows a great female hip-hop wheelchair dancer. Watch her dance with four able-bodied men in one of the most powerfully choreographed dances I’ve seen someone in a wheelchair be part of.

These wc-dance videos seriously inspire me. While I’ve yet to find a wheelchair hula dancer, or even a wheelchair belly dancer, I now believe anything is possible.

What kind of a wheelchair dance style do you prefer? Or would you not be caught dead on the dance floor?

Watch the videos!

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