Taiwan's wheelchair athletes find love on the dance floor

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Taiwan's wheelchair athletes find love on the dance floor

Around 50 wheelchair dancers across Taiwan meet regularly to exercise and socialise

Published: December 01, 2019 10:51 AFP and Compiled by Christian Borbon, Digital Content Producer

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Copy of 030346-01-08-1575182901186 — Ivy Huang (L) and Vincent Kuo (R) are part of the island's last generation of polio survivors and have spent years perfecting their dance routines. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 031122-01-08-1575182909790 — The couple have been practising for months after work for the impending competition in Bonn, where they will join 230 athletes from 26 countries in the sport's marquee event. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 031120-01-08-1575182906783 — Wheelchair dance instructor Lydia Chang (R) demonstrating a move during a wheelchair dancer practice session at the Community Centre in New Taipei City. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 030337-01-08-1575182917617 — Wheelchair dancer Vincent Kuo (C) taking part in practice session at the Community Centre in New Taipei City. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 030338-01-08-1575182920752 — Wheelchair dancers Ivy Huang (L) and Vincent Kuo (R) posing as they attend a charity event in Taipei. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 030339-01-08-1575182923998 — Around 50 wheelchair dancers across Taiwan meet regularly to exercise and socialise, and dance partners are non-disabled volunteers who either perform standing up - a style known as 'Combi' - or also using a wheelchair, called 'Duo'. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 030335-01-08-1575182912396 — Taiwanese athletes Vincent Kuo and Ivy Huang each discovered an electric talent for wheelchair dancing on their own -- but it was when they were paired up together that the sparks really flew Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 030342-01-08-1575182932987 — Wheelchair dancers performing at a charity event in Taipe. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 030336-01-08-1575182914804 — Their dance partners are non-disabled volunteers who either perform standing up - a style known as 'Combi' - or also using a wheelchair, called 'Duo'. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 030341-01-08-1575182930159 — Huang and Kuo, who can walk with the help of crutches but use wheelchairs for dancing, attended these meetings for more than a decade before they started performing together and eventually fell in love. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 030345-01-08-1575182897879 — Wheelchair dancers Ivy Huang (R) and Vincent Kuo (front L) with members of the Taiwan Wheelchair Dance Sport Association training for a performance at the Community Centre in New Taipei City Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 030343-01-08-1575182936039 — Wheelchair dancers queueing up to perform at a charity event in Taipei. Image Credit: AFP

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