{"id":129127,"date":"2026-01-23T13:39:17","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T13:39:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/129127\/"},"modified":"2026-01-23T13:39:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T13:39:17","slug":"tampa-dance-company-celebrates-20-years-of-inclusivity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/129127\/","title":{"rendered":"Tampa dance company celebrates 20 years of inclusivity"},"content":{"rendered":"

TAMPA, Fla. \u2014 On Friday, one of Tampa Bay\u2019s most unique dance companies celebrates its 20th anniversary with a special performance highlighting the past two decades.<\/p>\n

For the past 20 years, Revolutions Dance Company has been providing performers of all abilities the chance to dance.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt really connected me to the Tampa community in a way I never really thought about when I started the company,\u201d said Founder Dwayne Scheuneman.<\/p>\n

Scheuneman, who lives with a wheelchair, founded the company after taking a dance class through the VA.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the beginning, it was just me and one other dancer doing duets everywhere, but the Tampa dance community was so supportive they offered us places to perform, and then dancers saw what we were doing and wanted to dance with us,\u201d said Scheuneman.<\/p>\n

Revolutions Dance Company has performed all over the world, but their special 20th-anniversary show is happening in Tampa at 8 p.m. Friday at New Tampa Performing Arts Center.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe\u2019re bringing back some pieces from our past, and we are going to include some new choreography,\u201d said Scheuneman. \u201cIt\u2019s going to be a show where you are going to see a variety of dance styles and different bodies up on the stage moving, truly one of the most exciting shows we\u2019ve produced so far.\u201d<\/p>\n

For some of these dancers, it\u2019s a new hobby, while for others, it\u2019s a blast from the past.<\/p>\n

\u201cI used to be a dancer when I was younger, and I met Dwayne a couple years ago, and now I\u2019m here with the group,\u201d said a dancer named Jesus.<\/p>\n

Dancers say an outlet like this can truly be life-changing.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey were able to find their own ways of expression through even the smallest movements and gestures, and connectivity, it just opened up this entire new world for them,\u201d said dancer Sam Kedziora.<\/p>\n

Then there is Rafael Castellano, who will be bouncing back and forth in the show between a wheelchair and prosthetic legs.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a great opportunity to show people that no matter what you go through in life, you can do whatever your heart desires as long as you put your mind into it,\u201d said Castellano.<\/p>\n

Vanessa Hernandez will be performing a duet with Rafael. She says having a partner on wheels has opened her mind to all new possibilities.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe creativity and the juices are constantly flowing, and the experimentation and the creation of new movement, choreography, and art is just beautiful,\u201d said Hernandez.<\/p>\n

Dwayne is always looking to add new performers. He hopes to be a voice in the dance community when it comes to inclusivity.<\/p>\n

\u201cOh, yeah I feel that we are a very strong voice for diversity and doing what you can, you know it\u2019s not about what you can\u2019t do it\u2019s always about what you can do and I think we highlight that very well,\u201d said Scheuneman.<\/p>\n

For ticket information, go to www.newtampaartscenter.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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