According to the ADA "a person is disabled if she or he has a significant impairment that interferes with a major life function, such as walking, seeing, hearing, learning, speaking, breathing, care of one's self, sitting, standing, or lifting. (457) These people have to deal with ableism or oppression cause by their disability daily. In the movie Gimp there are many individuals who are disabled but challenge their disabilities through dance.
Many may think that dance is require for only those who are lean and have full functioning bodies. However, as seen in the video Gimp the disabled dancers are able to express themselves through dance. It addresses the issue of ableism because the disabled dancers push the boundaries and anyone who said you could not be disabled and dance is wrong. These men and women have severe disabilities such as missing an arm and one woman even expressed herself without any legs. This can be a progressive step towards pushing the boundaries of the disabled.
This is a strong movement towards challenging what is considered normal. In this case, society's typical dance style is not the only dance that can be beautiful. As much as they are being signaled out by being a disabled person, they are using this to show their advantage as well.
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