One of PEOPLE's Women Changing the World in 2021, Marisa Hamamoto founded inclusive dance company Infinite Flow in 2015 Two months after suffering a rare form of stroke in 2006 that left her paralyzed ...
Ten years ago, former Irvine resident Marisa Hamamoto was taking a contemporary dance class when she suddenly found herself paralyzed from the neck down. “I felt my elbows tingle and the next thing I ...
Some people walk while other people roll, but at the end of an Infinite Flow workshop, they are all swinging. Infinite Flow is a nonprofit, professional dance company that employs dancers with and ...
Woman Opens Dance Company Where Wheelchairs Take Center Stage, Inspired by Her Own Paralysis Journey
"It doesn't matter if you are using crutches, wheelchair, power chair. You can always dance," said Coach Piotr Iwanicki, who teaches from his wheelchair. Dancers at this Los Angeles community don’t ...
Marisa Hamamoto wants to make sure that anyone, regardless of physical ability, feels like they can join a dance class or take part in discussions about race, gender and diversity. Hamamoto knows she ...
SHERMAN OAKS (CBSLA.com) — After suddenly becoming paralyzed by a rare spinal cord disease, one woman defied the odds and is now teaching others to dance. Eight years ago, Marisa Hamamoto was in a ...
(INSIDE EDITION) — Dancers at this Los Angeles studio don’t have to worry about having two left feet as long as they are nimble on their wheels. At Infinite Flow, dancers and their wheelchairs take ...
Hardworking and relentless, Crystal Echo Hawk helped the push for renaming NFL’s Washington Football Team Two months after suffering a rare form of stroke in 2006 that left her paralyzed from the neck ...
Some results have been hidden because they may be inaccessible to you
Show inaccessible results