The BBC is to launch a new spin-off of Strictly Come Dancing featuring contestants in wheelchairs.
The show will see disabled competitors paired with able-bodied partners as they perform dances such as the Foxtrot and Waltz, reports The Sun.
Wheelchair DanceSport is becoming increasingly popular worldwide and there are already an estimated 5,000 dancers who take part in the activity.
Sue Cummings, who works as a coach for dancers in the UK, told the paper: "This is a brilliant idea. The only dance we don't do is the Can Can because we Can't Can't - but only because I haven't yet worked out how you do the splits in a wheelchair!"
The series is expected to be screened on BBC3 later this year and anyone interested in taking part should email: wheelchair.dancers@fevermedia.co.uk
The show will see disabled competitors paired with able-bodied partners as they perform dances such as the Foxtrot and Waltz, reports The Sun.
Wheelchair DanceSport is becoming increasingly popular worldwide and there are already an estimated 5,000 dancers who take part in the activity.
Sue Cummings, who works as a coach for dancers in the UK, told the paper: "This is a brilliant idea. The only dance we don't do is the Can Can because we Can't Can't - but only because I haven't yet worked out how you do the splits in a wheelchair!"
The series is expected to be screened on BBC3 later this year and anyone interested in taking part should email: wheelchair.dancers@fevermedia.co.uk
