Social Issues

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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, 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)