Tahanang Walang Hagdan Ballroom Dancers on Wheels

TAHANANG WALANG HAGDAN (TWH) BALLROOM DANCERS

Tahanang Walang HagdanI's Dance on Wheels started in 1990's as a form of therapy for emotional rehabilitation especially for our residents/workers who could not accept their physical disability. The first group of dancers initially tried the easy steps of folk dancing. it was in 1999 when they did ballroom dancing which was more challenging and attracted more dancers to participate. We have launched the first ballroom dancing for PWD's last November 17, 2007 through the event called " Steps for a Bright Future" which featured the TWH Dance on Wheels. TWH also organized the First Philippine Ballroom Dancing Championship last December 6, 2008 with the help of partner organizations which was preceded by a Wheelchair Ballroom Dancing workshop.

TWH takes pride in continuing this project for our beneficiaries through an established programs-Wheelchair Dance Program of TWHI. It gives healing and therapy, as well as, develops capabilities, making the most of what is left for PWD's. Their ability for dance is promising as our dancers are being prepared for further training for local and international competitions.

The TWH Ballroom Dancers on wheels will perform in the “Live Free!” – a fund raising concert presented by Life Haven Inc. and APDSR. The “Live Free!” fund raising concert is on May 30, 2009 (8:00 PM) at Crossroad 77 (Mother Ignacia St. corner Scout Reyes, Quezon City). Proceeds of this fund raising event will be used for the Independent Living services and activities of Life Haven for Persons with Disabilities. Other performers are the Beautiful Gate Performance Art Troupe, Rondalla On Wheels of Bahay Mapagmahal, and main stream bands (Juan Pablo Dream, Blue Jean Junkies, Good Morning High Fives). Major sponsors YEHEY.COM, TIPS ‘N TOES, OUR LADY OF FATIMA UNIVERSITY and FATIMA MEDICAL CENTER, LIONS CLUB VALENZUELA CITY, and TAHANANG WALANG HAGDAN. For tickets please call tel. no. 3520868 and 4433459.

Rondalla on Wheels to perform in the "Live Free!" Concert

Rondalla on WheelsBahay Mapagmahal“It is ability that counts, not disability.”
Under this motto, from May 16 to 26, 2003, in a concert tour organized and funded by Friendship Asia, the Rondalla On Wheels performed their music to delighted audiences at 13 different places—high schools, universities, churches, welfare centers—all over the Kanto region of Japan.
Who are the Rondalla On Wheels? Rondalla On Wheels is a band of instrumental music composed of ten young men and women who at one time or another lived in Bahay Mapagmahal (“Loving Home” in English), a home for the handicapped in Quezon City, Philippines. All of them are on wheelchairs, hence the name.

"Live Free!" Fundraising Concert Featuring the Beautiful Gate Disabled Performing Arts Troupe

“Live Free” Fundraising Concert Main Performer: Beautiful Gate Disabled Performing Arts Troupe

The talent of Beautiful Gate Disabled Performing Arts Troupe will be showcased in the Live Free fundraising concert scheduled on May 30, 2009 (8pm) in Crossroad 77.

Beautiful gate was awarded the Malaysia Book of Records for the largest participants in a wheelchair performance in the year 2000. We also represented Malaysia in the International Cultural & Arts for the Disabled. Out of the love for the performing Arts, we manage to take up performing tour to Thailand, Singapore, Sabah,Sarawak, and all major cities in west Malaysia. All 14 states of Malaysia, we had been for charity performance.
Beautiful Gate Disabled Performing Arts Troupe was launched by Deputy Culture, Arts and Tourism Minister Datuk Fu Ah Kiow on August 13, 2003. It consists of 25 disabled performers and 5 volunteers.
We believes that disabilities do not prevent experiencing in beauty of arts, and aspired to bring to the disabled community, despite their disabilities, an aspiration to experience the beauty of Arts in this era.
Beautiful Gate hopes to provide an opportunity to the disabled community the joy of Performing Arts and allow it to be the media of communication with the society. It hopes to offer the disabled a future and hope of their own beside being an element of motivation of life to the able-body.
Objectives of Beautiful Gate Performing Arts Troupe are as follow:
To demonstrate the determination of learning and self development of persons with disabilities and transmit the message of determination effort to the public.
To increase accessibility, interest and understanding of the potential of people with disabilities.
To create job opportunities for individuals with disabilities.
To integrate people with disabilities with society .
To promote the greatness of loving and caring spirit
We have traditional dance, Ballroom dance, Modern dance, Hip Hop, Drama, Solo, and other media suitable for different tastes of varied audience.