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ILL-Abilities

 
CANADA – Boucherville, Québec

Artist Snapshots 3 – 03.29.2023
8am PT / 11am ET / 5pm GMT

 
 

ILL-Abilities is an International Breakdance Crew comprised of eight active members from around the world.

This crew originated from an idea by Montreal-based dancer/motivational speaker Luca “Lazylegz” Patuelli to create an all-star team of some of the world’s best differently-abled dancers. ILL-Abilities was officially formed in 2007 with four founding members Lazyegz, Tommy Guns, Kujo and Checho whose goal was to compete and perform internationally showing the world that anything is possible.

The crew gets its name from the standard in hip-hop culture of using a negative term to refer to something positive. Examples of this can be heard in studios or at competitions where dancers complement each other by saying they were bad, nasty or mean. The “ill” in ILL-Abilities does not refer to “sick” or “unwell” but rather to incredible, amazing, intricate, talent. Rather than seeing the negative limitations of “disability”, this crew focuses on their positive, or “ill” abilities.

Once they started performing together, the dancers of ILL-Abilities quickly realized their potential to inspire audience members with their positive attitudes and unique dance moves so they expanded their goal.

Today, ILL-Abilities spreads positive thinking by sharing their stories with motivational entertainment programs and theatrical dance performances worldwide.

Definition ILL-A•bil•i•ty [‘il-ə-ˈbi-lə-tē] –
noun, plural ILL-A•bil•i•ties~
» An adaptation of power, strength, and creativity.
» Believing in yourself ~ to accomplish anything you set your mind to.
» Creating opportunities from challenges.
» Exploiting your capabilities ~ to live life to the fullest potential.
» NO EXCUSES, NO LIMITS.

 
 

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No Excuses,
No Limits

Dance like anything is possible.

Be inspired by this international award-winning all-star breakdance crew of seven of the world’s best disabled dancers.

No Excuses, No Limits takes audiences on a journey of each dancer’s story through dance, music, audience interaction, and a gained understanding of the limitless possibilities that any person can hold.

ILL-Abilities does not mean “sick” or “unwell” but rather incredible, amazing, intricate talent—a reference to the use of “ill” in Hip Hop culture to mean something positive. The dancers strive to inspire audience members and spread positive thinking through their optimistic attitudes, personal stories, and unique dance moves.

ILL-Abilities has performed and toured together in over 25 countries around the world and has reached over 1-million audience members globally. This new production of No Excuses, No Limits recently sold-out each performance the Kennedy Centre in Washington D.C after a 10-performance run. ILL-Abilities has also received a fan favourite acknowledgement from Cervantino International Dance Festival in Guanajuato, Mexico. ILL-Abilities strives on leaving behind an impact beyond the performance behind each opportunity the crew comes together.

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