Since their formation in 1992, the Miracle Dancers have touched the hearts of all those who have had the pleasure of watching them perform. The Miracle Dancers was created after parents of several special needs children called Diane Moore Dance Academy in Louisville to inquire about dance classes. They had been previously unsuccessful in finding a studio willing to accept the challenge of working with their children. Since starting out with three students, the Miracle Dancers have now grown to over fifty special needs dancers (ages four to adult) and fifteen assistants/partners.
Currently the group is open to any student who cannot excel in a traditional dance class. They are encouraged to discover and use their own strengths to build their self-esteem through performing arts. They are the most versatile group you could ever meet with dancers performing in wheelchairs, with walkers, crutches, braces, etc. Some are legally blind, deaf, and have conditions such as Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, and autism. The younger students (Junior Miracle Dancers) have volunteer assistants to work with them while the older students (Senior Miracle Dancers) perform alongside members of Diane Moore Dance Academy’s Senior Performing Arts Troupe.
Currently the group is open to any student who cannot excel in a traditional dance class. They are encouraged to discover and use their own strengths to build their self-esteem through performing arts. They are the most versatile group you could ever meet with dancers performing in wheelchairs, with walkers, crutches, braces, etc. Some are legally blind, deaf, and have conditions such as Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, and autism. The younger students (Junior Miracle Dancers) have volunteer assistants to work with them while the older students (Senior Miracle Dancers) perform alongside members of Diane Moore Dance Academy’s Senior Performing Arts Troupe.
The Miracle Dancers have performed for many organizations and audiences in the past thirty years. They are the annual highlight on the WHAS Crusade for Children telethon and their performances always move the audience’s spirit and enlighten their hearts. They have also performed for Governor Ernie Fletcher’s Kentucky Employee Charitable Campaign, JCPS’s “Back to School Kickoff”, the National Spina Bifida Conference (NSBC), the National Conference of Physicians for Spinal Cord Injury Research, the Miss Wheelchair Kentucky Pageant, and the Morning Show. Founder Diane Chambers, the Miracle Dancers, and the Diane Moore Dance Academy staff have also been featured in two issues of Dance Teacher Magazine (April 2008 and May 2009).
