First Ever Special Olympics Ballroom Dance Competition

This nation's first ever Special Olympics ballroom dance competition occurred Saturday, July 5, in Fort Wayne, Indiana where clients from Easter Seals Arc competed for a first-, second-, or third-place medal or a ribbon. Organizers for the local program hope that it will become a model for a new national Special Olympics sport. Steve Hinkle, president of Easter Seals Arc and a longtime ballroom dancer, was quoted in a News-Sentinel article as saying: "Ballroom dance is a healthy activity. If you really are into ballroom dance, it can improve all kinds of things in your health...It can be a lifelong skill."