INDIA'S FIRST WOMEN-LED INITIATIVE
We Dance.
We Rise.
We Lead.
We Rise.
We Lead.
Empowering girls and women with disabilities across India through wheelchair dance, adaptive sports, leadership and the power of sisterhood.
Who We Are
Dance is not just movement.
It is identity, freedom, and transformation.
Dance with Wheels (DWW) is a disability-led non-profit founded by women, for women. What began in 2024 as a small WhatsApp group of just 3–4 women has grown into a national movement connecting participants across 16+ Indian states — creating safe, empowering spaces where women with disabilities explore dance, sports, creativity and leadership.
What We Do
Programs that build
confidence, voice & freedom.
Designed by and for women with disabilities — a clear journey from access and confidence to leadership and opportunity.
Wheelchair & Inclusive Dance
Use dance as a tool of identity, expression, and freedom — far beyond movement alone.
IMPACT
Participants move from hesitation to confidence, from invisibility to recognition.
Leadership & Confidence Building
Equip women with disabilities to lead, mentor, and become role models in their communities.
IMPACT
Participants become voices for change — at home, on stage, and in their communities.
Health, Well-being & Adaptive Sports
Build physical strength, mental wellness, and active independent lifestyles.
IMPACT
Stronger bodies, calmer minds, and the courage to live independently.
Digital Literacy & Skill Development
Empower women with disabilities with essential digital skills for learning, communication, employment, and independent living.
IMPACT
Participants gain digital confidence, access new opportunities, and become more connected, independent, and future-ready.
Events, Stage & Competitions
Create platforms for visibility, celebration, and recognition.
IMPACT
Women aren’t just participants — they shine, on real stages, before real audiences.
FOUNDER'S STORY
Turning wheels into wings.
In 2018, a road accident left Priya Sharma with a spinal cord injury. The journey that followed wasn’t just physical recovery — it was rebuilding identity, confidence, and purpose from scratch.
At her sister’s wedding a year later, hesitant to face the crowd, her siblings encouraged her to dance. Sitting in her wheelchair, she moved her hands to the music — and for the first time after her injury, she felt joy. She felt free. That moment became the seed of Dance with Wheels.
Para-Athlete
Peer Mentor
Gold — MP State Javelin 2025
Women’s Day Honoree
FEATURED MOVEMENT - 17 DECEMBER 2025 -JAIPUR
ASTITVA 2025: where identity took the stage.
Our first-ever offline event. Nine wheelchair dancers — many traveling outside their cities, taking their first train, stepping onto a stage for the first time — performed live before 350+ people.
It wasn’t just a performance. It was a transformation. Watch the journey, feel the courage, witness the rise.
Dancers on stage
Audience live
States represented
Firsts unlocked
MOMENTS FROM THE STAGE
A glimpse of the journey.
Real Voices · Real Lives
Stories that
move the world.
Behind every performance is a journey of courage. These are six of the many.
Nidhi Gosalia
📍Mumbai, Maharashtra
Living with Cerebral Palsy, Nidhi had a deep love for dance but no platform to pursue it. DWW gave her a safe space to be seen, not judged. She traveled from Mumbai to Jaipur for her first-ever stage performance at Astitva 2025 — with her parents watching tearfully from the audience.
“Dance with Wheels gave me a platform where I could truly be myself — and the hope that my dreams are possible, no matter my limitations.”
Cerebral Palsy
First Stage Performance
Astitva 2025
Akansha Singh
📍Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh
A B.Tech graduate who survived multiple surgeries and emerged from depression in 2023, Akansha never imagined dancing in a wheelchair. By Astitva 2025, she surprised not only the audience — but herself. Her smile on stage became the image of the entire event.
“I never thought I would be able to dance, but Dance with Wheels gave me confidence, positivity, and a new way to live my life.”
Spinal Tumor
Overcame Depression
First Stage
Kirti Lowanshi
📍Seoni Malwa, Madhya Pradesh
A homemaker and mother with a T12 spinal cord injury, Kirti balanced family life while secretly dreaming of more. After performing at Astitva 2025, she was honored by a local MLA, received a cash reward, and her husband saw her potential in an entirely new light.
“Dance with Wheels helped me discover a new identity beyond my responsibilities. Today, I feel proud of myself and what I can achieve.”
Mother & Homemaker
MLA Recognition
First Train Journey
SISTERHOOD
A community where no one rises alone.
From a 4-woman WhatsApp group to a 16-state movement. Our supporters include Women Win (ONSIDE Fund) and a growing circle of partners committed to inclusion, gender equity and disability justice.
“DWW gave me wings to live my life again — and find happiness in the little moments.”
Dance with Wheels has completely changed my life. It gave me the courage to step out, travel, and live again with confidence.”
Help a girl dance for the first time.
Your support brings a girl with disabilities to her first stage — not just with her body, but with her identity. ₹500 funds a month of training. ₹5,000 sponsors a performer.Whether you want to dance, lead, train, mentor or perform — there is a place for you.
"We dance not to escape life — we dance to show the world we belong."
Together, we are building a world where every woman with a disability has the confidence to express, the courage to perform and the freedom to lead.
Our Partners
