Petra Schön

Managering Director

Lillis Ballroom

Austria

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Lillis Ballroom is Austria's first barrier-free certified and inclusive dance studio. In newly adapted Stadtbahnbögen directly on the banks of the Danube Canal, we teach and dance Tango Argentino, Salsa, Bachata and Zouk. The idea behind Lillis Ballroom is based on Lilli Kahanes (Founder) first-hand experience and her wish to create a space where blind and visually impaired people can dance without barriers. Inclusion, diversity and equal participation have been important for Lillis Ballroom since the very beginning.
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About me

Petra Schön is an academic expert on inclusion and transformations, a cultural and social anthropologist and an expressive arts therapist. She has been involved in the project development of Lillis Ballroom since 2015 and has been the director of Lillis Ballroom since 2018. In the same year, she co-founded the non-profit association Dancing without Limits.

For many years, she has been working on the topics of inclusion, learning and and transformation through art and creativity on an individual, organizational and social level.

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Thursday, 6 March 2025

17:00 - 17:50

Interactive Inclusive Dance Class

Format:In-personLocation:Ground Floor
  • Inclusive Arts

The inclusive dance teachers Petra Schön from Lillis Ballroom, Branislav Zdravković from Special Dance Crew, and Connie Vandarakis from DanceAbility International, will lead this interactive dance lesson that will blend movement and accessibility.