ABSTRACT
Dance that involves disabled and non-disabled people is referred to as being inclusive, and its origin lies in the context of community dance in the seventies and eighties. The formation of Candoco Dance Company in 1991 and their international success then brought professionalism to inclusive dance. This chapter draws on one-to-one conversations with Bennett over a twelve-month period and my personal reflections on her approach. Lucy Bennett's inclusive choreography has developed over the last decade into a framework that can harness her dancers' difference in physiques into innovative movement language. The chapter presents a brief introductions of Stopgap Dance Company and Lucy Bennett. Bennett's devising process and openness creates a platform to make the most of the creative advantage that diversity offers, which presents the society a chance to question how it views disabled and non-disabled people.
