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In this Saturday, Feb. 1, 2014 photo, dancers place their hands on Adam Eckstat as they rehearse a piece titled "Dance (4) 8" for Karen Peterson and Dancers in Pinecrest, Fla. The Miami-based company uses dancers who are disabled to enhance their performances. Artistic director Karen Peterson, who started the company in 1990 out of a desire to to expand herself as a choreographer, refers to the dance style as "inclusive dance." (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

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In this Saturday, Feb. 1, 2014 photo, dancers Shawn Buller, center, Lize-Lotte Pitlo, left, and Katrina Weaver, right, talk during a break in rehearsal for Karen Peterson and Dancers in Pinecrest, Fla. The Miami-based company uses dancers who are disabled to enhance their performances. Artistic director Karen Peterson, who started the company in 1990 out of a desire to to expand herself as a choreographer, refers to the dance style as "inclusive dance." (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

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In this Saturday, Feb. 1, 2014 photo, dancer John Beauregard, a dancer with Karen Peterson and Dancers, performs during a rehearsal of a piece titled "Grit", in Pinecrest, Fla. The Miami-based company uses dancers who are disabled to enhance their performances. Artistic director Karen Peterson, who started the company in 1990 out of a desire to to expand herself as a choreographer, refers to the dance style as "inclusive dance." (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

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In this Saturday, Feb. 1, 2014 photo, Karen Peterson, artistic director of Karen Peterson and Dancers, right, dances with Adam Eckstat, left, during a rehearsal of a piece titled "Grit" in Pinecrest, Fla. The Miami-based company uses dancers who are disabled to enhance their performances. Peterson, who started the company in 1990 out of a desire to to expand herself as a choreographer, refers to the dance style as "inclusive dance." (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

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In this Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014 photo, artistic director Karen Peterson, left, holds hands with dancer Adam Eckstat, who is in a wheelchair, right, during a rehearsal for Karen Peterson and Dancers, in Miami. The Miami-based company uses dancers who are disabled to enhance their performances. Artistic director Karen Peterson, who started the company in 1990 out of a desire to to expand herself as a choreographer, refers to the dance style as "inclusive dance." (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

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In this Saturday, Feb. 1, 2014 photo, Karen Peterson, artistic director of Karen Peterson and Dancers, rubs pieces of sandpaper together during a rehearsal of a piece titled "Grit" in Pinecrest, Fla. The Miami-based company uses dancers who are disabled to enhance their performances. Peterson, who started the company in 1990 out of a desire to to expand herself as a choreographer, refers to the dance style as "inclusive dance." (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

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In this Saturday, Feb. 1, 2014 photo, Karen Peterson, artistic director of Karen Peterson and Dancers, second from right, rear, leads dancers in a rehearsal of a piece titled "Grit", in Pinecrest, Fla. The Miami-based company uses dancers who are disabled to enhance their performances. Peterson, who started the company in 1990 out of a desire to to expand herself as a choreographer, refers to the dance style as "inclusive dance." (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

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In this Saturday, Feb. 1, 2014 photo, dancer Katrina Weaver stretches before rehearsal for Karen Peterson and Dancers in Pinecrest, Fla. Artistic director Karen Peterson, who started the company in 1990 out of a desire to to expand herself as a choreographer, refers to the dance style as "inclusive dance." At left is Adam Eckstat, center, Bernadette Salgado, and right, Shawn Buller. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

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In this Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014 photo, dancers with Karen Peterson and Dancers rehearse a dance titled "Dance (4) 8" in Miami. The Miami-based company uses dancers who are disabled to enhance their performances. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)